Western Union today announced support for Apple Pay. Countless WU locations across the country will now accept payments through Apple’s service, allowing people to transfer money and pay their bills using their iPhones. Apple Pay is already supported by major banks and financial institutions in the country. It was launched late last year and has quickly grown its user base since then.
The Western Union location at 1440 Broadway in New York City already supports Apple Pay. All of its flagship locations will accept the payments service and so well kiosks at over 7,600 Walgreens and Duane Reade stores across the country.
Apple Pay currently works with an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus only. Western Union Money Transfer transactions and bill payments can be funded using cards added in the Passbook app.
WU locations will have contactless payments terminals and the process is similar to conventional Apple Pay purchases. The service doesn’t transmit payment card number to Western Union so there’s an added level of security there.
President of Western Union in the Americas and European Union Odilon Almeida said that innovative payment options are a “strategic focus” for Western Union and that its decision to start accepting Apple Pay is keeping in line with the company’s vision for the future.
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