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Why Western Union Is Launching Its Stablecoin

Name: Why Western Union Is Launching Its Stablecoin
Start: 2026-10-28T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-28T12:20:00+01:00
Location: MERGE Stage

Date: 28/10/2026

12:00h. - 12:20h.

Place: MERGE Stage

One of the world's largest cross-border payments companies announced a stablecoin. This fireside brings together the company's Global Head of Digital Assets and its institutional custody partner to explain why the timing was right, what the strategy actually looks like, and what the move signals for the wider payments industry.

Speakers

Malcolm Clarke

Global Head Digital Assets at Western Union

Emilio Rivero Coello

Project Manager for Stablecoin Correspondent Banking at Anchorage Digital

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Why Western Union Is Launching Its Stablecoin

Malcolm Clarke

Emilio Rivero Coello

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