Dollar General teams with Western Union to offer prepaid cards at 10,000 locations

Englewood, Colo. -- The Western Union Co. and Dollar General Corp. said that they have executed an agreement to begin offering two Western Union general-purpose reloadable prepaid cards at Dollar General’s more than 10,000 stores in 40 states. Dollar General is now offering the Western Union MoneyWise and co-branded Western Union Telemundo cards. “Prepaid cards are growing in popularity as a useful money-management tool, and we’re happy to offer them in our stores as an added convenience for our customers,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s executive VP, division president and chief merchandising officer.