Blockchain NewsCryptocurrency NewsNewsWestern Union Inks Deal with Philippines-Based Crypto Wallet Western Union continues to make strides in entering the crypto space. Its…Tedra DeSueApril 8, 2019
Blockchain NewsCryptocurrency NewsNewsWestern Union Makes Key Partnership To Deliver Money To Mobile Wallets Western Union is pushing further into the crypto world, teaming up with…Tedra DeSueMarch 22, 2019
NewsOpinionGovernment Shutdown Continues Over Trump’s Border Wall – Who Will Dominate Cross-Border Payments? Opinions expressed in this article are those of the author alone. While…P. H. MadoreJanuary 3, 2019
Blockchain NewsNewsWestern Union Hints At Using Cryptocurrency In Its Services American based financial service Western Union is finally ready for cryptocurrencies. In a…Jimmy AkiDecember 20, 2018
FinTech NewsNews29% of Freelancers Wish to be Paid in Crypto: Are Legacy Systems Inefficient? According to a survey conducted by Humans.net, a job recruitment platform, 29…Joseph YoungDecember 4, 2018
NewsBig Milestone: Bitcoin on Track to Transfer More Value Than Mastercard Daily With a daily transaction volume of over $8 billion, Bitcoin (BTC) is…Joseph YoungNovember 24, 2018
Blockchain NewsNewsWestern Union Patent Eyes Cryptocurrency for Secure Transfer System A newly-published Western Union patent envisions a system that manages recurring transfer…Josiah WilmothJuly 5, 2018
Blockchain NewsNewsWestern Union CEO Not Impressed by Ripple Trial, Doesn’t See Bitcoin Replacing Fiat Western Union, the largest money transfer service in the world, made waves…Josiah WilmothJune 14, 2018
Bitcoin TechnologyFinTech NewsNewsWestern Union Confirms XRP Integration of Ripple Blockchain Trial Western Union has formally confirmed that its Ripple-based blockchain trial will include…Josiah WilmothFebruary 15, 2018
Blockchain NewsFinTech NewsNewsWestern Union Taps Ripple for Blockchain Trial Western Union, the world’s largest money transfer service, has revealed that it…Josiah WilmothFebruary 14, 2018
Bitcoin BusinessBitcoin TechnologyNewsOverseas Remittance is a $400 Billion Market, Can Bitcoin Dominate? FastCompany’s report revealed that overseas remittance totaled $429 billion in 2016. Some…Joseph YoungMay 6, 2017
Bitcoin & Blockchain InvestmentsBitcoin TechnologyBlockchain NewsNewsBitcoin-Centric Investor Digital Currency Group Sees Investment from Western Union Frequent bitcoin- and blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group now sees Western…Samburaj DasApril 28, 2016
NewsWestern Union Faces Legal Scrutiny In EU Over Business Practices In the world of cash-transfers, few other companies come to mind as…James MoreauMarch 21, 2016
Bitcoin RegulationNewsWhy Bitcoin Regulation Will Never Help Consumers As I expressed in yesterday’s Part 1 of this article, called “Can…Evander SmartMarch 29, 2015
Bitcoin MiningNewsHow Western Union Rips You Off and Bitcoin Doesn’t The most recent release of the Bitcoin Core wallet allows the user…P. H. MadoreFebruary 26, 2015
Bitcoin EconomicsMarket NewsNewsAndorra to Zimbabwe – Bitcoin Ends Brutal Price Gouging on Global Payments WAToday reports that Bitcoin is a speedy and cheap solution to “avoid being…Valerie LoveJanuary 14, 2015
Bitcoin PoliticsBitcoin RegulationMarket NewsNewsBitLicense Comments Reveal Western Union Wants Ben Lawsky to Approve Every Bitcoin ATM Location Earlier today, NYDFS Ben Lawsky posted to Twitter stating that all the BitLicense…Caleb ChenDecember 3, 2014
NewsBitcoin 1 – Western Union 0 Remittance leader Western Union is currently experiencing a strong backlash from the…Yannick LosbarNovember 25, 2014
Bitcoin EconomicsMarket NewsNewsWestern Union Exec: Bitcoin Doesn’t Add Value Western Union Chief Information Officer John “David” Thompson was interviewed by Coindesk…Evander SmartNovember 15, 2014
Bitcoin BusinessBitcoin MerchantsBitcoin RegulationNewsWestern Union Willing to Pick Up Regulated Bitcoin In an interview with Bloomberg, CEO Hikmet Ersek expressed a willingness to…Alyssa HertigJune 26, 2014
Bitcoin BusinessBitcoin EventsNewsWestern Union Granted Patent on a Virtual Money Exchange Western Union, that stalwart of American Logistics, that company that was so…PJ DelaneyMay 10, 2014
NewsDigital Currency Advocate: What Western Union CEO Is Missing Hikmet Ersek is the CEO of Western Union. He recently published an…Caleb ChenMarch 19, 2014
Bitcoin ExchangeNews5 Convenient Methods of Buying Bitcoins in Our Near Future You’d think this problem would have been solved by now, but one…Kyle TorpeyFebruary 4, 2014