Western Union selects noah to power global stablecoin payments network. October 21, 2026 05:34 ET | Source: Noah * Ushers in new era for international payments * Enables seamless movement of money across 200 countries & territories * Cuts delays and slashes costs of international remittances DENVER and LONDON, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Noah, the stablecoin payments infrastructure provider, has been selected by The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), the world's largest international money transfer and retail remittance network, to power a global platform for the transfer of funds between fiat currencies via rapid and low-cost stablecoin infrastructure. The Noah stablecoin infrastructure will provide the underlying on-chain banking network for Western Union's Receiver Redirect service. The service will enable stablecoin transfers in over 60 currencies across more than 200 countries and territories. The global stablecoin service will support Western Union's 150-plus million customers by cutting the time and cost of making international money transfers. The new stablecoin payments service is based on Western Union's USDPT(TM), a US dollar stablecoin that is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank on Solana, and uses Noah's infrastructure to enable seamless cash transfers. The Receiver Redirect stablecoin service will enable consumers to use Western Union's half a million-plus agent locations worldwide to send funds as USDPT(TM) to almost anywhere on the globe with recipients collecting the stablecoins into a Western Union wallet. Users will be able to hold USDPT(TM) stablecoin assets indefinitely using Western Union's Stablecard that was announced in August 2026. "The international movement of money through traditional banks is slow, expensive and no longer fit for purpose. Stablecoin opens up a new, faster and cheaper way to move funds globally. Western Union is not just one of the world's leading money transfer companies, but a visionary in its early adoption of stablecoin. This is a watershed moment for the future of stablecoin and sends a real signal the market has shifted. We're proud to provide the banking infrastructure behind Receiver Redirect, and to power the next era of international remittances for Western Union," said Shah Ramezani, Founder and CEO, Noah. Noah's stablecoin banking infrastructure will provide Western Union with the treasury and licensing required to pre-fund, convert, and disperse USDPTTM to recipients. It will also ensure local regulatory compliance through adherence to stablecoin rails for all transfers. "Customers increasingly want greater flexibility in how they receive, hold and use money," said Malcolm Clarke, Global Head Digital Assets, Western Union. "This new capability is a global first, taking a Western Union money transfer and delivering it directly into the customers' stablecard wallet in USDPTTM stablecoin, creating a seamless connection between our global money movement network and our digital asset ecosystem." Media Contacts Noah - [email protected]

Noah secures european MiCA and PI licences, extending major-market coverage for stablecoin and fiat payments. Noah secures back-to-back licences, surpassing 40 across the EU, US and Canada. Index. LONDON, 15th October 2026 - Noah, the stablecoin payments infrastructure provider, has announced that it has received regulatory approval to make stablecoin transfers across the EU following the award of both a MiCA CASP and a PSD2 payment institution (PI) licence. The new licences make Noah one of the most regulatory-compliant stablecoin payment networks in the world, enabling customers to rely on one regulated party rather than a patchwork of local banking deals or needing to apply for, fund or maintain licences themselves. World's toughest regulatory regimes. This marks a major milestone for stablecoins as regulated payment infrastructure. Together, the CASP and PI licences let Noah provide regulated stablecoin services and traditional fiat payments across all 27 EU member states within a single regulated framework. Noah can hold, exchange and transfer stablecoins on behalf of customers, execute fiat payments by credit transfer, and is positioned to obtain direct access to the SEPA network. Noah secured both licences at speed: the PI licence in around one month, and the CASP licence in around two months. Noah carries the compliance. Noah's MiCA and PSD2 approvals extend the reach of its stablecoin network to more than 150 markets and 60 currencies, providing its customers full local regulatory compliance to convert fiat currencies to stablecoin and back. These licenses are in addition to Noah's existing Money Transmitter Licences in place across the US and its Payment Service Provider registration in Canada. Hardest markets first. As Noah carries the compliance load, customers can share KYC/KYB once and benefit from SOC 2 Type II audited security controls. With 40+ licences, registrations and approvals now in place, Noah supports businesses in launching stablecoin payments across three regulatory regimes - the US, Canada and the EU - in a matter of weeks, rather than the months or years it takes to achieve certain licences. Shah Ramezani, CEO at Noah, said, "We made a bold call early: get licensed in the toughest, largest markets first. Europe, the US and Canada are now in place, and more tier-1 markets are on the way. Every licence we add today is a market our customers can launch tomorrow." Backed by fresh funding. The milestone follows Noah's $16 million seed extension, announced on 7 October, which takes total seed funding to $38 million and will be used in part to expand its regulatory footprint. Noah has signed more than 150 new customers in 2026 across remittances, fintech, marketplaces and payroll, with year-to-date revenue up 538% on the same period in 2025.