Global payment services provider Western Union and United Bank for Africa have expanded their partnership to increase the reach of their cobranded money transfer platform.

Carrier MTN Group and global payment services giant Western Union have partnered to introduce international mobile remittance services in 21 countries across Africa and the Middle East.

Western Union has continued to ramp up its mobile vendor program to extend the reach of its services and launch mobile finance initiatives worldwide.

MoneyGram and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi partnered to make international mobile money transfers available for the first time to the bank’s customers.

Money-transfer giant Western Union discussed its mobile strategy and the hottest trends in the mobile financial services ecosystem in an exclusive interview.

Mobile payments specialist Obopay has launched Mobile Money for Banks, letting banks deploy their own branded mobile money services.

Money-transfer giant the Western Union Co. is extending the reach and accessibility of its money transfer services with mobile finance initiatives in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.