Western Union

159 results about this entity

Period: 14 Oct 2005 - 25 Mar 2025

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Western Union lets consumers in US pay bills in Mexico

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement today advanced its bill payment services cross-border, enabling consumers in the United States to pay bills and reload mobile phone services in Mexico.

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IBM and banks back data project to fight human trafficking

Western Union, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group are backing a new project that uses IBM's Watson technology to tap into financial data to help track and combat human trafficking.

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Western Union launches high value account-to-account transfers from the UK

The Western Union Company, a leader in global cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today announced its foray into the multibillion-dollar bank account-to-account money transfer sector for consumers, by launching high-value digital transfers from the United Kingdom to around the world.

Western Union embeds in ecoPayz online wallet

ecoAccount online wallet holders can now top up funds using Western Union’s global digital or retail network, and can send Western Union international or domestic money transfers from the U.K.

Western Union opens Ivory Coast office

Western Union, a leader in global cross-border, cross-currency money movement, announced today the opening of an office in Ivory Coast, reinforcing the company’s on-going commitment to service excellence by getting even closer to customers.

Western Union embeds in the mobile app of Russia's Post Bank

The Western Union Company (WU) (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, and Post Bank, one of Russia’s largest banks, have expanded their offering for digital international money transfers by enabling customers to use Post Bank’s mobile banking app to send Western Union Money Transfers directly into billions of bank accounts in more than 50 countries.

Western Union adds WeChat Capability to GlobalPay for Students

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payments services, announced today that it has added WeChat Pay to its WU GlobalPay for Students product, through its alliance with Geoswift, a payment company specializing in payment solutions in and out of China.

Certify and Western Union collaborate for international business mass payments

Leading automated travel and entertainment expense management software provider, Certify, today announced the formation of a new integration collaboration with Western Union.

Western Union opens Indian tech centre

Western Union has opened a technology centre in Pune, India, employing more than 1000 staffers working on areas such as robotics, machine learning and biometrics.

Western Union fined $60 million for violating AML laws

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that Western Union has agreed to pay a $60 million fine as part of a consent order with the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) for violations of New York Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering laws (AML).

Western Union teams up with Mastercard for debit card transfers

Today Mastercard and The Western Union Company announced they are working together to integrate Mastercard Send into the Western Union Money Transfer service, allowing Western Union to deliver funds to virtually all U.S. debit cards.

Oanda expands to Germany with Western Union

A global leader in online multi-asset trading services and foreign exchange solutions for individuals and businesses, OANDA recently extended a new cross-border money transfer solution to clients in Germany.