India Money Transfer - Western Union Review

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Western Union Review

Introduction:
Western union is the leading service for sending money through Agent locations around the world. The money can be picked up from more than 50,000 locations in India.
Online money transfer avaiable to senders from these countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweeden, United Kingdom, United States.

The Positive:
- Quick money transfer - takes few minutes.
- You don't need a bank account or a credit card.
- You can choose to have the money delivered to the receiver at home (funds are delivered in the form of a check or demand draft).

The Negative:
- High fees comparing to alternatives.
- You can recieve the money only from local agents around your place.
- You have to contact the person to whom you’re sending the money, and give him Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) for recieving the money.

Payment methods:
- Cash, in local moneygram agents.
- Credit card for online money transfer, only for US senders.

Fees:
Fees update every day, also depends on sender's place, reciever country and more. please refer to their Western Union website for more info.
In addition to the transfer fee, Western Union also makes money when it changes your currency into foreign currency.

Summary:
Good way to pay if you don't have an available credit card or a bank account.
Online money transfer also available for some countries.

Overall IndiaMoneyTransfer.info rating: [3.5] out of 5