Western Union

157 results about this entity

Period: 14 Oct 2005 - 12 Nov 2024

WikiLeaks hacktivists take down MasterCard

Hacktivisits crashed the Website of international card scheme MasterCard for two hours Monday, in protest at the continuing blockade of funds for whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks.

Partnership opportunities for banks

Western Union discusses European payments prior to EBADay.

Mobey Forum signs up new members

Bank-backed mobile financial services consortium Mobey Forum has signed up another six members this year as industry interest in m-payments continues to grow.

MoneyGram wins Western Union patent ruling appeal

MoneyGram has won an appeal against a patent infringement judgement that saw it ordered to pay rival outfit Western Union $16.53 million.

Canadian mobile money venture Zoompass to offer international remittances

Enstream, the Canadian telco-led m-commerce joint venture is partnering with Western Union to deliver cross-border money transfer options to Zoompass mobile money users.

Western Union to cut 175 jobs and consolidate operations

Western Union is to cut 175 jobs and consolidate its operations in an effort to achieve $50 million in annual savings by 2012.

M-Pesa launches UK-to-Kenya mobile money transfer service

Wireless operator Safaricom has extended its hugely successful M-Pesa mobile money transfer service, enabling people in the UK to send funds to friends and family in Kenya.

Western Union to launch mobile remittance service in Malaysia

Western Union is partnering with Malaysian telco Maxis to launch a cross-border mobile money transfer service targetting the country's 1.9 million foreign workers.

MoneyGram ordered to pay Western Union $16.5m in patent case

A federal jury in Texas has ordered MoneyGram to pay rival outfit Western Union $16.53 million in damages for patent infringement.

Fifth Third joins Western Union money transfer network

Western Union has struck a deal to offer its money transfer services at Fifth Third Bank's 1300 branches in 12 US states.

Zain partners Western Union on cross-border mobile money transfer services

Middle East and African mobile telecommunications provider Zain is partnering with Western Union to offer customers of its Zap m-banking service the option of receiving cross-border money transfers to their handsets.

Western Union wins ruling in dispute with Arizona over wire transfer seizures

US money transfer outfit Western Union has hailed a Supreme Court judgement that Arizona exceeded its authority in attempting to seize wire transfers sent from other states to locations in Mexico.