ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Western Union announced it has partnered with Albertsons to enable consumer access to international and domestic money transfer and money order services, as well as bill payment services at Albertsons’ locations.
Consumers will also have the option to start a money transfer transaction on the Western Union mobile app, then pay in cash at any Albertsons store to complete it, Pymnts.com reported.
“At Western Union, we continue to connect the dots across the world as we link reputable U.S. brands, popular with our money transfer customers, to our global Agent network in more than 200 countries and territories,” said Hikmet Ersek, president and CEO of Western Union, in a statement. “We want to make it convenient for consumers to move money wherever and whenever they need to. Our collaboration with Albertsons supports our network expansion strategy of offering customers convenience to send money and pay bills as a part of their daily routine.”
The agreement with Albertsons also extends Western Union’s 30-year relationship with Safeway, which merged with Albertsons in 2015.
Western Union’s North American retail network has more than 45,000 agent locations, while Albertsons operates under 20 well-known banners, which include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs.