Western Union

163 results about this entity

Period: 14 Oct 2005 - 11 Aug 2025

M-Pesa launches UK-to-Kenya mobile money transfer service

Wireless operator Safaricom has extended its hugely successful M-Pesa mobile money transfer service, enabling people in the UK to send funds to friends and family in Kenya.

Western Union to launch mobile remittance service in Malaysia

Western Union is partnering with Malaysian telco Maxis to launch a cross-border mobile money transfer service targetting the country's 1.9 million foreign workers.

MoneyGram ordered to pay Western Union $16.5m in patent case

A federal jury in Texas has ordered MoneyGram to pay rival outfit Western Union $16.53 million in damages for patent infringement.

Fifth Third joins Western Union money transfer network

Western Union has struck a deal to offer its money transfer services at Fifth Third Bank's 1300 branches in 12 US states.

Zain partners Western Union on cross-border mobile money transfer services

Middle East and African mobile telecommunications provider Zain is partnering with Western Union to offer customers of its Zap m-banking service the option of receiving cross-border money transfers to their handsets.

Western Union wins ruling in dispute with Arizona over wire transfer seizures

US money transfer outfit Western Union has hailed a Supreme Court judgement that Arizona exceeded its authority in attempting to seize wire transfers sent from other states to locations in Mexico.

Western Union, CPS and VeriSign pilot mobile bill payment service

Western Union has teamed with VeriSgn to pilot a system that enables Consumer Portfolio Services (CPS) customers to trigger their monthly car payments directly from their mobile phones.

Fidelity to offer Western Union money transfer services to bank customers

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is to offer Western Union global money transfer services to its 8500 banking institution clients throughout the United States.

BoA, MasterCard, Visa sued over e-commerce payments patents

Actus, a recently formed US holding company, is suing 20 companies, including Bank of America, MasterCard, Obopay and Visa, accusing them of infringing four patents related to an electronic payments system for e-commerce.

Western Union positions for PSD with EU123.1 million Fexco money transfer buy out

Western Union is to acquire the money transfer business of European agent Fexco for a net cash payment of $159.5 million.

Vodafone, Safaricom and Western Union pilot cross-border mobile money transfer

Wireless operators Vodafone and Safaricom are looking to build on the success of their M-Pesa mobile money transfer service by partnering with Western Union to pilot a phone-based remittance service between the UK and Kenya.

Western Union to extend mobile remittance network with Orascom

Money transfer operator Western Union is teaming with Orascom Telecom to introduce mobile remittance services for the unbanked in select markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.