Boston, MA 05/30/2014 (wallstreetpr) – A leading global payment service provider, The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), on May 28, 2014, declared the introduction of a new website in Nigeria. The launch in Nigeria demonstrates the first receive-enabled Western Union web site, worldwide.
GM commented on the launch
The senior vice president and general manager of Western Union Digital, Khalid Fellahi, commented that the company while improving its network is also enhancing consumer access to its services globally. The Nigeria launch supports Western Union’s international retail Agent system, and is a part of the company’s multi-channel customer experience as well, added Fellahi.
The money transfer
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) services deliver complementary digital along with retail abilities, and as well deal with emerging customer desires for global money transfers. For instance, Western Union money transfer services permit the customer to transfer funds to over 500,000 retail Agent spots, into a mobile wallet, or to choose to direct the money transfer into a receiver’s bank account.
Nigerian customers get the following benefit
In Nigeria, consumers can get funds from 200 nations as well as territories at approximately 5,000 Western Union retail Agent locations in the nation. The customers of Nigeria can also opt to direct the funds into a bank account with Skye Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Wema Bank and Stanbic IBTC Bank using the website of Western Union Nigeria.
For Nigeria, the online services were introduced in association with Interswitch Limited. After speaking to the Interswitch connection, Fellahi said that Western Union will continue to discover the scopes that enable financial inclusion as well as enhance speed to market for fresh money transfer services in important locations across the globe.
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), along with its Pago Facil, Orlandi Valuta, Vigo and Western Union Business Solutions branded payments services, delivers its businesses and customers with rapid, convenient and reliable ways to transfer and receive money around the globe.
