
Western Union is a global leader in money transfer industry. Western Union enables customers to realize send and receive money transactions in the course of couple of minutes at more than 550,000 locations in 200 countries worldwide. In certain countries sending service is restricted so it is only possible to receive money.
The Agents are companies and entrepreneurs that provide money transfer services on behalf of Western Union.
The Agents are banks, posts, mobile operators, exchange offices, travel agencies, bus stations and other legal entities which Montenegro Transfers includes in its Agents’ network.
In Montenegro, WU transactions are performed by all Agents which cooperate with Montenegro Transfers
Anyone who need to send or receive money urgently: people who support friends or family, tourists, business people, students, etc. Western Union money transfer service is used when money has to reach receiver quickly and urgently.
Western Union money transfer service does not require a banking account
Transfer is completed within couple of minutes, regardless of where you are in the world but depending on working hours of pay-out location and time – zone difference .
The fee varies and depends on amount of money which is sent and country from which money is sent. The fee is always paid by the Sender on sending location. You can get more details about fees from local agent in country from which transfer is sent.
Western Union provides service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Each Western Union location determines its own working hours, although majority of agents’ locations maintain extended working hours. In Montenegro, the working hours of locations which provide Western Union service are adjusted to the working hours of the agent.
It is necessary to present valid ID card or passport and the following details: Money Transfer Control Number –MTCN, name and surname of Sender, amount of money and country from which money is sent (and the city if the transaction is from the U.S. or Mexico).
Sender receives, immediately after payment, a Money Transfer Control Number from the officer at the sending location, which should be communicated to the Receiver because it is obligatory information for raising/collecting the money.
Money can be taken only by a person to whom money was sent and only that person should be informed about data from SEND MONEY Form which Sender receives after sending money. In addition, each transfer contains unique control number MTCN.
Money transfer (SEND/RECEIVE) in Montenegro is done solely in EUR.