Western Union for more than 130 years provides money transfer services to its customers. In 1866, Sibley ordered the engineers to develop a Western Union telegraph system of stock quotes in real time. Western Union incomes for 2007 have made $4,9 billion US dollars, and the quantity of transactions has made 572 million. Separation of the companies had two objectives: first, to give Western Union the opportunity to develop more intensively, and secondly, to help First Data to return to its original activity (in 1992 the company separated from the payment system of American Express as an independent financial services company). In 2007 the company made 167.7 million transactions on money transfers between individuals and 404.6 million transactions between physical and legal persons. In 1988, the company undertook a massive reorganization in response to rapidly changing business conditions. In particular, this need has arisen due to many technological changes that have taken place at that time. Company name was changed from Western Union Telegraph Co. to Western Union Corp. In the 1910-1920 years. Western Union is actively engaged in researching, innovating in the field of data transmission. As a result of 2011, net income of Western Union has increased by 28% to $ 1.165 billion, the company reported. Before transition to remittances Western Union company rendered services on sphere of cable communication.
Western Union incomes for 2007 have made $4,9 billion US dollars, and the quantity of transactions has made 572 million. Separation of the companies had two objectives: first, to give Western Union the opportunity to develop more intensively, and secondly, to help First Data to return to its original activity (in 1992 the company separated from the payment system of American Express as an independent financial services company). In 1866, Sibley ordered the engineers to develop a Western Union telegraph system of stock quotes in real time.