MoneyGram’s stablecoin wallet in Colombia 🪙🇨🇴; Stripe alumni are building an AI-powered financial command center for European startups 🇪🇺🤖

FinTech is Eating the World, 19 September

Hey Everyone,

Good morning & happy Friday! Another incredibly packed FinTech week is about to end… Google’s groundbreaking Agent Payments Protocol (A2P), Robinhood & Trade Republic breaking down private market barriers, Revolut’s $75B valuation & 46% revenue surge, new stablecoin from Tether, and more was covered over the last 5 days alone 🤯 But the good thing is that it’s not over yet, as today we’re looking into MoneyGram’s stablecoin wallet in Colombia (what’s the USP here and how it fits into MoneyGram’s transformation + bonus dive into other firms launching stablecoins and the ultimate list of stablecoin resources inside), and Stripe alumni who are building an AI-powered financial command center for European startups (how Seapoint is unique & why it’s needed, what bigger trends it uncovers + bonus dives into other promising AI-first FinTech ventures & the agentic AI playbook for finance inside). So let’s just jump straight into the underrated stuff 🌶️

MoneyGram’s stablecoin wallet in Colombia 🪙🇨🇴

The news 🗞️ Remittance giant MoneyGram has just launched its new stablecoin-enabled mobile application in Colombia 🇨🇴

This strategic move signals the company's transformation from a traditional remittance service into a blockchain-integrated financial technology platform.

Let’s take a look at this, understand what it’s all about, and what’s next for the cross-border payments behemoth.