Western Union Japan

• Overview
• Our History

OVERVIEW

We, at Western Union, have more than 135 years of experience in the money transfer business, helping people from all over the world, including migrant workers, new immigrants, travelers...etc., stay connected.

Today, Western Union is a global leader in enabling money transfer. It is a trusted name that helps both private and corporate clients send and receive money quickly and reliably.

Today in Japan, Western Union cooperates with Travelex, in enabling a fast, convenient and reliable service. We have more than 251 Service Provider locations across Japan. And we will continue to grow. Outside of Japan, Western Union enables money transfer services through more than 370,0001 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Please call 0034-800-400-733 (for calls within Japan) or +61-2-9226-9554 (for calls from overseas) during service hours (Monday - Sunday, 10:00 - 19:00; English service is available 24 hours a day) to find your nearest Western Union Service Provider location. Or simply locate your nearest Western Union Service Provider locations in Japan here.

OUR HISTORY

We started off as a telegraph company, then Western Union successfully evolved into a global leader in money transfer services. The strength of our over 155-year old history is the foundation of our future growth.

TIMELINE

Western Union was established in 1851. Back then, it was called The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company. Only in 1856 did we change our name to The Western Union Telegraph Company. In 1871, the Western Union® Money TransferSM service was introduced and became the company's primary business.

And to top that off, we were the only company in the world to have 5 satellites in orbit in the year 1982. Then in 1992, we launched the Western Union® Money OrderSM service that provides customers with fast and easy ways to get money.

By 1996, we unveiled our North America headquarters in Englewood, Colorado and new offices in Paris, Vienna and Hong Kong. Our meteoric rise continued when we were able to expand to 50,000 network locations across the world in 1998.

The new millennium proved to be a historic time for us as we launched our worldwide website, www.westernunion.com. And by 2005, under the leadership of the President of Western Union Financial Services, Inc. Christina Gold, we had more than 250,000 network locations (combined with Orlandi Valuta, our subsidiary) worldwide.

We completed our transformation in 2006 when we discontinued our historic telegram service. Western Union now works with a number of companies to offer you a variety of financial services with network coverage of over 310,0001 Overseas Agent locations worldwide. And we are still expanding to serve millions of consumers across the globe, and that includes you.