According to the source, Western Union’s CEO stated on Oct 28, 2025 that moving to digital assets is the next evolution (source: public CEO remark shared on social media, Oct 28, 2025). Western Union operates a global cross-border remittance and money transfer network serving consumers and businesses, defining the operational context for any digital asset integration (source: Western Union 2024 Form 10-K). Digital assets are already used in remittance services within the sector, exemplified by MoneyGram enabling cash-in and cash-out for USDC on the Stellar network announced in 2021 and expanded in 2022 (source: MoneyGram company press releases, 2021 and 2022). Western Union shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker WU, providing an equity listing traders can monitor alongside crypto market sentiment on payments adoption headlines (source: NYSE listing information for WU).