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Story: Fiat Backed Home Grown Cryptocurrency from Wells Fargo

By Dan Saada

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Wells Fargo & Company have come up with plans to launch their cryptocurrency backed by fiat money.

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The bank's international locations would be able to exchange Wells Fargo Digital Cash among their global network enabling the internal book transfers of cross border payments.

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Lisa Frazier, head of Innovation Group at Wells Fargo stated, "We believe that DLT holds the promise for different use cases, and we are energized to take a significant step when…

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A smart contract application, which is a kind of business automation software, will be used to support the digital currency exchange process.

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Avivah Litan, VP of research at Gartner, stated, "The train has left the station and will start moving the sooner it gains acceleration."

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Wells Fargo is a significant money mover, and currently, they are under pressure to work using the traditional methods of the money transfer system.

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The Stable coin is not only for banks, but several giant technology companies are also creating their versions for their customers to store value.

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Facebook has the support of major corporations like eBay, PayPal, Uber, Lyft, Mastercard, and Visa.

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Visa has recently launched a debit card, which will permit the transfer of fiat money which has been converted from cryptocurrencies that have been stored in online wallets.

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There are nations, which have just a few or no options to open a bank account.  They are relying on expensive remittances to transfer money home, mainly if they are working…

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The Distributed Ledger Technology from Wells Fargo provides for a highly secure record of transactions providing for "near real-time money movement," which is trustworthy in a…

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The DLT system from Wells Fargo has the potential to provide for real-time financial interactions covering multiple accounts through multiple market places across the world.

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