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Company announcement/people

MoneyGram names Gary Ferrera CFO

MoneyGram International, Inc. ("MoneyGram" or the "Company"), a leading global financial technology company that connects the world's communities, today announced the appointment of Gary W. Ferrera as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO").

10 June 2024

Company announcement/payments

MoneyGram pitches AI-generated Mother's Day cards

In advance of Mother’s Day, one of the most significant holidays for the cross-border payments industry, MoneyGram has launched “Make Your Mother’s Day,” a funny and memorable way to celebrate moms – no matter where they are in the world.

09 May 2024

Company announcement/payments

MoneyGram and Tencent partner on remittances to Weixin Pay wallet users across China

MoneyGram International, Inc., ("MoneyGram" or the "Company"), a leading global financial technology company that connects the world's communities, today announced a new partnership with Tencent Financial Technology, the fintech division of Tencent.

05 April 2024

Company announcement/payments

MoneyGram teams up with Saudi fintech barraq

MoneyGram International, Inc. (“MoneyGram” or the “Company”), a leading global financial technology company that connects the world’s communities, today announced a strategic partnership with innovative financial technology app barraq.

28 March 2024

Company announcement/people

MoneyGram adds four senior hires to leadership team

MoneyGram International, Inc. (“MoneyGram” or the “Company”), a leading global financial technology company that connects the world’s communities, is pleased to announce four strategic appointments to its senior management team, responsible for the acceleration of the Company’s global digital strategy.

08 February 2024

Company announcement/crypto

MoneyGram to launch non-custodial digital wallet

MoneyGram International, Inc. (“MoneyGram” or the “Company”), a leading global financial technology company that connects the world’s communities, today announced plans to launch its own non-custodial digital wallet on stage at the Stellar Development Foundation (“SDF”) annual Meridian conference.

27 September 2023

Company announcement/people

MoneyGram names Seth Ross as chief digital officer

MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI) ("MoneyGram" or the "Company"), a leading global financial technology company that connects the world's communities, today announced the appointment of Seth Ross as Chief Digital Officer.

25 April 2023

Company announcement/security

FTC orders MoneyGram to return $115 million to scam victims

More than $115 million in refunds are being sent to consumers nationwide as a result of a 2018 action the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice brought against MoneyGram for failing to crack down on scammers using their payment system.

13 February 2023

News/crypto

UN pilots blockchain-based system for getting aid to people in Ukraine

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is piloting the use of blockchain technology to get digital cash payments to internally displaced people in Ukraine.

20 December 2022

News/crypto

MoneyGram lets US customers buy and sell crypto

MoneyGram users in the US can now buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency via the money transfer firm's mobile app.

02 November 2022

News/startups

MoneyGram invests in UAE-based startup Jingle Pay

MoneyGram has acquired a 12% stake in Jingle Pay as part of a wider partnership with the UAE-based financial superapp targeting the region's huge expatriate community.

05 October 2022

Company announcement/inclusion

Creditcare and Moneygram join forces

Creditcare Technology, an innovative, multinational consumer finance company, today announced that they have partnered with MoneyGram International, Inc., a global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, to expand further into the emerging markets of the Philippines, Vietnam, and, now Nigeria with Moneygram.

06 September 2022