The Western
Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services,
celebrated its 20th Anniversary of providing service in China
recently. Senior Executives from Western Union, including Hikmet Ersek,
Chief Executive Officer, Jean Claude Farah, Executive Vice President,
Chris Cruzado, Regional Vice President of North Asia, and Wingo Wang,
Country Director, China, attended the anniversary celebration event in
Shanghai.
Since Western Union’s services first became available in China in 1995,
Western Union has grown to become one of the largest money transfer
companies in the country, with its services available at nearly 30,000
Agent locations nationwide in collaborations with 15 bank Agents as of
December 31, 2015. For the past 20 years, Western Union’s goal to meet
consumers’ needs has led it to continue to innovate to provide products
that are relevant for its users and business needs in China.
Since 2012, Western Union in China has implemented a “go digital”
strategy to service the growing digital banking market, by collaborating
with 7 local banks in China to provide money transfer services through
their internet banking platforms. Additionally, 2 banks are offering
Western Union’s money transfer service via their mobile banking apps to
provide consumers from around the globe with Western Union’s fast,
reliable and convenient service with high mobility.
Western Union also announced its agreement with ChinaPay to offer a new
cross border fast payment service through them. This service aims to
provide a simple and convenient way to send cross-border payment from
around the globe to customers in China. ZhanPing Sun, CEO of ChinaPay,
attended the event announcing the launch of the service with Western
Union.
Hikmet Ersek, Chief Executive Officer, Western Union, said on the
celebration event, “Western Union employees and Agents are united by a
common purpose to move money to improve lives and communities, driven by
a desire to meet the needs of consumers and to provide them with
personalized service. We are proud of what we have accomplished in China
and this was only made possible through the work of our Agents, business
partners and employees. We bring together people who are not only proud
of our purpose and our global footprint, but eager to take Western Union
further as we reach for our vision to be a recognized global leader in
money transfer and payments.”
On the occasion of his visit to China, Western Union CEO, Hikmet Ersek,
also handed over a donation of US$300,000 on behalf of Western Union
Foundation to Save the Children to support its youth skills program in
Asia.
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 December 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, and included
the capability to send money to over one billion accounts. In 2015, The
Western Union Company completed 262 million consumer-to-consumer
transactions worldwide, moving $82 billion of principal between
consumers, and 508 million business payments. For more information,
visit www.westernunion.com.
ABOUT THE WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION
The Western Union
Foundation is dedicated to creating a better world, where the ability to
realize dreams through economic opportunity is not just a privilege for
the few but a right for all. Through its signature program, Education
for Better, and with the support of The Western Union Company, its
employees, Agents, and business partners, The Western Union Foundation
works to realize this vision by supporting education and disaster relief
efforts as pathways toward a better future. Our combined social ventures
efforts make life better for individuals, families and communities
around the world. Since its inception, The Western Union Foundation has
paid more than $106 million in grants and other giving. These funds have
been pledged to more than 2,794 nongovernmental organizations in more
than 137 countries and territories. The Western Union Foundation is a
separate §501(c)(3) recognized United States charity. To learn more,
visit www.westernunionfoundation.org,
or Follow us on Twitter @TheWUFoundation.
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