Western Union

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Western Union is a major American financial services and communications company best known for its historic telegraph network and global money transfer services.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf financial services company
public company
telecommunications company
ceasedService telegram service in the United States
ceasedServiceDate 2006
country United States
formerHeadquartersLocation Englewood, Colorado
foundedBy Ezra Cornell
Hiram Sibley
hasBrand Orlandi Valuta
Vigo
hasCompetitor MoneyGram
PayPal Xoom
Wise
hasCustomerType business customers
individual customers
hasSubsidiary Western Union Business Solutions
headquartersLocation Denver, Colorado
United States
historicalActivity cablegram services
telegram delivery
telegraph services
inception 1851
industry financial services
money transfer
remittances
telecommunications
introducedService first transcontinental telegraph line in the United States
money transfer by telegraph
introducedServiceDate 1861
1871
listedOn New York Stock Exchange
nameChange Western Union Telegraph Company
nameChangeDate 1856
notableFor global money transfer network
historic telegraph network
originalName New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company
product Western Union mobile app
Western Union online transfer platform
regulatoryStatus money services business
service bill payment services
business payments
digital remittance services
domestic money transfer
international money transfer
money orders
prepaid cards
serviceArea worldwide
tickerSymbol WU

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
transcontinental telegraph ("Western Union Telegraph Company")
builtBy
Thomas Edison
earlyEmployer
Western Union ("Western Union Business Solutions")
hasSubsidiary
Western Union ("Western Union Telegraph Company")
nameChange
transcontinental telegraph ("Western Union Telegraph Company")
operatedBy
Western Union ("Western Union online transfer platform")
product
transcontinental telegraph
relatedTo
Bell Telephone Company ("Western Union (as major competitor in early years)")
sharesBorderWith

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