Western Union helps people and businesses move money for better—better communities, better economies, and a better world.
Our Mission
We believe that when money moves freely, good things happen. A business grows. A child goes to college. Emergency aid goes where it’s needed.
We help people move their money to make good things happen.
Technology Pioneers
From our earliest beginnings, Western Union has advanced technology to connect people — always staying focused on briging people closer to the places and loved ones that matter most to them, in good times and bad.
Technology Pioneers
From our earliest beginnings, Western Union has advanced technology to connect people — always staying focused on briging people closer to the places and loved ones that matter most to them, in good times and bad.
The 10-year-old Western Union Telegraph Company completes the first transcontinental telegraph line and begins carrying messages from one end of North America to the other.
Western Union begins offering inter-city commercial microwave service, making it one of the world’s first wireless telecoms.
America’s first, the WESTAR fleet of geosynchronous communications satellites begins operation, carrying Western Union telegram, mailgram, and Telex traffic. The company also leases bandwidth to other firms for video, voice, and data.
Having shifted its focus from communications to cross-border money transfer, Western Union becomes a publicly traded company on January 26. The next day, the company sends its last telegram.
Western Union now offers money transfer services to every country on Earth except Iran and North Korea, combining a 500,000+ Agent retail network with a digital platform that averages 34 transactions each second.
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