Skye Bank Western Union
To enable us meet and surpass the Money Transfer needs of our Customers, Skye Bank introduced the Western Union Money Transfer Service in 2005.
Western Union money transfer is an electronic funds transfer service that enables people send money from over 220 countries and 300,000 Western Union Agent locations around the World and receive them in our over 200 Skye Bank branches nation-wide.
We also have “Dedicated Centers” where only Western Union transactions are consummated. The bank’s dedicated centers are strategically located, catering to numerous Western Union customers within and without the localities.
The product is uniquely designed to allow both customers and non-customers of Skye bank to receive their funds at our branches. Nigeria is presently a receive-only country for Western Union Money transfer.
The success of Skye bank in the area of Service Delivery has endeared the bank to the teeming users of the product.
The bank is opened for Western Union business:
Monday to Friday: 8.00a.m. – 4.00p.m.
Saturday: 9.00a.m. – 3.00p.m. (For selected locations)
Sundays and Public Holidays: 10.00am – 2.00pm
Benefits of Collecting Western Union Transfers from Skye Bank
Our services are fast and efficient
We have over 200 branches and locations, making the service easily accessible to receivers nationwide
Security of transactions is guaranteed
Availability of Dollar Cash
Opportunities to win various gift items with repeated patronage
Currency conversion service through our Bureau de Change outlets nationwide, making our locations, a one-stop shop for Western Union customers.
Convenient opening hours
Procedure To Receive
The receiver goes to the nearest Skye bank location and completes a Money Receive Form
Receiver provides the following information
10 digit Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN)
Test Question and Test Answer
Receiver provides acceptable means of identification.
Any of the following means of identification are acceptable:
International Passport
Driver’s License
National Identity Card
Other secondary identification acceptable by Skye bank Plc
Further details on the product can be obtained at any of our locations nationwide.
You can also call our Western Union Customer Service Center on any of these lines;
234 1 2703090 or 234 1 8775732 or email us on