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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) today announced that the Company will present at the J.P. Morgan 2026 Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026. The presentation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will include comments from Devin McGranahan, President & Chief Executive Officer. Investors and interested parties will be able to listen to the investor presentation via webcast from www.westernunion.com, under the inv.

For years, investors have categorized The Western Union Company NYSE: WU as a high-yield value trap, a legacy institution slowly ceding ground to more agile fintech disruptors like Remitly Global Inc. NASDAQ: RELY and Wise plc OTCMKTS: WPLCF. Western Union's Q1 2026 earnings report seemed to confirm this narrative.

Western Union remains a strong buy at 5x forward earnings, offering a 10% dividend yield and aggressive buybacks for a 20% shareholder yield. Q1 EPS miss was driven by transitory factors—vendor incentives, FX losses, and seasonal Travel Money weakness—while management reaffirmed FY '26 EPS guidance of $1.75–1.85. The Intermex acquisition, closing in Q2 '26, should drive H2 growth, stabilize U.S.-LatAm corridors, and deliver $30M in synergies at a 5x EBITDA multiple.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union (NYSE: WU) today announced the launch of USDPT, its U.S. dollar‑denominated payment stablecoin, marking a major milestone in the company's evolution toward regulated, digital‑first financial infrastructure. Fully backed by U.S. dollars and issued by Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally regulated crypto bank in the United States, and built on Solana, USDPT is designed to operate within real‑world payment systems, combining blockchain‑based settl.

Fireblocks   will provide the wallet, settlement, and financial operations infrastructure for Western Union's digital dollar, extending access and creating the foundation for a broader set of financial services to consumers in the Philippines and Bolivia, with global rollout planned through 2026.      NEW YORK and DENVER, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Union (NYSE: WU) today announced it has selected Fireblocks , the enterprise platform securing more than $14 trillion in digital asset transactions, to provide the core infrastructure behind USDPT, Western Union's U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin.

"Western Union is Blockbuster, and stablecoin is Netflix," Scott Melker says on what he predicts could be the downfall of Western Union due to its fees.

Western Union is looking to stablecoins and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for growth after a quarter in which revenue was flat due to a decline in the Americas business.