Western Union Supports Mexico Earthquake Relief Efforts
September 22 2017 - 5:59PM
Business Wire
Company Offers Fee-Free Money Transfers and
with the Western Union Foundation Provides US $30,000 to Save the
Children Foundation in Mexico
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, today announced a multi-faceted response along with the
Western Union Foundation, Western Union employees and its Agents,
in order to provide support for communities in Mexico affected by
this week’s earthquake.
- Fee-Free Money Transfers:
Western Union is offering $0 fee* money transfers to senders in the
U.S., at participating Western Union® Agent locations, for cash
payouts in Mexico D.F., Morelos, Puebla, Oaxaca and Chiapas** until
midnight September 27. To be entitled to the $0 fee*, a ‘disaster
relief pricing - earthquake relief option’ should be
requested.
- Western Union Foundation: The
Western Union Foundation is donating USD $30,000 to Save the
Children, one of the foundation’s disaster relief partners. The
donation includes a USD $10,000 contribution from the Western Union
Foundation, plus a USD $10,000 contribution from El Alamo, a
Western Union Agent, and USD $10,000 matching funds from the
Western Union Foundation to match El Alamo’s contribution.The
Western Union Foundation will provide a dollar-for-dollar match of
qualifying contributions from Western Union Agents, business
customers and other business partners to NGOs providing disaster
relief support in the impacted region. Western Union employee
contributions toward relief efforts will also be matched 2:1, up to
USD $25,000.
- Consumer Red Cross Donations:
Consumers can also make fee-free donations to the Red Cross in
Mexico at Western Union® Agent locations in the US through December
31, 2017. To donate, complete the blue Payments section on the
Western Union form, using “Mexican Red Cross” as the Pay To
recipient; “REDCROSS DC” as the Code City, along with “Mexico
Earthquake Relief” in the Account field.
“Our thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted by this
disaster. We will continue to engage with our NGO partners to
support relief efforts around the world that help people and
communities recover and rebuild, as well as increase their
preparedness for future emergencies,” said Western Union Foundation
Executive Director Elizabeth Roscoe.
* Western Union also makes money from currency exchange. When
choosing a money transmitter, carefully compare both transfer fees
and exchange rates. Fees, foreign exchange rates and taxes may vary
by brand, channel, and location based on a number of factors. Fees
and rates subject to change without notice.** Due to the severity
of the earthquake, some agent locations may not be immediately
operational or possess sufficient funds.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global
payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago
Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment
services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with
fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around
the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As of
June 30, 2017, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded
services were offered through a combined network of over 550,000
agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over 150,000
ATMs and kiosks, and included the capability to send money to
billions of accounts. In 2016, The Western Union Company completed
268 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $80
billion of principal between consumers, and 523 million business
payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
About The Western Union Foundation
The Western Union Foundation believes that education is one of
the surest pathways to economic opportunity. Through collaborations
with NGOs around the world, the Foundation has embarked on a
five-year mission to equip 50,000 migrants and refugees – with a
focus on women and young people – with the skills they need to
thrive in the global economy by 2020. The Foundation also partners
with The Western Union Company to rapidly respond to communities in
crisis with humanitarian relief. To date, more than $113 million
has been given to fund projects affecting more than 800,000 people
in 137 countries across the globe. The Western Union Foundation is
a separate charitable corporation that is tax-exempt under
§501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code, contributions to which
are tax-deductible for US income tax purposes, and receives support
from The Western Union Company, its employees, agents and business
partners. To learn more, visit
foundation.westernunion.com/index.html or follow on Twitter
@TheWUFoundation.
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