About Western Union

Western Union has offered fast money transfer service throughout the world for more than 140 years. From family companies and global corporations, to families and non profit organizations in most distant parts of the world, Western Union helps them all to send or receive money, to provide support and make a better world.

Western Union operates in over 200 countries with more than 500.000 locations. Transactions are done in over 130 currencies, and today an average transaction takes just 31 seconds. Western Union sent over $150 billion for its consumer and business clients in 2015.

2000.

westernunion.com website was started thus allowing clients to send money online as well

1974.

Western Union launched the first communications satellite from the USA.

1914.

The first payment card was introduced.

1871.

The first money transfer in history was done.

1861.

The first transcontinental telegraph line in the North America was completed owing to Western Union.

1856.

Western Union was formed by merging with New York & Western Union Telegraph Company.

1851.

Western Union was established as New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company.

Western Union Money Transfer Service Terms and Conditions
Western Union Money Transfer Service Terms and Conditions can be seen here.

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