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Western Union Lets Mexican Consumers Receive Funds Via Chatbot

Western Union Lets Mexican Consumers Receive Funds Via Chatbot
Western Union Lets Mexican Consumers Receive Funds Via Chatbot
September 12, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Western Union and Elektra say users in Mexico can now receive money via chatbot.  The offering, the latest in a series of efforts by Western Union to expand...

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Western Union Debuts ‘Concept Store’ For Jordan’s Foreign Labor Force
Western Union Debuts ‘Concept Store’ For Jordan’s Foreign Labor Force
September 07, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Western Union has launched a “concept store” in Jordan to support that country’s foreign-born workforce.  The new store, announced Thursday (Sept. 7), was developed in partnership with Al Sadat...

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Digital Dollar Project: CBDCs Can Help the Unbanked
Digital Dollar Project: CBDCs Can Help the Unbanked
August 03, 2023  |  CBDC

Could a central bank digital currency (CBDC) help America’s unbanked population? It appears that way, according to a new report by the Digital Dollar Project...

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Convera Concludes Western Union Business Solutions Deal
Convera Concludes Western Union Business Solutions Deal
July 10, 2023  |  Partnerships

B2B FinTech Convera says it has completed its acquisition of Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS). WUBS was acquired last year by Goldfinch Partners and The Baupost Group for $910...

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Fundacíon Dondé Rolls out Western Union Remittance Services Across Mexico
Fundacíon Dondé Rolls out Western Union Remittance Services Across Mexico
June 28, 2023  |  Global Payments

Fundacíon Dondé has rolled out Western Union remittance services at 332 branch offices across Mexico. The nonprofit private assistance institution’s partnership with Western Union now...

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Digital Wallets and Networks Shake Up the $630 Billion Global Remittance Market
Digital Wallets and Networks Shake Up the $630 Billion Global Remittance Market
May 25, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The global remittance market — where hundreds of billions of dollars flow across borders annually — is being reshaped by digital disruption. Late last year,...

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Western Union Sees Digital Transactions Grow but Revenues Decline
Western Union Sees Digital Transactions Grow but Revenues Decline
May 02, 2023  |  Earnings

Western Union is seeing growth in the number of digital transactions. During the quarter ended March 31, the firm recorded 7% growth in the number...

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Visa+ Gives Consumers Option to Send P2P Payments to Anyone
Visa+ Gives Consumers Option to Send P2P Payments to Anyone
April 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

We’ve all done this dance.   You want to send money to another person — you have a Venmo account, but they don’t. They have a...

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