Western Union reduces money transfer fees from Kuwait to India

Effective January 12, 2009, Western Union's money transfer service to all locations in India will cost one Kuwaiti dinar less than the previous price for transfers of the same amount.

Jean Claude Farah, Regional Vice President for Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Western Union Financial Services, said:

"The new service fee comes into effect following the successful launch and enthusiastic reception of the reduced pricing for money transfers for the Kuwait-Kerala corridor. We did some more research, took into account the voice of the customer, the Kuwaiti market and the Diaspora dynamics here, as well as feedback from our extensive network of cooperation agents, and felt it was only prudent to extend the new fee for all money transfers to India. I sincerely hope that the new pricing structure will match the needs of our Indian customers."

Expatriates using Western Union to send money to India benefit not only from the new fees, but also from a reliable money-transfer process that is protected using state-of-the-art technology. Keeping the customer's convenience as a priority, money transferred via Western Union is available for pick-up within minutes from the over 51,000 Western Union Agent locations across India, and the receivers don't even need to have a bank account to collect the money.

Western Union's network in Kuwait consists of over 100 Agent locations operating through well known and established financial institutions such as Al Ansari & Behbehani Exchange, Al Moosa Exchange, öAl Mulla International Exchange LLC, Al Muzaini Exchange, City International Exchange, Gulf Bank, International Financial Line, Kuwait Bahrain International Exchange, Kuwait India International Exchange, Oman Exchange, Security Exchange, and UAE Exchange Centre.

To learn more about the Western Union Money Transfer service please visit a Western Union Agent location near you.