Western Union Money Transfer, Money Order and Prepaid Cards to be
Available at Always Money Locations across Mississippi, Alabama and
South Carolina
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payments, today
announced an agreement with Triton Management Group, Inc. to offer
Western Union® global money transfer and money order
services, as well as Western Union general-purpose reloadable cards,
across more than 100 Always Money branded locations in Mississippi,
Alabama and South Carolina.
Award-winning1 Western Union MoneyWiseTM Prepaid
MasterCard® and Gold Card Prepaid MasterCard cards will be
available across the Always Money locations in the three states. Select
locations will also carry the co-branded Western Union Telemundo®
and mun2® general-purpose reloadable MasterCard®
prepaid cards.
“Our new relationship with Western Union enhances the great variety of
financial services already offered at Always Money,” said Always Money
Founder and CEO Frank Evans. “Our commitment to providing exceptional
customer service combined with the quality of Western Union is a winning
combination that will further help us meet customers’ wide variety of
financial needs.”
With over 30 years in business, Triton Management Group, Inc. is a
privately owned specialty financial services company serving people who
have limited access to credit from banks and other traditional sources
of credit. Triton Management Group, Inc. is based in Montgomery, Alabama.
Victoria López-Negrete, senior vice president and general manager, North
America, Western Union, added, “We are combining our traditional
strengths – a globally recognized brand and retail presence in 200
countries – with online capabilities, prepaid cards, mobile services and
cross-border payments to meet the needs of today’s consumers, who
require more financial services options. These options help create
financial inclusion for underserved consumers and small businesses. Our
agreement with Triton Management is part of Western Union's strategy to
extend our brand and product offering to a broader array of consumers.”
For more information on Western Union services, visit www.westernunion.com.
About Triton Management Group, Inc.
Triton Management Group, Inc., is a privately owned specialty financial
services company that fully complies with Best Practices of The
Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA), including
providing full disclosure to customers, complying with all state and
federal laws, advertising truthfully, encouraging and promoting consumer
responsibility and championing other specifications to help regulate the
industry. For more information, call 855-GO-ALWAYS or visit www.AlwaysMoney.com.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) 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 June 30, 2012, the Western Union, Vigo and
Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network
of approximately 510,000 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 425 million business payments. For more
information, visit www.westernunion.com.
1. Best-in-Category awards at the 7th annual Prepaid Expo, March 2012.
Prepaid information provider Paybefore selected the Western Union
MoneyWise Prepaid MasterCard as its best overall general-purpose
reloadable (GPR) program and the Western Union Gold Card Prepaid
MasterCard as the winner for Best Consumer Value.
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Source: Western Union