MoneyGram announced the appointment of Marc Winniford as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Winniford will oversee all aspects of finance, accounting, tax and treasury, and play a central role in advancing the company's ongoing finance transformation as part of MoneyGram's broader re-founding journey.
MoneyGram and Plaid, the data network powering the fintech tools millions of people rely on to lead a healthier financial life, announced the expansion of their pay-by-bank partnership to Europe. Following its successful U.S. launch, the integration enables MoneyGram customers in Europe to easily connect and authenticate their bank accounts through Plaid's trusted open banking technology, providing a new seamless and secure option to fund international payments across key European markets.
MoneyGram announced its next-generation mobile app, introducing a digital, USD-backed stored value account designed to work seamlessly with both traditional fiat currencies and stablecoins. Consumers who were once constrained by fragmented systems and local currencies will now be empowered to leverage stablecoins to access a fast and modern way to move and hold money across borders.
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.
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.
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.
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A guarantor is a person who agrees to take responsibility for a payment if someone else cannot make it. Guarantors are common for rental leases, loans, and some accounts, especially for people who are new to a country or building a financial history. Here is what a guarantor does and what it means to be one.
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