The Western Union Co. is greatly expanding the number of agent locations in the United States that can send money transfers to Cuba, the Douglas County company said.
Previously, only a limited number of locations could send money, and the process involved faxing paperwork verifications.
A new electronic affidavit will open up transfers from most of the company’s U.S. locations. Western Union has more than 58,000 agent locations in the U.S and Canada.
Western Union has more than 220 locations in Cuba, which it has provided money transfers to since 1999. It pays consumer money transfers in the Cuban Convertible Pesos.
“The new Western Union electronic affidavit is consistent with our goal to offer fast, reliable and convenient money transfer services while connecting families with their loved ones in Cuba,” said Victoria López-Negrete, the company’s senior vice president and general manager for North America.
