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IC unanimously approved bank-to-bank pilot March 25; risk rated low-to-moderate; 10 local banks interested; cost-neutral model; Fiserv contract negotiations still ongoing (not yet signed). Roughrider will be the first white-label deployment on Fiserv's FIUSD platform (Solana); FIUSD itself slipped from end-2025 to July 2026 (Fiserv CEO, June 3 2026), compressing the runway to Roughrider's September 2026 pilot target, which remains planned
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/subscribe launch roughrider-bndFiserv CEO confirms FIUSD platform slips to July 2026; Roughrider September pilot still planned
At the Bernstein Strategic Decisions conference, Fiserv's CEO confirmed the FIUSD platform goes live in July 2026 (from an earlier end-2025 target), compressing the runway to Roughrider's September 2026 state-bank pilot.
SourceND Industrial Commission unanimously approves bank-to-bank use case
10 local banks express pilot interest; risk rated 'low to moderate'; project cost-neutral; September 2026 launch reaffirmed; Fiserv contract finalization underway.
SourceND Industrial Commission to review stablecoin pilot at March 25 meeting
Review includes utilization plan, risk assessment, safeguards, and cost projections. September 2026 launch pending approval.
SourceBank of North Dakota announces Roughrider Coin
North Dakota's first stablecoin, targeting bank-to-bank transactions for state banking system.
SourceGENIUS Act signed into US law — federal framework cited by BND as enabling the pilot
SourceFiserv launches FIUSD platform on Solana — Roughrider to be first white-label deployment
SourceNorth Dakota's state-owned bank cleared its biggest hurdle on March 25 for a Solana-based bank-to-bank settlement coin, targeting September 2026. North Dakota's Bank of North Dakota — the only state-owned bank in the US — cleared its biggest hurdle on March 25 when the Industrial Commission unanimously approved the bank-to-bank use case for Roughrider Coin. Ten local banks have already expressed pilot interest, CEO Don Morgan rates the risk as 'low to moderate,' and the project is expected to be cost-neutral to the state. The coin runs on Solana via Fiserv's infrastructure, backed by USD reserves and 93-day notes under the GENIUS Act's state-issued stablecoin exemption. It won't be publicly tradeable — this is pure interbank settlement plumbing, voluntary for ND banks and credit unions. September 2026 remains the target, pending Fiserv contract finalization. As the second US state stablecoin after Wyoming's FRNT, Roughrider represents an emerging pattern: state treasurers discovering that blockchain settlement is cheaper than correspondent banking, even when the vote requires a closed-door executive session lasting two and a half hours.
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Bank of North Dakota and Fiserv Partner to Launch Roughrider Coin
North Dakota's first stablecoin — fully USD-backed, built on Fiserv's digital asset platform, targeting bank-to-bank transactions for 2026 launch.
North Dakota Moves Forward With Stablecoin as Local Banks Express Interest
Post-IC-vote deep dive: risk rated low-to-moderate, cost-neutral model, 10 banks interested, Fiserv contract entering finalization.
Active stablecoins with similar governance, backing, or peg currency.
The Bank of North Dakota has always been an innovator, and today we announced a partnership with Fiserv to develop ND’s own stablecoin, the Roughrider coin. This digital asset, backed by the U.S. dollar, will improve efficiency and quality control in the banking sector, a direct Show more
