Western Union cautions on relationship scamsWestern Union, a global leader in payment services, has warned on the billion dollar online matrimonial industry, saying that fraudsters are cashing in by targeting women and men looking for marriage. The scam starts simply: One p More… |
Food, films and festivals top NRIs' love listIndian food, Bollywood films and festivals are the three 'great loves' that connect overseas Indians most to their roots, revealed an international survey released today by Western Union. Western Union’s “Great More… |
Western Union starts new service for Pakistan expatsWestern Union has introduced its new money-to-account service in Kuwait to help Pakistani expats in the country to remit money directly into their bank accounts back home. A leader in money transfer and global payment services, We More… |
Net banking growing in UAEPreference for internet banking is growing among consumers in the UAE, with more than 44 per cent of respondents in a survey opting for net banking, a report said. The survey conducted by Wester More… |
Remittances to MEA ‘hit by Arab Spring’While remittances to the MEA region grew by 2.6 per cent in due to the uncertainties triggered by the Arab Spring 2011, GCC accounted for more than 25 per cent of inward remittances to the Mena countries, said experts. The overall remittan More… |
Western Union locations hit half millionWestern Union, a leader in global payment services, announced it has opened the 500,000th agent location through which it provides its expanding portfolio of financial services. Western Union, whose network spans more than 200 countries an More… |
Lottery, prizes ‘top consumer frauds’Lottery and prize scams are among the leading consumer frauds globally, said an expert, advising consumers not to be fooled by imposters tempting them with big financial prizes and counterfeit checks. It’s tempting to play a foreign lotter More… |
63pc of UAE residents prefer cash giftsMajority of UAE residents prefer to receive ‘cash’ gifts as opposed to physical gifts of the same value, according to a new survey conducted by Western Union, a leader in money transfers and global payments. About 63 per cent of the respon More… |
UAE “prefers cash over physical gifts”Majority of UAE residents prefer to receive cash gifts as opposed to physical gifts of the same value, a recently conducted gifting survey by Western Union showed. About 63 percent of the respondents preferred receiving Dh500 ($135.96) in More… |
Students win top honoursThree second-year undergraduate students from Abu Dhabi University (ADU) took top honors in the inter-university “Business for Better” competition organised by Western Union and Al Ansari Exchange in the UAE. The second and third places w More… |








