The service is available at participating Western Union agent locations in the majority of the 200+ countries and territories in which the company provides services. This method of payment enables Thuraya customers to recharge their pre-paid SIMs with no fee.
The Western Union Quick Pay service enhances and complements Thuraya’s existing distribution channel by enabling Thuraya customers to recharge their pre-paid SIMs. To top-up a Thuraya prepaid SIM card, a customer can visit a participating Western Union agent location, provide identification and their Thuraya phone number and re-load their prepaid SIM card with a cash payment. In addition, family, friends and colleagues can add pre-paid credit on behalf of a Thuraya user traveling abroad.
In recent news, US-based prepaid cards and financial services provider NetSpend has teamed up with Western Union in order to develop a co-branded prepaid card.
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