Zain and Western Union announced that they will work together to deliver mobile money transfer services in countries in Africa and the Middle East through Zain's new Zap platform. continued »

Vodafone, Safaricom and The Western Union Company announced today that they will partner to pilot a cross-border Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) service between the U.K. and Kenya. This service will enable customers to send cross-border remittances from select locations directly to Safaricom mobile subscribers in Kenya generally in minutes. continued »

Western Union today announced that it has created an alliance with Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. ("Orascom Telecom") to introduce mobile remittance services in select markets. The services aim to make low-principal, high-frequency remittances more convenient to the millions of consumers who send money every day. continued »