So, it seems tech giants IBM have announced a payment network on Stellar protocol, which has been called the IBM Blockchain world wire - They have signed 6 international banks to launch their coins on the network.
Since the news, XLM has jumped up on the 12 hour charts!
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(Source: https://www.chepicap.com/en/news/8225/6-international-banks-to-launch-stablecoins-on-ibm-and-stellar-s-world-wire.html)