Western Union launches money transfer bot in PH

US-BASED remittance services provider Western Union announced over the weekend the launch of a money transfer bot in the Philippines through Facebook

Western Union said the service allows Filipinos to request money from relatives or friends in the US through the use of a money trans

““This collaboration under - world’s developed and emerging

“We are constantly looking for opportunities to ensure we are making our services accessible

The sender from the US only needs to make a few clicks to com- plete the money transfer request

Both the sender and the receiver would have access to real- time transaction status and agent loca

Western Union said the requestors may opt to receive their money from major bank institutions in the country as well as from its -

“Acceleration of our digital strategy is allowing Western Union to integrate a money sending and receiving market seamlessly within the Messenger Platform and we are pleased to see the Philippines chosen as an early adopter of mobile