157 results about this entity
Period: 14 Oct 2005 - 12 Nov 2024
News
Western Union has teamed with VeriSgn to pilot a system that enables Consumer Portfolio Services (CPS) customers to trigger their monthly car payments directly from their mobile phones.
30 April 2009
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is to offer Western Union global money transfer services to its 8500 banking institution clients throughout the United States.
20 April 2009
Actus, a recently formed US holding company, is suing 20 companies, including Bank of America, MasterCard, Obopay and Visa, accusing them of infringing four patents related to an electronic payments system for e-commerce.
17 April 2009
Western Union is to acquire the money transfer business of European agent Fexco for a net cash payment of $159.5 million.
10 February 2009
Wireless operators Vodafone and Safaricom are looking to build on the success of their M-Pesa mobile money transfer service by partnering with Western Union to pilot a phone-based remittance service between the UK and Kenya.
08 December 2008
Money transfer operator Western Union is teaming with Orascom Telecom to introduce mobile remittance services for the unbanked in select markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
20 October 2008
UK mobile banking outfit Monitise has launched MoniHome, an international remittance service that enables customers to use their handsets to initiate, manage and track payments around the world.
12 February 2008
Money transfer operator Western Union is teaming with two telcos in the Philippines - Globe Telecom and Smart Communications - to develop and pilot mobile international remittance services.
30 January 2008
Money transfer operator Western Union is teaming with Indian telco Bharti Airtel to develop a mobile international remittance system in India.
30 November 2007
Money transfer operator Western Union is teaming with mobile phone operators to develop a system that would enable customers to use their hand sets to conduct cross-border fund transfers.
19 October 2007
Bank of Africa Group has signed a contract with Western Union Financial Services to provide money transfer services to its customers across eight African countries.
06 July 2006
US e-payments processor First Data is spinning of its Western Union money transfer business, but the vendor has decided to retain its underperforming US card issuing unit.
26 January 2006
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