# Western Union News
December 19, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at
Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, Finance, News
In a press release and accompanying video posted on YouTube, financial services company Western Union has expressed interest in adopting blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. The video published December 17, 2018, features President Western Union Global Money Transfer, Odilon Almeida, as saying that the company could be uniquely positioned to take...
The management of the Western Union Co. seems to believe that cryptocurrency transfers are not part of its near future, according to a statement expressed by its Chief Executive Officer, Hikmet Ersek. Despite the increasing global popularity of the use of digital currencies, the CEO of the American financial giant...