If the last two quarters showed good signs of recovery from Covid-19 for remittances, Q2 2021 is the quarter where the industry is truly beginning its post-pandemic era, with all four major companies not only posting strong results, but making renewed plans for the future.

Western Union isn’t the only company looking beyond its core remittances area, with Euronet planning to leverage the combined capabilities of Ria and XE to tap into the wider payments market with B2C offerings.

MoneyGram, meanwhile, is finally free of its Deferred Prosecution Agreement, and is now using its improved financial position to build on strong digital results – if you missed it last week, we had a very insightful conversation with CEO Alex Holmes about his plans.

Finally, Intermex has also had a record quarter, and is also increasing its focus on digital to build an omnichannel strategy that best caters to the needs of its blue-collar customer base. We’ll be covering this in more detail when we speak to CEO Bob Lisy next week.

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Lucy Ingham

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Lucy is Head of Content & Editor-in-Chief at FXC Intelligence, overseeing all content and taking deep dives into the trends and data driving changes in payments. Before joining FXC Intelligence, Lucy worked as a technology journalist and editor, interviewing CEOs and major names across enterprise technology, including fintech. She has an MSc in Development Anthropology from Durham University.