Western Union extends Walgreens alliance to let consumers make money transfers, payments
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Western Union (NYSE:WU) said Wednesday that it has renewed its pact with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA), which owns retail pharmacy chains Walgreens and Boots, for another five years.
The move allows consumers to keep accessing money transfers and bill payment services at almost 9K Walgreens locations across the U.S. The Western Union-Walgreens collaboration has been in effect since 2015.

Through Western Unionâs (WU) cross-border, cross-currency platform and global financial network reaching more than 200 countries and territories globally, Walgreen (WBA) consumers can access those financial solutions.
Towards the end of September, Western Union introduces international money transfers for Weixin users in China.