SoFi Stock Takes On Traditional Banks With New 24/7 Business Banking Platform

TLDR

• SoFi launched SoFi Big Business Banking, a round-the-clock platform letting companies manage both U.S. dollars and stablecoins within a regulated bank.
• The service allows 24/7 deposits, fund transfers, and settlements — contrasting with traditional banks’ 9-to-5 operating hours.
• A key feature is SoFiUSD, a stablecoin backed by reserves held directly within SoFi’s nationally chartered bank.
• Early partners include Bullish, BitGo, Galaxy Digital, Mastercard, Cumberland, and Wintermute.
• SOFI stock has fallen roughly 40% in 2026, weighed down by broader fintech weakness and short-seller allegations from Muddy Waters Research.

SoFi Technologies has spent years building out well beyond its student lending roots — credit cards, personal banking, brokerage, small business loans. Thursday’s launch takes the company in a new direction: enterprise banking for businesses that need to move money around the clock.

The new platform, SoFi Big Business Banking, lets corporate clients hold U.S. dollars, convert them into stablecoins, and move funds at any hour — all within SoFi’s nationally chartered bank.

Today, companies operating in crypto typically rely on a patchwork of providers. A bank for cash, a separate firm for stablecoins, another for custody. Moving money between them can take hours or days. SoFi is trying to consolidate all of that into one place.

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CEO Anthony Noto put it plainly in Thursday’s press release: “To be competitive, businesses today must operate in a global, always-on environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, while legacy banks typically still operate 9 to 5, Monday to Friday.”

The SoFiUSD Stablecoin Is Central to the Offering

At the heart of the platform is SoFiUSD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin that can be created and redeemed directly inside the bank. Unlike many stablecoins issued outside the U.S. banking system, SoFi’s version ties directly to a regulated balance sheet, with reserves held internally.

The platform also uses blockchain networks, including Solana, to process transactions. In practice, a trading firm could deposit dollars, convert them into SoFiUSD, and deploy that capital into markets instantly — without waiting for a bank wire to clear. The reverse works just as quickly.

Several large crypto firms have signed on as early partners. Bullish, BitGo, Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Mastercard (MA), Cumberland, and Wintermute are all expected to use the system to move and settle transactions. These are firms that handle trading, liquidity, and asset custody — exactly the kind of businesses that need fast, 24/7 money movement.

This launch follows a string of crypto-related moves from SoFi. The company unveiled blockchain-powered remittances in August 2025 and launched SoFiUSD in December 2025. It also built a small business financing marketplace back in 2024.

SOFI Stock Has Struggled in 2026

Despite Thursday’s news, the stock reaction was muted — and negative. SOFI was down roughly 2.4% in early trading and had already been sliding through the premarket session.

The stock entered Thursday already down about 40% for the year. Two forces have been pushing it lower: a rough market environment for fintech broadly, and an ongoing dispute with short-seller Muddy Waters Research, which published allegations of accounting mishandling earlier in 2026.

As of Thursday’s early trading session, SOFI was changing hands around the levels it hit following the Muddy Waters report — with the Big Business Banking launch doing little to reverse the downward trend so far.

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