Dollar General Now Offering Award-Winning Western Union Prepaid Cards at 10,000 U.S. Locations
19 7월 2012 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, and Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG), the nation’s
largest small-box discount retailer, today announced an agreement
to begin offering two Western Union general-purpose reloadable
(GPR) prepaid cards at Dollar General’s more than 10,000 stores in
40 states.
“This agreement builds upon Western Union’s continued expansion
of stored-value solutions focused on strengthening both its
relationship and value proposition with consumers seeking
convenient prepaid services and its relationship with mass-market
retailers who want to offer value-added financial services to
customers,” said Carter Hunt, Senior Vice President of Global Key
Accounts and Business Development for Western Union.
Dollar General is now offering the industry-leading Western
Union® MoneyWise™ and co-branded Western Union® Telemundo
cards.
“Dollar General is proud to broaden our merchandise assortment
with the addition of Western Union prepaid cards,” said Todd Vasos,
Dollar General’s EVP, division president and chief merchandising
officer. “Prepaid cards are growing in popularity as a useful
money-management tool, and we’re happy to offer them in our stores
as an added convenience for our customers.”
“The Western Union Telemundo card has been very successful among
Hispanic consumers,” said Tim Sloane, director, Prepaid Advisory
Service, Mercator. “The card combines two brands Hispanics trust:
Western Union for financial services and Telemundo for information.
Western Union seems to have found the recipe for success in the
Hispanic market.”
The cards offer consumers flexible and convenient options for
loading funds, including Western Union Money Transfer®
transactions. Consumers will be able to reload money onto their
cards in person at participating Dollar General locations and at
more than 45,000 other retail locations in the United States,
including participating Western Union Agent locations.
Consumers also can load funds onto their cards through direct
deposit of employer or government benefits, through their bank
accounts online or by directing a Western Union Money Transfer
transaction directly onto the card.
Cardholders can use the cards anywhere Debit MasterCard® is
accepted, including online and at ATMs. The cards are
protected by the MasterCard® Zero Liability policy. No credit check
or bank account is required to sign up, and cardholders can manage
their card accounts both online and over the phone. Additional
benefits and information are available at www.westernunion.com.
Western Union currently offers a variety of stored-value
solutions through major retailers and Agents, such as 7-Eleven in
the U.S., WH Smith in the U.K., and AirPak in El Salvador.
Western Union’s GPR cards have won numerous industry awards,
including best overall GPR program (Western Union® MoneyWise
Prepaid MasterCard) and best consumer value (Western Union Gold
Card Prepaid MasterCard). Western Union is recognized as a leader
in the industry for its fee-friendly cards, which, unlike some
competitors, have no monthly maintenance fees, no purchase
transaction fees and no overdraft or late-payment fees. To learn
more about Western Union prepaid cards and associated fees, visit
www.wuprepaid.com.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company 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. As of April 24, 2012, the
Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services were
offered through a combined network of approximately 500,000 agent
locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2011, The Western
Union Company completed 226 million consumer-to-consumer
transactions worldwide, moving $81 billion of principal between
consumers, and completed 425 million business payments.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers
for more than 70 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time.
Save money. Every day!(R) by offering products that are frequently
used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids,
cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at
low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. With more
than 10,000 stores in 40 states, Dollar General has more retail
locations in America than any other retailer. In addition to high
quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from
America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,
Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes,
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. Learn more about Dollar General at
www.dollargeneral.com.
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