334,000 Western Union Agent locations for 8,500 Fidelity clients

Over 8,500 U.S. banking institution clients of Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) will be offered global money transfer services of Western Union. The two companies announced their partnership on Monday.

Once a financial institution served by the FIS agrees to offer Western Union’s services it will be connected to more than 334,000 Western Union Agent locations across the globe thus allowing customers to make money transfers to their friends and relatives across the U.S. and worldwide.

"FIS is the number one provider of financial services technology to financial institutions,” said Stewart A. Stockdale, executive vice president and president, The Americas for Western Union. “Our agreement with FIS is part of Western Union's new focus on identifying and driving the development of best-in-class services to expand the company's business to new consumer segments in the United States, especially through the banking channel. By entering into this agreement with FIS, both of our companies can help meet the prevailing need for banked consumers to have more efficient options to send money around the corner and the world. We look forward to providing the convenience of money transfers to FIS banking institutions and their customers.”