Remittance services provider Western Union has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a long-term cloud partner to digitalise its infrastructure.
A ‘significant portion’ of the company’s infrastructure will be moved to the cloud platform as part of the deal.
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Transition from current datacentres to a microservices-based architecture will enable the company to build and support new applications, irrespective of scale or complexity.
The company will leverage AWS machine learning, database, analytics, serverless, container and security services to update systems and products.
It plans to automate its business operations and add self-healing capabilities into its money transfer platform.
Moreover, the company will use Amazon Aurora and DynamoDB databases to speed-up payment processing and boost financial transaction throughput.
AWS is expected to improve the experience for Western Union customers, who can transfer money to more than 200 markets via mobile application, website and agent locations.
Western Union chief information officer Amit Sharma said: “Our transition to the cloud will enable Western Union to expand our digital footprint and work more efficiently as we evolve to meet the needs of our business and customers.
“The elasticity and agility that AWS provides will enable us to transform the way we operate and become a cloud-first organisation.”
AWS vice-president of worldwide commercial sales Mike Clayville added: “Already a leader in international money transfers, Western Union is not content to stand still, so they are working with AWS to drive even more business advantage in this highly competitive, and increasingly digital, industry.”
