Orlandi Valuta, Transferunion Launch Money-Transfer Services from the U.S. to Ecuador

SUNRISE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orlandi Valuta, a pioneer in the money transfer business, and Transferunion, an Ecuadorian company devoted to remittances, are teaming up to offer money-transfer services to Ecuador. The agreement launches Orlandi Valuta services in Ecuador for the first time ever.

Transferunion will now be Orlandi Valuta’s agent, and consumers will be able to receive their money in more than 91 ACTIVA locations in 49 cities in Ecuador. In addition, consumers in the United States can send funds to Ecuador from any Orlandi Valuta agent location nationwide.

“We are very excited to launch Orlandi Valuta in Ecuador for the first time ever,” said Alberto Laureano, General Manager, Orlandi Valuta. “We already offer an array of services in Latin America, and we’re proud to now offer those services in Ecuador. This relationship with Transferunion reinforces Orlandi Valuta’s commitment of regional expansion while providing an ample reach to the Hispanic community in the United States.”

Transferunion has offered money transfer in Ecuador since 1994 through the country’s main supermarket chains, including Mi Comisariato, Almacenes TIA, Superdespensas AKI, and MAGDA in the city of Quito. The company also has its own locations in the main cities of Ecuador, and operates a customer service office in Guayaquil that assists customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week – the only such office in Ecuador. In addition, Transferunion also offers Western Union services.

“Transferunion offers personalized service of the highest quality, and we are conscious that we are the medium through which hundreds of thousands of Ecuadorians abroad send their hard-earned money to their relatives in Ecuador,” said Martin Ayala, General Manager, Transferunion. “These resources are extremely important, as they fulfill many Ecuadorian families’ needs for food, housing, education and clothing.”

About Orlandi Valuta

Orlandi Valuta is a subsidiary of The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU). Established in 1986, Orlandi Valuta, an electronic money-transfer service, offers international money transfers from the United States to locations in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and all 32 states in Mexico. The company has more than 12,000 locations worldwide, including approximately 6,000 that offer both Orlandi Valuta and Western Union services.

About Transferunion

Transferunion is a part of Group Lacayo, representatives for Western Union in Colombia, Panama and Ecuador. The company also offers Orlandi Valuta services in 49 cities in Ecuador. Transferunion, which has provided remittance services since 1992, has a national presence in the Ecuadorian territory with convenient hours of operation in more than 100 cities in Ecuador. For more information, please call 593-4-2232232.

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