Western Union Direct to Bank Review

Western Union Direct to Bank is the most cost-effective of all WU’s services. Last year, Western Union handled 226 million consumer-to-consumer international payments, representing a volume of money transferred of $81 billion. B2B volume represented $425 million. Your money is in safe hands as Western Union facilitate more than 700,000 online transactions yearly in the UK alone, with the online arm of the business growing by the day. All major debit and credit cards are accepted when sending money through the Western Union site (Delta, Electron, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa). Western Union Direct To Bank Account (card to account) service is the new and cheapest online money transfer service offered by Western Union. Money is deposited into receiver’s bank account within a maximum of three business days. Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode to protect against any unauthorized payment online.

As a Western Union customer, you may wish to transfer money on a regular basis. It is important to understand limits for verified and non-verified customers. The daily transaction limit is based on your transaction history with Western Union. For non-verified customers there is a £400 limit per transaction and £800 multiple transaction limit per two transactions. For verified customers there is a £2500 limit per transaction and £2,500 multiple transaction limit per 3 day period. After two transactions you must complete the EU identification process to increase limits and become a verified customer.