Archive for March, 2009

The Western Union Company – Company View

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

An excerpt from the ‘Management’s Discussion and Analysis’ section is given below. The statement has been taken from the company’s 10-K filing for fiscal year 2007.
We are a leading provider of money transfer services, operating in two business segments:
Consumer-to-consumer money transfer services, provided primarily through a global network of third-party agents using our multi-currency, real-time [...]

The Western Union Company – Locations and Subsidiaries

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Head Office
The Western Union Company
12500 East Belford Avenue
Englewood
Colorado 80112
USA
P:1 866 405 5012
F:1 720 332 4753
http://www.westernunion.com

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The Western Union Company – Top Competitors

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

The following companies are the major competitors of The Western Union Company:

MoneyGram International
US Postal Service
MasterCard Incorporated
Metavante Corporation
CheckFree Corporation
American Express Company
PayPal, Inc.

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The Western Union Company – Major Products and Services

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

The Western Union Company is engaged in providing ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders.The company’s key services include the following:
Money Transfer Services:

Walk-in money transfer
Online money transfer
Telephone money transfer Payout

Other Services:

Money orders
Prepaid cards

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Hikmet Ersek

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Board: Senior Management
Job Title: Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia
Since: 2006
Age: 47
Mr. Ersek has been the Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia of Western Union since 2006. Prior to this, he held various positions with Western Union. From 2004 to 2006, he [...]