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The world’s largest money transfer company Western Union will not add a cryptocurrency transfer solution to its services soon, claiming there is not sufficient ...
The 61-bank Japanese Bank Consortium has partnered with Ripple to release an instant domestic money transferring app this fall.
Western Union has confirmed testing transactions based on Ripple’s Blockchain to provide faster and cheaper domestic and cross-border transfers.
International money services provider Western Union has launched a campaign against wire transfer transactions involving digital currency exchanges.
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Western Union doesn’t need Bitcoin in its current infantile state. Conversely, if and when Bitcoin reaches adulthood the world would no longer need Western Unio...
Western Union shares have plunged following the Mexican president’s cancellation of a meeting with Donald Trump, underscoring the need for less nationally vulne...
Remittance giant Western Union has been fined $568 mln after admitting to money laundering and supporting fraudulent wire transfers. Blockchain-based technologi...
Western Union, whose business model of money transfer could be under threat from bitcoin, is one of the new investors in Digital Currency Group (DCG).
As Greece approaches the referendum on Sunday July 5, there is complete uncertainty as to whether “yes” or “no’ will be voted for and what the ramifications of ...
In an unexpected partnership for a cryptocurrency business, Ripple has announced a partnership with fiat-based money transfer operator Western Union.
BitHalo announces the release of version 2.1 of its decentralized escrow client, adding a new feature that aims to compete directly with companies such as Paypa...
Increasing awareness of the Bitcoin remittance market has put mounting pressure on extant fiat-based money transmitters to adapt their business models. Western ...
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During the Western Union Consumer Protection & Compliance Conference 2013 on 16th-18th of September, its executives gave a presentation that said it wasn’t yet ...