How to Send Money using Western Union

Western Union is the most popular method of transferring money from almost any country to any other country overseas. You can easily send money to an agent location.

Ways to send money using Western Union Money Transfer

1. Send Money at an agent location.
2. Send Money online directly to a (qualifying) bank account.
3. Send money by Phone.

Send Money using Western Union to Agent Location

This is one of the easiest and the popular choice for money transfer. In this method you pay at Western Union and the receiver picks up the cash at the agent location. The Agents Location is pre-selected when you initiate the money transfer with Western Union Locations.

The Cash availability at the chosen agent location within minutes is the biggest advantage of sending Money by Western Union.

Send Money Online using Western Union to Bank Account

This method of money transfer is also simple. You pay Western Union bank. Western Union bank deposits the money directly to a qualifying bank account of the beneficiary or the receiver in 3 working days. This method of money transfer is not available for all countries and bank accounts.

Send Money using Western Union by Phone

In this method you can call Western Union directly on 1-800-CALL-CASH®(1-800-225-5227) and use your Credit or Debit card to send money. This is similar to the collection at the agent location.

How do you pay Western Union for sending money?

We can pay the Western Union in the following ways:

1. Pay Cash at an agent location.
2. Pay online through a Visa or a MasterCard Credit card or Debit Card. This option is available only in select countries.
3. Pay by Phone. Again this is acceptable in select countries only.

Limits for sending cash using Western Union

The maximum amount you can send to a country depends on the country itself. In order to control the unwanted money flow the concrete limits are specified. The limits are more than a few thousand dollars.

Disadvantages of Western Union Money Transfer

Western Union is a highly trusted and easier method for sending money. But such convenience does not come free; it has a higher fee for the service it gives.

The exchange rate given by the western Union is lower than the market rates. This is how they make profit and this is the fees for the services. These services as such are not available for sending money to all countries.

We recommend you to check the urgency for sending the money. If sending the amount is that critical the use the Western Union Transfer. If not in a hurry you can send your money for a nominal fee or through other sources which send money at cheaper rates.