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# Western Union Philippines

[Remittances](https://fintech.ph/category/remittances) [Payments](https://fintech.ph/category/payments)

[Visit website](https://www.westernunion.com/ph/en/home.html)

- **Founded**: 1851
- **Headquarters**: Makati City, Metro Manila
- **Stage**: Public

## Overview

Western Union is a global money-transfer company (NYSE: WU) that has served the Philippines since 1990. Filipinos can send and receive international remittances through more than 12,000 agent locations nationwide, the westernunion.com/ph website, and a dedicated Philippine mobile app launched in October 2025 that supports QR Ph payments and both sending and requesting money from abroad. Recipients can collect funds via cash pickup, bank deposit (BDO, BPI, PNB), or directly into mobile wallets including GCash and Maya. The Philippines is one of the world's largest remittance markets, receiving about US$38 billion in 2024 (BSP).

### Products

- Western Union PH mobile app (QR Ph, send & request)
- Online transfers via westernunion.com/ph
- Cash pickup via agent network
- Wallet payout to GCash and Maya
- Bank deposit (BDO, BPI, PNB)

### Serves

Remittance senders and receivers Overseas Filipinos

## Funding and ownership

Stage

Public

## People

- Ricardo Alair II Country Director (Philippines)

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## Contact and links

[westernunion.com/ph/en/home.html](https://www.westernunion.com/ph/en/home.html)

- [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/WesternUnion)
- [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-union)

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