Card Briefs: Albertson's to Offer Moneygram Service

ENGELWOOD, Col. - Moneygram, the money transmission service managed by a subsidiary of First Data Corp., has signed food and drug retailer Albertson's Inc. to a five-year deal.

Albertson's will offer the Moneygram service to consumers at its 720 stores in 19 western, midwestern, and southern states, and at 170 sites in Southern California, Denver, and Las Vegas.

First Data Corp. is the nation's No. 1 credit card processor. Moneygram enables consumers to wire money in minutes to more than 17,500 locations in 80 countries.

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