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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryFebruary 4, 2010

Wells Fargo became the first major U.S. financial institution to connect customers to their accounts via text. Text banking provided account balances, transaction history, credit card payments, and location of the nearest Wells Fargo ATM.
Mobile phone screen that reads transfer money with a text. Ask us about text banking & text transfers. Screen message shows dollar signs and other common texting abbreviations.

A partnership born to solve challenges

Throughout their lives, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co., were known for their innovation and dedication to customers.

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