Western Union Prepaid Cards Now Available at 7,400 Family Dollar Locations
07 11월 2012 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Beginning this week, two industry-leading Western Union prepaid
cards will be available at more than 7,400 Family Dollar locations
in 45 states.
Western Union (NYSE: WU) and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:
FDO) are now offering the award-winning Western Union® Gold Card
MasterCard and the Western Union® Telemundo MasterCard at Family
Dollar stores throughout the U.S. Western Union and Telemundo
created the co-branded card to better serve Hispanic consumers, the
fastest- growing consumer segment in the U.S.
“Customers – both our own and those of some of the leading
prepaid programs in the market – have told us they are highly
satisfied with our cards,” said Mike Hafer, Senior Vice President,
Global Prepaid, Western Union. “They see our cards as an easy,
affordable way to manage their finances, with no monthly,
transaction or overdraft fees. We’re pleased to join forces with
retailers around the world like Family Dollar to introduce
innovative and unique prepaid solutions.”
“Western Union’s prepaid cards align with Family Dollar’s
strategy of providing customers with great value and convenience,”
said Paul White, Family Dollar’s Executive Vice President and Chief
Merchandising Officer. “We believe that the cards will appeal to
our current customers, as well as attract new customers to our
stores.”
Both of the cards can be used anywhere debit MasterCard is
accepted, including at ATMs and for online shopping. Cardholders
can “top up” or reload their cards four ways:
- At more than 60,000 retail locations,
including Family Dollar stores and 46,000 Western Union Agent
locations throughout the U.S.
- Via payroll or government benefits
direct deposit;
- Directing a Western Union Money
Transfer® directly onto the card;
- Transferring money to the card from a
bank account.
Western Union’s general-purpose reloadable (GPR) cards have won
five PayBefore Awards in the last two years, including best overall
GPR program (Western Union® MoneyWise Prepaid MasterCard) and best
consumer value (Western Union Gold Card Prepaid MasterCard) in
2012.
To learn more about Western Union’s prepaid cards, visit
www.wuprepaid.com.
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. As of
September 30, 2012, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta
branded services were offered through a combined network of
approximately 510,000 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 425 million business
payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
About Family Dollar
Beginning with one store in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1959,
the Company currently operates more than 7,400 stores in 45 states.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc., a Fortune 300 company, is based in
Matthews, North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte and is a
publicly held company with common stock traded on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol FDO. For more information, please
visit www.familydollar.com.
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