In February 2009 the company entered into an agreement with Fexco to acquire 100% of its shares for $ 159.9 million. In 1860 the U.S. Congress arranged among the telegraph companies a competition to create a national line. The winner was Western Union. Another invention of Western Union - time synchronization. 1970 - a new service called Western Union made so that the time in all of American civil services was the same. Gold Card Loyalty Program Western Union