WESTERN Union, a global payment service provider announced that it has cut its fees further for domestic money transfers.
The promotional "Sweldo Padala Sale" fee aims to reward the generosity of Filipinos in distributing their income for the benefit of the wider family. The fee will not be a jaw-dropping 20 pesos for domestic money transfers between P501 to P1,000 to any of over 8,500 Western Union Agent locations in 77 provinces, 138 cities and 675 municipalities, under the Western Union Money Transfer Sale.
The nationwide offer by Western Union is available today until May 6.
"Filipinos are unique in a way that they always share their income with loved ones back home, immaterial whether they work in the country or overseas. The special price offer is to reward their generosity, so they may maximize their income and expenditure on pay day," said Patricia Riingen, senior vice president, East & South Asia, Western Union.
"A price slash on pay-days is only a small token of appreciation from Western Union when compared to the overwhelming dedication and generosity of Filipinos whose priority is always the well-being of their families and loved ones, wherever they may be," Riingen added.
Western Union Company 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 December 31 2012, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network of approximately 510,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories.
In 2012, The Western Union Company completed 231 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $79 billion of principal between consumers and 432 million business payments.
