Western Union First Financial Service Provider to Work with Carrefour
in Argentina
Western Union Services to be Available
Across 120 Carrefour Locations
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, today announced it has signed an agreement with Carrefour
Argentina, a leading retailer in the country, to offer Western Union®
global money transfer and bill payment services in Argentina.
Western Union is the first financial services provider to work with
Carrefour in Argentina, a company with a presence in 22 of the 24
provinces throughout the country – complementing Western Union’s
in-country network. The Western Union money-transfer and bill payment
service is now available at select Carrefour locations with rollout
plans to be implemented across 120 strategic Carrefour locations.
“We are very pleased with this alliance with Western Union, which
enables Carrefour to further expand the convenience we offer to our
customers each and every day,” said Daniel Fernández, President
of Carrefour Argentina. “Our customers are at the heart of everything
that we do. Providing them with multiple payment options to solve their
incoming and outgoing payments’ needs, while they are in our store, will
definitively make their days easier.”
The Carrefour Group is the largest retailer in Europe, and the second
largest worldwide, with more than 9,700 stores under banner in 30
countries. The Group combines different store formats – hypermarkets,
supermarkets, convenience stores and cash and carry outlets – constantly
adapting to its customers’ consumption patterns, and offering a large
range of products and services. In Argentina, where it was launched in
1982, it is now one of the country's most recognized consumer brands.
“We’re combining our traditional strengths – a globally recognized brand
and retail presence in 200 countries and territories – with web, stored
value cards and accounts, mobile services and cross-border platforms for
global businesses, to meet the needs of today’s customers, who require
more options across different technologies,” said Odilon Almeida,
president, Americas, Western Union.
“The Carrefour agreement is part of our business strategy to expand and
diversify our network to provide fast, reliable and convenient financial
services to customers in Argentina. We are pleased with the Carrefour
relationship and look forward to expanding the service nationwide,”
concluded Almeida.
Western Union is committed to the Argentine market, providing dependable
financial services. Today, Western Union and Pago Facil services are
offered in Argentina through a strategically combined network of
approximately 8,000 locations that include banks, national retail
chains, independent Agents’ locations and own stores.
Western Union, along with its branded payment services Orlandi Valuta
and Vigo, connect consumers in Argentina to more than 510,000 Agent
locations across 200 countries and territories.
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 September 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.
About Carrefour Argentina
With 30 years of commitment and confidence in Argentina, Carrefour
Argentina is one of the country’s top private employers and one of the
leading companies in its segment. It currently has 439 stores
distributed in 22 provinces across the country with Carrefour, Carrefour
Market, Carrefour Express and Carrefour Maxi brands. For more
information, visit www.carrefour.com.ar.
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