WESTERN UNION® ANNOUNCES NEW 2 DAY SERVICE WITH
REDUCED PRICING TO PHILIPPINES
Prices reduced to £9.90*
When you send upto £300
pounds
.
3 May 2006: Western Union Financial
Services Inc., a worldwide leader in money transfer services, today announced a
new 2-day** service to the Philippines, making it even more convenient for customers to send
money home to their loved ones. With a starting price
of only 9.90*, customers can now send money to over 6,000 Agent locations in
the Philippines at even more competitive rates.
A J Hanna, Regional Vice
President, Western Union UK, Ireland & Nordics, said “The new 2-day service to the Philippines is part of our ongoing commitment to our valued customers.
We've offered a significant reduction in fees to our Philippines customers who want the choice of sending less urgent money
transfers with the option of using the standard Money in Minutes service
when they need to. That’s more choice and value for money.”
The new 2-day service is available from over 3,000 Agent locations in the UK
including The Money Shop, Going Places, Thomson, First Choice, Building
Societies, Bureaux de Change, newsagents, pharmacies, and other Agent
locations. For more information customers can call free phone number 0800 833
833 available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers can continue to use the debit/
credit card services transaction from Western
Union to send Money in Minutes.
*In addition to transfer fees, Western Union also makes money when
it changes pounds into foreign currency. £9.90 fee is valid for
2-Day Service Money Transfers up to £300. For other prices and information on
the exchange rates and services visit your nearest Western Union Agent location
or call 0800 833 833.
**The
New 2 Day Service is valid for Western Union Money Transfer® transactions to
the Philippines sent from UK Agent
locations. Funds will be available for payment within 48 hours, subject to the Western Union service at the Agent
locations, and other terms and conditions of service. See Send Form for details
EDITORS NOTES
About
Western Union and First Data
First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) is a leading provider of electronic
commerce and payment solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide. Serving
4.6 million merchant locations, 1,500 financial institutions and millions of
consumers, First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and
secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services
using virtually any form of payment. The company's portfolio of services and
solutions includes credit, debit, private-label, gift and other prepaid card
issuing and merchant transaction processing services; money transfer services;
money orders; fraud protection and authentication solutions; check guarantee
and verification services through TeleCheck; as well
as Internet commerce and mobile solutions. Western Union, together with Orlandi
Valuta and Vigo, make up one
of the world's largest money transfer networks with more than 271,000 Agent locations
in more than 200 countries and territories. The company's STAR Network offers
PIN-secured debit acceptance at 1.9 million ATM and retail locations. For more
information, visit www.firstdata.com.
About FEXCO Money Transfer Ltd
FEXCO
Money Transfer Ltd is Western Union’s UK representative. Details
of all Western Union locations in the UK, and how to transfer money using your
debit or credit card, can be found by free phoning 0800 833 833 (24 hrs), or
logging onto www.ukmoneytransfer.com
For further information please contact:
Zarina McCulloch, Tel: 020 8203
5011 / Email: zarina_mcculloch@yahoo.com
Carmila
Legarda, Tel: 07771 630369/ Email: DatuEnterprises@aol.com