{"id":96802,"date":"2026-05-05T10:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/?p=96802"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:23:33","slug":"western-union-introduces-stablecoin-on-solana-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/western-union-introduces-stablecoin-on-solana-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Union Introduces Stablecoin on Solana Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Western Union has <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.westernunion.com\/news\/archived-press-releases\/press-release-details\/2026\/Western-Union-Launches-USDPT-on-Solana-Advancing-Regulated-Digital-Infrastructure-for-Global-Payments\/default.aspx\">launched<\/a> its own <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-are-stablecoins\">stablecoin<\/a>, USDPT, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-solana-sol\">Solana<\/a> blockchain. The coin is issued by the crypto bank Anchorage Digital.<\/p>\n<p>The token reserves are held in US dollars. Integration with Solana will enable the company to speed up settlements and eliminate traditional interbank systems with their delays.<\/p>\n<p>Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan stated that the implementation of a regulated digital dollar will create an efficient layer for settlements between partners and agents.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, the company plans to launch the Stable by Western Union service, allowing clients in 40 countries to spend stablecoins directly. USDPT will also be listed on licensed cryptocurrency exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>The blockchain will enable Western Union to conduct instant settlements with agents 24\/7. This will help the company manage liquidity more dynamically and reduce idle account balances.<\/p>\n<p>Back in October 2025, Western Union <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/western-union-to-integrate-stablecoins-into-money-transfers\">announced<\/a> the launch of a pilot project for stablecoin settlements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Union has launched its own stablecoin, USDPT, on the Solana blockchain. The coin is issued by the crypto bank Anchorage Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Western Union launches stablecoin USDPT on Solana, issued by Anchorage Digital.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1159,807,372],"class_list":["post-96802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-solana-sol","tag-stablecoins","tag-western-union"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"18","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Western Union launches stablecoin USDPT on Solana, issued by Anchorage Digital.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96804,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96802\/revisions\/96804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}