Launch Strengthens Western Union Agent Network in Mexico, Makes
Receiving Money Even More Convenient for Consumers
MEXICO CITY & ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Western
Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, and
Farmacias Guadalajara today launched Western Union® global
money-transfer services at more than 1,100 drugstore and
retail locations throughout Mexico.
Now, people living throughout the country have even more options from
which to receive the support they need: They can visit any of these
locations and pick up money sent from their family and friends
throughout the world.
“Thanks to a successful collaboration with Farmacias Guadalajara,
Western Union continues to give consumers even more options to receive
global money transfers in-country,” said Luis Felipe Rodriguez Vega,
vice president and general manager, Mexico, Western Union. “This launch
is another example of our commitment to growing our Agent network in
Mexico — one of the top remittance receiving countries in the world.”
According to the World Bank, Mexico ranks fourth on the list of top
worldwide recipients of remittances for 2013, receiving an estimated
US$22 billion annually.
“Thanks to this important alliance, we are strengthening our commitment
to give our customers more and better services,” said Maria Fernanda
García Orozco, finance sub-director at Farmacias Guadalajara.
Farmacias Guadalajara locations are open to customers seven days a week,
and remittances services at these locations are offered from 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. local time.
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 December 31, 2013, the Western Union, Vigo
and Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined
network of over 500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories
and over 100,000 ATMs. In 2013, The Western Union Company completed 242
million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $82 billion
of principal between consumers, and 459 million business payments. For
more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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Source: Western Union