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CoinDesk: MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there

MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said the company's blockchain strategy is focused on modernizing cross-border payments, by using blockchain infrastructure to make remittances faster, cheaper and more transparent while keeping the technology invisible to customers.

The Block: MoneyGram becomes Solana validator, expands blockchain payments strategy

MoneyGram has become a validator on the Solana blockchain and joined the Solana Developer Platform, marking its entry into the Solana ecosystem.

CNBC: MoneyGram launches dollar-denominated stablecoin

MoneyGram has launched its own dollar-denominated token, MGUSD, as it looks to bolster its financial services infrastructure on blockchain. The CEO, Anthony Soohoo, joins Squawk Box Europe to discuss the latest launch.

Bloomberg: Looking to LatAm Market with MGUSD

Anthony Soohoo, CEO of MoneyGram, joins Katie Greifeld and Isabelle Lee on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss the launch of MoneyGram's own stablecoin MGUSD and MoneyGram's ambition for global adoption.

CNN: MoneyGram CEO on how its new stablecoin can help cross-border payments

At the Money20/20 Europe conference in Amsterdam, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo speaks to CNN as it launches its new native stablecoin, pegged to the US dollar.

Yellow: MoneyGram Gave 60M People The Stablecoin Crypto Couldn't

MoneyGram’s newly launched MGUSD stablecoin is designed to give underbanked consumers access to a stable dollar-denominated balance inside the payment network's app, CEO Anthony Soohoo on Thursday said, positioning the product as a consumer financial-services tool rather than another crypto trading asset.

American Banker: Why MoneyGram wants a stablecoin

Cross-border payments such as remittances have long been seen as a potential use case for stablecoins. MoneyGram launches its own stablecoin to complement its other work in digital assets.

CoinDesk: MoneyGram launches stablecoin on Stellar

MoneyGram announced it had launched its own U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain. The stablecoin, dubbed MGUSD, will be embedded into the MoneyGram app, allowing customers to hold a dollar-denominated balance in a self-custodial wallet and transfer funds through the company's global payments network.

Money Code: MoneyGram Is Becoming an Open Network

In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Anthony Soohoo, Chairman and CEO of MoneyGram, who joined the company to refound its 85-year-old network for the stablecoin and AI era. They unpack how MoneyGram's network of 500,000 retail locations across 200 countries is becoming an API layer for stablecoins, why "cash is our inventory" reframes treasury for the blockchain era, and why building this kind of regulated footprint takes "three or four decades" to map the world.

Bloomberg: MoneyGram's Big Crypto Bet

MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo joins Dani Burger on Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about why cash still dominates globally despite the crypto boom. He reveals how MoneyGram’s 500,000 retail locations give it a unique edge. Plus, why the company’s Kraken partnership could reshape crypto spending worldwide.

NYSE: MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo Reveals New Opportunities After Kraken Partnership

MoneyGram CEO joins NYSE to discuss the company's partnership with Kraken, enabling millions of Kraken customers to be able to withdraw crypto as cash in hundreds of fiat currencies, spanning more than 100 countries worldwide using MoneyGram's extensive global cash pickup network.

Yellow: MoneyGram’s Real Bet Isn’t Crypto, It’s Controlling How The World Cashes Out

In an interview with Yellow.com on the sidelines of Consensus, Soohoo framed MoneyGram’s expanding crypto cash-out capabilities as a natural extension of its global payments network rather than a strategic pivot, arguing that enabling seamless conversion into local currency is what ultimately determines whether crypto can function beyond trading environments.

Fortune: Kraken to let customers cash out crypto at MoneyGram locations in more than 100 countries

Announced on the Consensus main stage, Kraken users will now be able to convert their digital currency into cash.

The Fintech Times: MoneyGram and Stellar Mark Five-Year Partnership with Stablecoin Expansion Across LATAM

MoneyGram and Stellar are celebrating five years of collaboration with a major expansion of their stablecoin offerings across the Latin American region.

Fintech TV: How MoneyGram is Using Blockchain & Stablecoins to Transform Global Payments

Luke Tuttle, Chief Product and Technology Officer at MoneyGram International, joins Fintech TV to discuss how blockchain and stablecoins are reshaping the future of global payments.

Payments Dive: MoneyGram floats stablecoins

In an article on Payments Dive, Anthony Soohoo discusses how MoneyGram is increasingly using digital tools to enable customers to send funds across borders, and blockchain technology is starting to play a role too.

December 19, 2025