New Transactional Sites Now Online in Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and
Slovenia;
Closely Follows Mobile App Recently Introduced in
France
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment
services, today announced the launch of new transactional websites in Bulgaria,
Croatia, Romania and Slovenia. With these new introductions, Western
Union now has online
transactional services in 33 countries, enabling consumers to send
money to more than 200 countries and territories.
“Western Union continues to expand its online transactional network
worldwide,” said Khalid Fellahi, senior vice president and general
manager, Western Union. “From this foundation, we believe we are very
competitive, offering a strong value proposition and a global scale.”
Consumers across these countries can now send fast, convenient and
reliable Western Union Money Transfer® transactions simply by
visiting the website or the country’s agent locations:
This year alone, the company has announced nine new online
transactional sites; new mobile money transfer launches with MTN
in Rwanda and the Ivory Coast as well as with Tigo in
Rwanda; new connections to ATMs in Poland; new self-service
kiosks with WHSmith in the U.K., and new card and ATM-based
receive services through MasterCard in Romania.
In addition, the company just last week introduced a new mobile
application (“app”) in France. Consumers in France can now send
money using a variety of devices, including Android and iOS, to more
than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to send money quickly
and conveniently, when and where they choose.
The Western Union® cross border platform enables an
industry-leading pay-in, pay-out capability that leverages technology,
foreign exchange conversion, data management, as well as regulatory,
compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) infrastructure, to expedite
efficient and timely money movement almost anywhere in the world.
Customers can continue to use the extensive Western Union retail Agent
network to send or receive money. In addition, consumers can send money
and receivers can opt to direct the funds into an account or into a
mobile wallet with select Western Union mobile money providers. Through
these channels, Western Union addresses the needs of its customers by
giving them easy ways, via digital and retail channels, to send funds
whenever, and to nearly wherever they desire.
For more information on Western Union’s global retail and digital1
capabilities, including mobile applications and mobile money transfer
services, please visit www.WesternUnion.com.
1 Digital refers to WU.com and mobile money transfer channels
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, 2015,
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 and kiosks, and included
the capability to send money to hundreds of millions of accounts. In
2014, The Western Union Company completed 255 million
consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $85 billion of
principal between consumers, and 484 million business payments. For more
information, visit www.WesternUnion.com.
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