Western Union’s Stablecoin Moment
From This Week in Fintech by This Week In Fintech
April 29, 2026 · 56 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Western Union's integration of stablecoins into cross-border payments with guest Malcolm Clarke.
Presented by Rain. This episode of Crossing the Chasm, host Chiara Munaretto is joined by Malcolm Clarke to discuss how Western Union is bringing stablecoins into the real world with the launch of USDPT. Malcolm explains why Western Union believes the future of digital dollars is not about making consumers learn crypto, but about using blockchain behind the scenes to make cross-border payments faster, more efficient, and easier to scale. Chiara and Malcolm dig into the infrastructure challeng...
People in this episode
Host: Chiara Munaretto
Guest: Malcolm Clarke
Topics covered
- stablecoins
- cross-border payments
- blockchain
- digital dollars
- financial technology
Keywords
- Western Union
- stablecoins
- USDPT
- blockchain
- cross-border payments
- digital dollars
- financial technology
Sponsors
Rain
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Western Union
Products: USDPT
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