Western Union Overview

Financial ServicesCompany

Where is Western Union headquartered?

Western Union is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

What is Western Union’s revenue?

Western Union disclosed revenue of 4,210M USD for 2024 and 4,357M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Western Union have?

Western Union has 9,100 employees.

What sector is Western Union in?

Western Union is a financial services company.

When was Western Union founded?

Western Union was founded in 1851.

Western Union

The Western Union Co.

7001 East Belleview Avenue,
Denver, Colorado 80237
United States,
(866) 405-5012
www.westernunion.com

Western Union is a financial services company that provides people and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money and make payments around the world. Western Union's consumer-to-consumer money transfer service enables people to send money around the world, usually within minutes. Western Union also provides consumers with flexible and convenient options for making one-time or recurring payments in our consumer-to-business segment. This segment consists of United States bill payments, Pago Fácil (bill payments in Argentina), and international bill payments. Western Union's business solutions segment facilitates payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border, cross-currency transactions, for small and medium size enterprises and other organizations and individuals. Western Union was founded in 1851 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


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Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - - - - 1 5
vol $1.3B $500M $1.8B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 1 - - - - 2
vol $750M $910M $1.7B
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