CHANTILLY, Va., & ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Online Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCC), a leading provider of online financial services, and The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, today announced both companies have teamed to provide financial institutions enhanced same-day, expedited payment solutions.
The combination of these two premier payment processors significantly expands the options available to consumers who want to make last-minute bill payments to billers through the websites of more than 500 financial institutions. Western Union brings to Online Resources’ banking clients a greatly enhanced expedited payments service that now includes same-day delivery and posting to many more prominent billers in the mortgage, credit card, auto finance, telecom, cable, utility and other industries.
The offering enables financial institutions to provide the speed of delivery options, posting accuracy and value that their consumers demand for same-day payments in any channel.
“Payment channels are evolving quickly as originators and consolidators are finding new ways to impact the speed, cost and accuracy in all bill payment channels,” said David Shapiro, Senior Vice President of Western Union Payments. “By integrating our expedited payments network with a market leader in online banking, Western Union and Online Resources can offer a powerful tool for the entire payment industry.”
“By teaming with Western Union, we are delivering on the value and promise that banks envisioned for expedited payments: a broad-reaching service that is highly attractive to consumers,” said Robert R. Craig, Executive Vice President of eCommerce Services for Online Resources. “The combined reach and speed to billers will drive adoption of the service through financial institutions, and deliver more guaranteed, on-time payments to billers.”
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Western Union Business Solutions-branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. The Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta-branded services are offered through a combined network of 445,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2010, The Western Union Company completed 214 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $76 billion of principal between consumers, and 405 million business payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
About Online Resources
Online Resources (Nasdaq: ORCC) specializes in powering financial interactions between millions of consumers and the company’s financial institution and biller clients. Backed by its proprietary payments gateway that links banks directly with billers, the company provides web and phone-based financial services, electronic payments and marketing services to drive consumer adoption. Founded in 1989, Online Resources has been recognized for its high growth and product innovation. It is the largest financial technology provider dedicated to the online channel. For more information, visit www.orcc.com.
Online Resources Corporation
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