Send Money to debit Mastercard® | Western Union DE (2024)

FAQs

Can you send money directly to a debit card with Western Union? ›

Register for a free Western Union profile or log in with your details. Click 'Send now' and choose the country where you want to send money. Select how much you want to send and choose the debit or credit¹ card' option. Choose the payment method you want to use to send the funds.

Money transfer to debit Mastercard typically happens in 30 minutes, times can vary depending on receiver's ability, Mastercard requires issuers to make funds available to cardholders within 30 minutes from approval. Western Union also makes money from currency exchange.

Choose money transfers to their debit Mastercard^® and they'll receive it in minutes¹.

Load: Add funds to your card when you buy it in the store or add funds online. You can even have your employer pay you directly via bank transfer to the card. Use: Make purchases everywhere Mastercard Debit is accepted. Reload: Add funds to your card the same way you loaded it, whenever you run out.

WU accepts Visa® and MasterCard® credit cards*. *Card issuer cash advance fee and associated interest charges may apply. Use a debit card to avoid these fees and charges.

Mastercard Send does not charge a transfer fee for its services as it provides payment management services rather than executing money transfers. The card-issuing banks (also called card issuers or issuers) apply their own proprietary fees for these transactions.

Link your bank account: In order to transfer money to your MasterCard, you will need to link your bank account to your card. This can usually be done through your card issuers website, mobile app, or by calling their customer service.

Sending money to yourself with the Western Union TravelWise service online: Visit www.westernunion.com/wutravel to use a debit or credit card.

Insert your debit card into the ATM card slot. Enter your PIN to access your account. From the main menu, select the option for "Fund Transfer" or "Transfer Money." ATM machines typically offer options like "Transfer to another bank account" or "Transfer to the same bank account."

How to transfer money from Visa card to MasterCard? ›

Complete your transfer to a debit or credit¹ card and you'll get a unique tracking number (MTCN). Use this to track your money. With a variety of ways to pay, you can choose from credit¹ or debit, bank transfer, or SOFORT when you transfer money with Western Union.

Person-to-Person Payment

Consumers can seamlessly send and receive funds domestically to friends and family typically within seconds¹.

With Mastercard Send, financial institutions, businesses and digital players can send funds on their customers' behalf to virtually any consumer debit card in the U.S., as well as general purpose reloadable prepaid consumer cards and small business debit cards in the U.S., regardless of brand.

What is the Western Union^® direct-to-bank account money transfer service? The direct-to-bank account money transfer service offers senders an easy and convenient way to send funds directly to a receiver's bank account.

The initial transfer can take up to five days pending KYC validation, with subsequent transactions to the same Receiver bank account number occurring on the same day.