Date:26/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/26/stories/2005052604061900.htm

Business - Briefly

Western Union pact with UCO Bank

KOLKATA: Western Union, a global leader in money transfer services, has announced a strategic partnership with UCO Bank to provide inbound money transfer services across the country. In the first phase, the Western Union Money Transfer services would be available at 300 service units of UCO Bank and would later be extended to 1,000 branches by March 2006. As a result of the tie up, UCO Bank customers would be able to receive money from their friends and relatives living abroad using Western Union Money Transfer services.