Article: Western Union Granted Austria Banking License.

DENVER, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Union Financial Services, Inc. today announced that it has been granted a banking license by Finanzmarktaufsicht Behorde (FMA), the Austrian Financial Market Authority.

The license will allow Western Union to expand the range of products and services that it offers to European consumers. Initially, Western Union, together with the Western Union agents, will focus on expanding the company's core money transfer business, both at retail locations and on-line. The license provides an opportunity to represent agents and the Western Union business within the European financial services community.

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