Western Union to Open Money Transfers to Cuba From All 50 US States

Western Union to Open Money Transfers to Cuba From All 50 US States
Odalys Paez sits inside a Western Union office to receive a remittance in Havana on Oct. 28, 2020. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
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Western Union will vastly expand a U.S. pilot program for money transfers to Cuba, it said on Thursday, opening retail locations across the 50 states and allowing for digital service through its website and mobile app.

The company, among the globe’s top providers of such services, first resumed transfers on a limited basis to the communist-run island in early January, nearly three years after the Trump administration put in place sanctions that triggered a halt in service.