Western Union Continues Digital Strategy Expansion with WHSmith
30 6월 2015 - 9:30PM
Business Wire
Western Union to launch digital kiosks in 300
WHSmith high street stores
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, today announced that it has signed an agreement to
activate Western Union Money Transfer® services within WHSmith high
street stores via Western Union’s innovative self-service kiosks.
The deal brings Western Union services to existing and new groups
of digitally savvy consumers from even more convenient
locations.
This new agreement will allow Western Union’s digital
self-service kiosks to be available at 300 WHSmith stores.
Customers can simply enter their transaction details at the kiosks
and then proceed to a WHSmith self-checkout to pay for their money
transfer. These digital transactions are paperless, provide digital
compliance verification and enable efficient check-outs.
Western Union is expanding its presence in the European retail
market and looking to expand its network by working with key UK
retail groups as agents for its money transfer services.
Odilon Almeida, President, Americas and European Union said,
“Western Union strategy of bringing an innovative digital
self-service kiosk to retailers puts customers in the driver’s seat
for their transactions with the convenience, efficiency and control
that so many are seeking.”
“This innovative point-of-sale is advancing Western Union’s
already vast retail network and also making it attractive for major
retailers looking to enter the remittance sector cost efficiently.
We are at the forefront of the money transfer industry, serving as
an economic engine with in-minutes or next-day transfer of funds
between individuals across the globe and to urban and rural parts
of the world.”
Giovanni Angelini, Senior Vice President and General Manager for
Europe at Western Union said, “Launching this new digital model in
the UK with a well-established retailer like WHSmith is encouraging
as we continue with our expansion across the UK retail space.”
“We are continuing to diversify our network by concentrating on
top British retail brands to offer convenience for new and existing
customers,” he said.
WHSmith is well-positioned as the UK’s most popular bookseller,
stationer and newsagent. With over 1,300 stores, almost one (1)
million people visit a WHSmith store every day.
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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
March 31, 2015, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded
services were offered through a combined network of over 500,000
agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over 100,000
ATMs and kiosks. In 2014, The Western Union Company completed 255
million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $85
billion of principal between consumers, and 484 million business
payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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