Western Union and Societe Generale International Retail Banking extend Global Money Transfer Agreement
21 10월 2011 - 12:50AM
Business Wire
Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services,
and Societe Generale, one of the largest financial services groups
in Europe, today announced an agreement that will introduce the
Western Union® Money TransferSM service in Societe Generale
International Retail Banking’s network in new countries across
Europe - excluding metropolitan France - and CIS, Africa and Asia
Pacific.
Bernard David, Deputy Head International
Retail Banking, Societe Generale Group (left) and Jean Claude Farah
Senior Vice President, Middle East and Africa, The Western Union
Company. (Photo: Business Wire)
Societe Generale International Retail Banking already offers
Western Union services in more than 2,500 locations across 25
countries. The agreement is an extension of the two companies’
successful collaboration across Europe and Africa.
“We’re looking forward to combining our strengths in Asia
Pacific and the Commonwealth of Independent States,” said Hikmet
Ersek, CEO and President, Western Union. “Societe Generale and
Western Union are both global brands with worldwide presence. This
renewal, and more importantly, the extension of our relationship
into more countries, builds on our past success and global
infrastructure.”
“Renewing the global agreement with Western Union will allow us
to expand our relationship to more markets. Therefore, we will
better serve our clients with complete solutions, which is at the
heart of our business,” said Jean-Louis Mattei, Head of
International Retail Banking at Societe Generale.
The relationship between Societe Generale and Western Union has
grown rapidly since the first Western Union Money Transfer
agreement was signed in 1998.
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. The
Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services are offered
through a combined network of 470,000 agent locations in 200
countries and territories. In 2010, The Western Union Company
completed 214 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide,
moving $76 billion of principal between consumers, and 405 million
business payments. For more information, visit
www.westernunion.com.
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