Western Union strengthens partnership with Tencent for direct WeChat transfers

Western Union Expands Collaboration with Tencent Financial Technology

Western Union yesterday announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Tencent Financial Technology to partner with Tenpay Global, Tencent’s cross-border payment platform. Customers around the world can now send money from westernunion.com and Western Union’s app directly to their loved ones’ wallets and bank accounts based in China and available within Weixin — known globally as WeChat. Western […]

Western Union Appoints Shannon Armbrecht as Chief Diversity and Talent Officer

The Western Union Company a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, announced the appointment of Shannon Armbrecht as its first Chief Diversity and Talent Officer. Armbrecht commences her role with immediate effect, reporting directly to Richard Williams, Chief People Officer. In her new role, Armbrecht will provide strategic direction for enterprise-wide programs […]

Western Union Launches Digital Money Transfer Services with Cebuana Lhuillier in the Philippines

Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Cebuana Lhuillier, the largest and long-tenured micro-financial service provider in the Philippines, today announced the launch of digital money transfers to enable customers to receive and send money transfers via the Cebuana Lhuillier Mobile App – eCebuana (or eCeb) with an embedded micro-savings […]