In response to the catastrophic flooding caused by tropical storm Maring
in the Philippines, The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in
global payment services, is offering a coupon code for a fee free1
money transfer to help Filipino flood victims.
To further help people contribute to relief efforts, Western Union is
implementing a ‘zero transfer fee’ coupon that can be used for all money
transfers sent from the United States to the Philippines through
participating Agent locations, westernunion.com,
and the company’s mobile app beginning Monday, Aug. 26 through Friday,
Aug. 30, 2013. The coupon code is: FLOODRELIEF.
Money is available in cash for pick up in minutes2 at any of
the more than 8,300 Agent locations in the Philippines, or can be sent
directly to a Philippine bank account by initiating a Western Union®
Direct-to-Bank money transfer.
Severe tropical storm Maring brought torrential rains to the country,
displacing over one million Filipinos. Although never making landfall,
immediate relief was difficult to manage due to the flooding caused by
the southwest monsoon. Almost 80 percent of Metro Manila, Central and
Northern Luzon are estimated to have been submerged by floodwaters3.
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 June 30, 2013, the Western Union, Vigo and
Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network
of approximately 520,000 agent locations in 200 countries and
territories and approximately 115,000 ATMs. In 2012, The Western Union
Company completed 231 million consumer-to-consumer transactions
worldwide, moving $79 billion of principal between consumers, and 432
million business payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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Western Union makes money from currency exchange. Subject to
applicable taxes, if any.
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Funds may be delayed or services unavailable based on certain
transaction conditions, including amount sent, destination country,
currency availability, regulatory and foreign exchange issues,
required receiver action(s), identification requirements, Agent
location hours, differences in time zones, or selection of delayed
options. Additional Restrictions may apply. See Send form for
details.
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Source: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council.
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