Western Union Restores Money Transfer Services in Puerto Rico
October 06 2017 - 12:28PM
Business Wire
Fee-Free Transactions Enabled for Senders in
Mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, has restored Western Union Money Transfer® services to
multiple Agent locations in parts of Puerto Rico.
To support communities and families in Puerto Rico affected by
Hurricane Maria, Western Union, today activated $0 fee on money
transfers from the U.S. mainland and within Puerto Rico to active
Agent locations in Puerto Rico*. Effective immediately, for a
limited time, consumers in the U.S. can send funds fee-free from a
retail Agent location, or by using the promo code HELPPR on
westernunion.com and the Western Union mobile app.
Western Union President and CEO, Hikmet Ersek, said, “Placing
currency directly into the hands of our customers has long been a
Western Union strength, empowering people to pay for necessities
during everyday life, which becomes even more essential in times of
natural, economic or political disasters.”
Western Union transported physical currency into Puerto Rico and
held it securely until a sizeable number of Agents were ready to
service the residents impacted by Hurricane Maria. Agent locations
are currently open in Arecibo, Bayamon, Carolina, Mayaguez, Ponce
and San Juan.
As previously communicated, the Western Union Foundation made a
pledge of up to USD $80,000 to the American Red Cross in support of
relief efforts in Puerto Rico. The pledge represents an initial USD
$30,000 to be provided by the Western Union Foundation directly to
the American Red Cross and a 2:1 match on contributions from
Western Union employees around the world, up to USD $50,000.
Fee Free Donations to the American Red Cross have been
activated, as well. Consumers who want to take advantage of
fee-free donations through Western Union® Agent locations in the
U.S. can donate directly to The American Red Cross.
To donate, complete the blue Payments section on the Western
Union form, using “American Red Cross” as the Pay To recipient;
“REDCROSS DC” as the Code City, along with “Puerto Rico Relief” in
the Account field.
* Due to the severity of the hurricane, some agent locations may
not be immediately operational or possess sufficient funds.
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, 2017, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded
services were offered through a combined network of over 550,000
agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over 150,000
ATMs and kiosks, and included the capability to send money to
billions of accounts. In 2016, The Western Union Company completed
268 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $80
billion of principal between consumers, and 523 million business
payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
About The Western Union Foundation
The Western Union Foundation believes that education is one of
the surest pathways to economic opportunity. Through collaborations
with NGOs around the world, the Foundation has embarked on a
five-year mission to equip 50,000 migrants and refugees – with a
focus on women and young people – with the skills they need to
thrive in the global economy by 2020. The Foundation also partners
with The Western Union Company to rapidly respond to communities in
crisis with humanitarian relief. To date, more than $113 million
has been given to fund projects affecting more than 800,000 people
in 137 countries across the globe. The Western Union Foundation is
a separate charitable corporation that is tax-exempt under
§501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code, contributions to which
are tax-deductible for US income tax purposes, and receives support
from The Western Union Company, its employees, agents and business
partners. To learn more, visit
https://www.westernunion.com/blog/foundation-de/ or follow on
Twitter @TheWUFoundation.
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