Western Union expands digital service to seven Middle East countries

Tobi Ijalana
American worldwide financial services and communications company, Western Union, has expanded its digital services to the UAE (United Arab Emirates).
UAE is the seventh country in the Middle East to provide the service and Western Union has over 900 retail agent locations in the UAE.
Other countries in the region offering Western Union digital services are Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman and Qatar.
Consumers can now make online payments using the Westernunion.com website and can also use the Western Union mobile app to make payments.
President and CEO of Western Union, Hikmet Ersek, said: “Our commitment to the Middle East is a step forward to a more prosperous and globally connected future.
“Our digital services support a globally-integrated living without leaving anyone behind. We use cutting-edge technology to simplify money transfer.
“Our systems automatically handle complexities from compliance to volatile currency exchanges so users can transfer money 24/7 to nearly every country across the world, with the touch of a few buttons.”
According to verdict.co.uk, Western Union cited World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2018.
The report ranked the UAE first globally for mobile broadband subscription rate and second in the mobile subscription index.
Western Union at present offers digital service in more than 60 countries and has retail agent locations in over 200 countries.