Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, yesterday announced the launch of a new web site in Nigeria.
The Nigeria launch represents the first receive-enabled Western Union web site, globally.
Consumers in Nigeria can receive funds from 200 countries and territories at nearly 5,000 Western Union retail agent locations in the country, or use www.WesternUnion.ng to direct the funds into a bank account with Guaranty Trust Bank, Skye Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank and Wema Bank.
Online services in Nigeria were launched in cooperation with Interswitch Limited. Speaking to the Interswitch relationship, Khalid Fellahi, senior vice president and general manager, Western Union Digital, said “Western Union will continue to explore opportunities that facilitate financial inclusion and increase speed to market for new money transfer services in key regions around the world.”
“Western Union is growing its network and increasing consumer access to our services worldwide,” said Fellahi, adding that the launch supports Western Union global retail agent network, and is part of the organisation’s multi-channel consumer experience, which is a differentiator in today’s money transfer marketplace.
Western Union service offerings deliver complementary digital and retail capabilities, and address evolving consumer preferences for international money transfers. For example, Western Union money transfer services allow the consumer to send funds to more than 500,000 retail Agent locations, into a mobile wallet, or opt to direct the transfer into a recipient’s bank account.
