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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Transfers are fine, but…

Transfers are fine, but I have been promised for many months that loyalty points or incentives were coming.

There should be a smooth transition from one incentive to another. Instead, nothing is occurring. Please advise.

Date of experience: September 13, 2024


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Western Union is a blessing

I recently downloaded the Western Union APP because our daughter lives in a town quite some distance from us. She often asks us to help her financially. So she called.She didn't have the money for food or gas. Thank God for Western Union. Within minutes, I had money sent to her. She simply went to the Western Union Station, showed her government ID, told them the tracking number (which I got when I submitted the order), & out the door she went.

Date of experience: September 08, 2024


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Job

I started trusting this company for more than an year now. When I sent money for some urgent purposes, I must received that money, mostly on the same day.
I really appreciated that.
One small thing to improve is the following:
Any time the money sending will not reach the payee, or cancel in any reason, please let the sender know asap.
Thanks for the good work.

Date of experience: November 02, 2023


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

getting the job done

working with western union from home computer makes it alot easier due to we live in a remote area with no western union for 100 & 100 miles away

Date of experience: September 15, 2024


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The money was delivered on time and…

The money was delivered on time and easily accessible to the receiver, which I really appreciated. Overall, I enjoyed using this service and plan to use it again. However, I’m a bit confused about why my last transfer was sent for review. It didn’t affect the process, but more clarity would be helpful

Date of experience: September 12, 2024


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ups and downs. Up again

I rely on Western Union to send funds to countries like Malawi and the DRC to support people I know in their activities. For some reason, WU decided to review my Malawi transactions and held them up for three days or canceled them, claiming it was the end provider.

The good news is that I called and spoke to a live agent, who directed me to the wu.gcr site to request a review of my account. I provided the requested information and my account was re-instated. So far one smooth transfer completed.

Date of experience: September 04, 2024


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Experiencing great on the services…

Experiencing great on the services serve since then, however sometimes we find difficulty on sending money coz of the new policy implemented. We understand the management is after on safeguarding our money sent yet to those who dont have any bank account will resort sending it to other money services that doesn’t need bank account. My concern that this WU money policy be flexible. Yet overall services rendered to us clients are realy great and are safe and our transaction is well protected.

Date of experience: September 12, 2024


Rated 3 out of 5 stars

price too high

price too high for Cambodia why is it 10% or more to send small amounts? When to Thailand only $2.99 for $50 this is using debit card,,, CC is higher Otherwise the process is good for helping people out

Date of experience: September 13, 2024

Reply from Western Union

Hello Steve. At Western Union, we strive to provide the best value to our customers and ensure our pricing is competitive. Your perspective is important to us and we're grateful for your engagement. With Western Union, you can easily get an estimate for the cost of your money transfer. You can check delivery options or estimate your money transfer fees and applicable foreign exchange rates at westernunion.com or our app. Click Send money and simulate your transfer to see the preferred details. Alternatively, if you cannot stage a transaction, you can call your preferred agent location to find out more on fees & rates. When choosing a money transmitter, we encourage our customers to carefully compare both transfer fees and exchange rates. Have in mind that fees, foreign exchange rates and taxes may vary by brand, channel, and location based on a number of factors. If you are open to discussing your concerns in detail, please do not hesitate to contact us directly through the Contact us section at westernunion.com. We're here to help.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

GIVE US OUR FREE TRANSFER BACK, WHY CHARGE SUCH AN EXHORBITANT TRANSFER FEE WHEN IT CAN BE FREE LIKE BEFORE

How can you expect me to give a good rating as when I started to trasfer money, it was free of cost and now it increased to $5? Shame on you, for using our hard earned salary even after you have your big cut from Google rate as you earn by giving lower rate to us plus now charging us a transfer fee which was free of cost just a year back..

Date of experience: September 15, 2024


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I generally never have problems with WU

I generally never have problems with WesternUnion.com, but lately there has been some glitches that has caused delays when sending money. The stopping of the points was another problem. I still have points I can't utilize

Date of experience: August 08, 2024


Rated 3 out of 5 stars

limited vs unlimited sending amount for the customer

well i have use the app and it doesn't allow a customer
unlimited amount on what you can send. Previous times before it doesn't allow you to send what you want. I had to go to western agency to send. The company of the app need to improve on this so customer can feel useful of the app online. I was dis- pleased with the fact I'm limited to how much i can send online.

Date of experience: September 14, 2024


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WU always works great

WU always works great. The banking laws in Egypt are a pain, because they are always changing, which can delay the delivery of the transfer.

Date of experience: September 10, 2024


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My transfers are done accurately and…quick

My transfers are done accurately and with speed. Since I live in Africa and my bank is in USA, I find Western Union the easiest way to access my bank account and gift the people I support. We use mpesa in Kenya. Thanks for making my life easier.

Date of experience: September 09, 2024


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Reliable with good rates, but slow

So of the different money transfer companies Western Union is great if you need to send cash, but if you are doing a bank transfer Western Union is very slow usually taking 7-10 days when including weekends. Other companies will do a bank transfer with the same rates in a few minutes.

Date of experience: September 02, 2024