MoneyGram Makes Another Big Blockchain Move With XDC Network

MoneyGram announced on October 15, 2026, that it is joining the XDC Network as an institutional validator, a role that confirms transactions, maintains the shared ledger and votes on governance, and that requires it to stake XDC. XDC is a Layer-1 blockchain focused on payments, trade finance and real-world assets. The 85-year-old remittance company, which serves about 60 million customers, joins more than 20 institutional operators including SBI Holdings, Deutsche Telekom and NTT DOCOMO Global. MoneyGram has used Stellar since October 2021 to convert USDC to cash and back and launched its MGUSD stablecoin on Stellar in June 2026; the XDC role does not move MGUSD or settlement onto XDC.