Western Union and France’s La Banque Postale Expand Global Digital Payments
January 28 2020 - 4:59AM
Business Wire
Seven Million La Banque Postale Online
Customers Can Send Money Locally and Globally via Western
Union
La Banque Postale, the banking subsidiary of France’s postal
services’ operator, La Poste Group and one of France’s major
banking networks with 10.3 million active customers today announced
- as payment agent of Western Union - the expansion of global
digital payment services, powered by Western Union (NYSE: WU), a
leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and
payments.
The integration of Western Union’s global cross-border,
cross-currency digital money movement platform within La Banque
Postale’s mobile app and website will enable more than seven
million online registered La Banque Postale customers to access
Western Union’s international payment services and experience.
La Banque Postale’s customers have the choice to fund their
payments within the app or website using bank card and pay-out at
Western Union’s Global Retail and Wallet Network.
Western Union’s cross-border, cross-currency money movement
platform – including global settlement capabilities, network,
compliance and technology systems — enables international real-time
cross-border transfers for financial institutions like La Banque
Postale. Western Union’s initial association with La Poste Group
commenced two decades ago with international retail money transfer
services. La Poste Group has operated as a Western Union Agent for
more than 20 years and now also leverages Western Union’s digital
platform.
“I am incredibly proud to extend our relationship with La Poste
Group and La Banque Postale as agent of Western Union. It has been
thrilling to see how our two companies have innovated and
collaborated to provide consumers with omnichannel service,
offering the flexibility of a fully digitalized web and app
experience,” said Hikmet Ersek, President and CEO, Western
Union.
“Western Union’s advanced digital services mark an expansion of
our open platform strategy as we help other leading global
organizations solve the complexities of cross-border,
cross-currency transactions,” said Mr. Ersek, speaking from Paris
Fintech Forum 2020.
La Banque Postale prides itself on offering its diverse customer
base a full range of tailored banking and insurance products and
services that are easy to access online or offline.
Postal networks are a significant part of Western Union’s vast
global retail footprint. In addition to its own iconic retail agent
locations around the globe, Western Union services are offered at
government-operated post offices and private commercial retail mail
service firm locations across 105 countries.
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About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a global leader in
cross-border, cross-currency money movement. Our omnichannel
platform connects the digital and physical worlds and makes it
possible for consumers and businesses to send and receive money and
make payments with speed, ease, and reliability. As of September
30, 2019, our network included over 550,000 retail agent locations
offering our branded services in more than 200 countries and
territories, with the capability to send money to billions of
accounts. Additionally, westernunion.com, our fastest growing
channel in 2018, is available in 75 countries, plus additional
territories, to move money around the world. With our global reach,
Western Union moves money for better, connecting family, friends
and businesses to enable financial inclusion and support economic
growth. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
About La Banque Postale (www.labanquepostale.fr)
La Banque Postale, a subsidiary of Le Groupe La Poste, is
present in the retail banking, insurance and asset management
markets. As a civic-minded bank, it supports its customers by
offering a sustainable banking relationship with an extensive range
of reasonably priced and accessible products and services. As a
local bank providing a public service, La Banque Postale meets the
needs of everyone: private individuals, businesses, professionals,
associations and the local public sector. It strives to serve its
customers through the network of post offices, online and over the
telephone as part of a fully multi-channel relationship.
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Western Union Pia De Lima: + 1 954 260 5732 /
pia.delima@westernunion.com Carolina Laurijssen: +44 (0) 7740 542
203 / Carolina.laurijssen@westernunion.com
La Banque Postale Victor Labrusse: +33 (0)1 55 44 22 42 /
victor.labrusse@laposte.fr
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