Western Union

Summary

Western Union is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,610 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Western Union is in the country of United States^[3].
• Western Union is in the country of US^[4].
• Western Union's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Western Union's instance of is recorded as financial institution^[6].
• Western Union's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Ezra Cornell^[8].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Samuel L. Selden^[9].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Hiram Sibley^[10].
• Western Union's founder is recorded as Jeptha Wade^[11].
• Western Union is owned by BlackRock^[12].
• Western Union is owned by The Vanguard Group^[13].
• Western Union is owned by Capital Research Global Investors^[14].
• Western Union is owned by State Street Corporation^[15].
• Western Union followed Deseret Telegraph Company^[16].
• Western Union's headquarters location is recorded as Greenwood Village^[17].
• Western Union's headquarters location is recorded as Denver^[18].
• Western Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Hikmet Ersek^[19].
• Western Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Western Union International Bank GmbH, organizační složka^[20].
• Western Union's child organization or unit is recorded as American Telegraph & Cable Company^[21].
• Western Union is part of S&P 500^[22].
• Western Union's Commons category is recorded as Western Union^[23].
• Western Union's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[24].
• Western Union's review score is recorded as 3.9^[25].
• Western Union's industry is recorded as financial services^[26].
• Western Union's industry is recorded as financial sector^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ezra Cornell^[8], Samuel L. Selden^[9], Hiram Sibley^[10], and Jeptha Wade^[11]. Recorded inception include April 8, 1851^[28] and April 1856^[29].

Identity

Western Union's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The it Company'}^[30]. It is part of S&P 500^[22]. It followed Deseret Telegraph Company^[16].

Leadership

Western Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Hikmet Ersek^[19]. Board members include Hikmet Ersek^[31], a businessperson^[32], b. 1961^[33], of Austria^[34], awarded the Global Economy Prize^[35]; Betsy Holden^[36], a businessperson^[37], b. 1955^[38], of United States^[39]; Jeffrey A. Joerres^[40], b. 1959^[41], of United States^[42]; Timothy P. Murphy^[43]; and Solomon Dennis Trujillo^[44], a chief executive officer^[45], b. 1951^[46], of United States^[47].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Greenwood Village^[17], a city in the United States^[48], in United States^[49] and Denver^[18], a consolidated city-county^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1858^[52], headquartered in Denver^[53]. Subsidiaries include Western Union International Bank GmbH, organizační složka^[20] and American Telegraph & Cable Company^[21].

Industry

Industries include financial services^[26], financial sector^[27], and telecommunications^[54].

Ownership

Owners include BlackRock^[12], a company^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1988^[57], headquartered in New York City^[58]; The Vanguard Group^[13], a business^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1975^[61], headquartered in Malvern^[62]; Capital Research Global Investors^[14]; and State Street Corporation^[15], a business^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1792^[65], headquartered in Boston^[66]. Western Union's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[24].

Why It Matters

Western Union ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,610 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]