Western Union teams with Wal-Mart Canada to offer Western Union Money Transfers(R) and Quick Collect(R) services

The Western Union Company and Wal-Mart Canada Corp., today announced an agreement to provide fast, reliable and convenient global money transfers and Quick Collect(R) services to consumers in Canada.

With a national, chain-wide rollout scheduled for completion in early 2008, Western Union(R) services will be available effective today at select Wal-Mart stores throughout the Greater Toronto area. Wal-Mart Canada currently operates 287 stores coast to coast, serving more than 1 million Canadians daily.

“Customers turn to Wal-Mart for convenience and value – and we are constantly looking for ways to introduce new services at everyday low prices,” said Trudy Fahie, Vice President Financial Services, Wal-Mart Canada Corp. “Through this relationship with Western Union, our customers can enjoy the best overall value when it comes to choosing a money-transfer service provider.”

Through Wal-Mart Canada, Western Union will offer consumers the ability to send and receive Western Union Money Transfers(R) transactions to over 200 countries and territories. The Western Union Quick Collect(R) service enables consumers to send payments for their mortgages, credit-card bills, as well as car and consumer loans using cash or a debit card at Wal-Mart Canada stores.

“Wal-Mart and Western Union are brands consumers know and trust,” said Brian Fox, Vice President and General Manager, Western Union Canada. “Through Western Union’s world-class network of more than 312,000 Agent locations, consumers will now enjoy even greater choices when sending or receiving money transfers, along with the flexibility to send bill payments from locations throughout Canada.”

About Wal-Mart Canada Corp.

Established in 1994 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Wal-Mart Canada operates a growing network of 293 outlets nationwide. The company employs more than 70,000 Canadians and has been repeatedly ranked one of the best companies to work for in Canada by human-resources firm Hewitt Associates and Report on Business Magazine.

To view the recently published Wal-Mart Canada Corporate Values Report visit www.walmart.ca.

About Western Union

Western Union, together with its affiliates Orlandi Valuta and Vigo, is a leading provider of global money-transfer services, providing people with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money around the world, pay bills and purchase money orders through a network of more than 312,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.WesternUnion.com.

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SOURCE: The Western Union Company

The Western Union Company
Daniel Diaz, +1 720-332-5564
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Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Andrew Pelletier, +1 905-821-2111 ext. 4585
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