WESTERN UNION EXPANDS
WESTERN UNION EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL DIRECT-TO-BANK MONEY TRANSFERS TO BANK ACCOUNTS IN INDIA FROM U.S. & U.K. The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, expanded its offering of sending international money transfers from the U.S. and U.K. directly into most bank accounts in India. As part of the company’s international money transfer offering, consumers in the U.S. [i] and U.K. can now send direct-to-bank transactions to most banks in India online—via the company’s transactional websites and, in the U.S., via its smartphone application —or by visiting thousands of participating Agent locations. Additionally, U.S. and U.K. consumers who have a non-resident bank account in India can use Western Union to send money into these accounts . Officiating at the formal announcement ceremony in Mumbai, India today, Western Union’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hikmet Ersek said, “Our goal is to serve our consumer...