The Western Union Company WU has acquired a 15% stake in a Saudi Arabian digital payment business, Reuters reported.
What Happened: The $200 million stake is in a digital payment unit of Saudi Arabia’s STC Group, a telecom.
Why It Matters: Western Union is one of many companies vying for a lead in digital payments outside China, where Ant Financial's Alipay app and Tencent Holding's TCEHY WeChat app are already well-entrenched.
This week, Alphabet Inc GOOG relaunched an expanded version of its Google Pay app in a bid to grab more of the market. Google and Western Union are up against competitors such as PayPal Holdings Inc PYPL, Square Inc SQ and Zelle.
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