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Western Union and Jordan Commercial Bank announce strategic relationship

Western Union Financial Services, Inc., an international leader in money transfer services, today announced a strategic relationship with Jordan Commercial Bank to provide the Western Union Money TransferŽ service to its consumers.

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From 20 April 2005, Jordan Commercial Bank, will be offering the service at its 22 locations throughout Jordan. This will strengthen Western Union's efforts to provide fast and reliable money transfer services for all those sending and receiving money from overseas.

Dr. Mohamed S. Asadi , Asst. General Manager , Retail Banking & Technology at Jordan Commercial Bank said: "With the addition of the Western Union Money Transfer service we will add a much needed service to our existing array of service offerings."

Patricia Saba, Business Development Manager Western Union Financial Services for the Near East said: "By extending the service through Jordan Commercial Bank, we further ensure our commitment to delivering the best possible service to our customers. Today, the Western Union Money Transfer service, along with its subsidiary Orlandi Valuta is available in more than 200,000 agent locations in over 195 countries and territories world-wide."

Western Union now has 3 agents operating in Jordan: Cairo Amman Bank, The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance and Jordan Commercial Bank.
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About Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and First Data
Western Union Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC), is an international leader in consumer money transfer services. Consumers can quickly and reliably pay bills and transfer money around the globe using the company's proprietary money transfer network. Western Union and its subsidiary, Orlandi Valuta, together make up one of the world's largest money transfer networks with approximately 220,000 Agent locations in more than 195 countries and territories. Famous for its pioneering telegraph service, the original Western Union dates back to 1851 and introduced electronic money transfer service in 1871.

First Data Corp., with global headquarters in Denver, helps powers the global economy. Serving approximately 4.1 million merchant locations, 1,400 card issuers and millions of consumers, First Data makes it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses to buy goods and services, using virtually any form of payment: credit, debit, smart card, stored-value card or check at the point-of-sale, over the Internet or by money transfer. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.firstdata.com.

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