In February 2009 the company entered into an agreement with Fexco to acquire 100% of its shares for $ 159.9 million. In the early forties of the 20th century, Western Union has used the first time a commercial intercity microwave transmission system. Western Union has several divisions, with products such as person-to-person money transfer, money orders, business payments and commercial services. The size of the commission fee for the transfer is charged according to the Western Union tariffs and depends on the amount of money sent. In October 1871 the company has implemented the world's first telegraph money order. After a century money transfers have become a major source of income for Western Union. Thanks to cooperation with Western Union the Associated Press at the end of the XIX century took almost monopolistic position in the U.S. market news. The first offices of company were located in the Reynolds Arcade building in Rochester, New York. The sign above the main entrance to the building - In 1856, in 7 years after the foundation of New York State Printing Telegraph Company, the company changed its name to Western Union Telegraph Company. In 1884 Western Union has become a joint-stock company and was brought to the stock exchange. The company has entered in the first American stock index Dow Jones.
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Rosgosstrakh Bank Kulakhmetova, 25/1 420095 Kazan |
Monday:
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Thursday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Friday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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