ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payments, and Right Choice Money Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Redstone Federal Credit Union, today announced an agreement for Right Choice Money Services to offer its customers Western Union^® global money transfer and online money transfer services through branches in Alabama.

“This agreement with Western Union will give our customers access to the financial services they need,” said Peter Alvarez , general manager, Right Choice Money Services. “Western Union services will help us meet their needs while continuing to deliver a best-in-class customer experience.”

Through the agreement with Western Union, Right Choice Money Services customers will have the ability to send and receive domestic or international money transfers quickly and conveniently with funds accessible for pay out at more than 500,000 Western Union^® Agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories, while also being able to make urgent payments across an extensive biller network.

“Western Union continues to focus on meeting the needs of consumers and this agreement with Right Choice Money Services builds on the company’s continued focus to work with leading credit unions and banks to provide value-added services to their customers,” said Victoria López-Negrete, senior vice president and general manager, North America, Western Union. “Western Union’s global money movement service provides credit union and banking customers a fast, reliable and convenient way to move money around the corner, across the U.S. and throughout the world.”

For more information on Western Union services, visit www.westernunion.com.

About Right Choice Money Services

Right Choice is a wholly owned subsidiary of Redstone Federal Credit Union, a federally chartered credit union headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama that is regulated and insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). With more than $3.2 billion in assets, Redstone is the largest credit union in Alabama and among the 25 largest credit unions in the nation.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As of April 24, 2012, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network of approximately 500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2011, The Western Union Company completed 226 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $81 billion of principal between consumers, and completed 425 million business payments.

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Source: Western Union