“We are thrilled to take our digital customer experience in the UAE to a new level through the integration of ‘UAE Pass’into our fast-growing and highly-rated wu.com and mobile app. This will allow our customers an easy, convenient and secure digital onboarding so that they can start sending money to their family and friends anytime anywhere,” said Salma Massoud.

Launched in 2020, WU.com and the Western Union mobile app offer customers in Saudi Arabia the choice to send money directly into billions of bank accounts and millions of wallets in over 125 countries andterritories.

Faysal Bank is currently paying out Western Union international money transfers in local currency to customers via its retail network of more than 575 locations. An expanded agreement with Western Union enables Faysal bank customers to receive money in real-time into their accounts, as well as to other banks across Pakistan.