A week after opening its mobile payment platform to MoneyGram, Gemalto is expanding its mobile payment software solution to include Western Union Money Transfer service.

Gemalto said its LinqUs mobile payment platform has been certified through Western Union's mobile vendor program to give end users new options to send and receive money across borders with their mobile phones.

"International remittances are critical to the livelihood of families and communities in many developing markets, and we're aiming to make it available to all by building the bridge to the mobile device," said Jean-Claude Deturche, Gemalto SVP for mobile financial services.

"Working with Western Union means we can support our customers to effortlessly introduce convenient and reliable mobile money transfer services from virtually anywhere in the world," Deturche said.

Gemalto said the expanded solution is available to mobile network operators and financial institutions that are looking to provide mobile remittance services. Once they contract with Western Union to offer the service, MNOs and FIs can use Western Union's network of approximately 510,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories to facilitate mobile money transfers.

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