ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, today announced that users of Sprint
(NYSE: S) prepaid brands Boost
Mobile and Virgin
Mobile USA now have access to Western Union® mobile money
transfer services.
Sprint’s Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile customers can initiate a Western
Union Money Transfer® transaction directly from the Money
Center within the Boost Zone and Virgin Zone portals on their mobile
phones. Western Union mobile money transfer services available through
Boost Zone and Virgin Zone are enabled for select Android®-powered
smartphones.
Additionally, Virgin Mobile customers with an iPhone® can
conduct a Western Union Money Transfer transaction via the
mobile-optimized m.wu.com
site.
After registering on Boost Zone or Virgin Zone, consumers can send money
to the global Western Union agent network in 200 countries and
territories worldwide.
“Western Union continues to expand its mobile money transfer
capabilities as part of the company's multi-product, multi-channel
strategy,” said Khalid Fellahi, senior vice president and general
manager, Western Union Digital. “Product diversification and innovation,
with particular emphasis on digital platforms, will enable the company
to continue to meet evolving consumer preferences, and increase the
number of access points for Western Union services worldwide.”
"Western Union mobile services allow consumers to send money to our
global agent network from the palm of their hand. We are working to
create an integrated experience where the power of mobile technology
provides consumers with an easy way to send money anytime, to nearly
anywhere, around the world,” continued Mr. Fellahi.
Kevin McGinnis, vice president of product platforms and services for
Sprint, added, “Offering a diverse portfolio of mobile financial service
options is important to Boost and Virgin customers, as it provides
alternatives to help them take care of some everyday money tasks using
their phone. Western Union Money Transfer services are an ideal option
for our prepaid smartphone users to reliably and conveniently send money
from their phone worldwide.”
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, 2013, the Western Union, Vigo and
Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network
of approximately 520,000 agent locations in 200 countries and
territories and approximately 115,000 ATMs. In 2012, The Western Union
Company completed 231 million consumer-to-consumer transactions
worldwide, moving $79 billion of principal between consumers, and 432
million business payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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Source: Western Union