Western Union Continues to Expand: Money Transfers Can Now Be Sent From Around the World to Myanmar
14 1월 2013 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, today launched Western Union Money Transfer® services at
six banks in Myanmar, for the first time allowing Myanmarese and
residents to receive international money remittances from more than
200 countries and territories in minutes.
In addition to the six banks, Kanbawza Bank, the largest private
bank in Myanmar with over 90 locations nation-wide, has signed with
Western Union.
A combined network of more than 150 locations representing
Co-operative Bank, First Private Bank, Myanma Apex Bank, Myanmar
Livestock and Fisheries Development Bank, Myanmar Oriental Bank and
United Amara Bank are now connected to Western Union’s global
network of over 500,000 Agent locations.
Kanbawza’s agreement will further expand the Western Union Agent
Network to nearly 250 locations in the coming month. Western Union
is the first global money transfer operator to sign seven banks
after sanctions were eased last year.
“We welcome our first six Bank Agents into the Western Union
family. Together, we are delighted to move money into Myanmar,
allowing its people to access remittances with speed, reliability
and convenience,” said Drina Yue, Managing Director and Senior Vice
President, Western Union, Asia Pacific.
“In connecting Myanmar with great swiftness, we have furthered
our company vision of serving the under-served. For this, we thank
the Myanmar government, regulators and our Bank Agents for showing
great foresight in facilitating rapid service activation much
needed by mostly Myanmar’s citizens living and working across the
globe,” she said.
“International money transfer is an essential service for
Myanmarese overseas and their families; it is a vital link to send
money for regular financial support, education, medical, gifting on
special occasions and other purposes,” she said.
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.
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