In 1877, starting from September, New York City residents began to have the opportunity to check the time on clock with the "time ball", located on the roof of constructed in the same year a new corporate headquarters - Western Union Building. In the 80's of Nineteenth century, Western Union was repeatedly tried capture by the railroad tycoon Jay Gould. He worked with Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the first phone. In the early 60s Western Union has put into operation transcontinental microwave system of data transmission via radio waves, completely replacing the web of telegraph poles and wires. In 1864, fearing the laying of long underwater lines, Western Union offered to carry out laying of telegraph lines to Europe through the Russian Alaska under the narrow Bering Strait and then to Siberia with branching in the major cities of Europe. 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 1879 Western Union left the telephone business after losing a lawsuit against Alexander Graham Bell - the patent holder on the phone. The Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Transaction with Fexco has allowed Western Union to control directly more than 10 thousand points of service, which belonged to Fexco in 7 European countries (Spain, UK, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Finland). Western Union made so that the time in all of American civil services was the same.
Chilaw, Sri Lanka have 28 agent Western Union money transfer agent location. All country.
In the 80's of Nineteenth century, Western Union was repeatedly tried capture by the railroad tycoon Jay Gould. He worked with Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the first phone. In 1864, fearing the laying of long underwater lines, Western Union offered to carry out laying of telegraph lines to Europe through the Russian Alaska under the narrow Bering Strait and then to Siberia with branching in the major cities of Europe.
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H D Fc Bank, Chilaw 17 Fort Road H D Fc Bank |
Monday:
8:15 AM - 3:15 PM
Tuesday: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM Wednesday: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM Thursday: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM Friday: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
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Lanka Bell Pvt Ltd, Chilaw 447a Kurunegala Road Lanka Bell Pvt Ltd |
Monday:
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Lb Finance Ltd, Chilaw No 40 1 Colombo Road Lb Finance Ltd |
Monday:
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Friday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Madampe Mpcs Ltd, Chilaw Sawarana Rural Bank Madampe Mpcs Ltd |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Madampe Mpcs Ltd, Chilaw Karawitagara Rural Bank Madampe Mpcs Ltd |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Majestic Jewellery Pvt Ltd, Chilaw 28 Bazaar Street Majestic Jewellery Pvt Ltd |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Nattandiya Mpcsl, Chilaw Iranawila Rural Bank Nattandiya Mpcsl |
Monday:
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Sunday: 8:30 AM - 0:30 PM |
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Ndb Bank, Chilaw 50-52 Skyline Bulg Col Rd Ndb Bank |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
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New Swiss Gold House, Chilaw No 60 Bazaar Street New Swiss Gold House |
Monday:
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Friday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Peoples Bank, Chilaw Buddhaloka Mawathe Peoples Bank |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
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1998 - the number of points of money transfers worldwide reached 50,000. The network of money transfers of Western Union is the world's largest. By 1861 Western Union telegraph lines entangled the whole America. It's time to explore Europe. In 1864, fearing the laying of long underwater lines, Western Union offered to carry out laying of telegraph lines to Europe through the Russian Alaska under the narrow Bering Strait and then to Siberia with branching in the major cities of Europe. One of the common kinds of money transfer is a transfer via the international system of Western Union. 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. In 1879 Western Union left the telephone business after losing a lawsuit against Alexander Graham Bell - the patent holder on the phone. Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. In the summer of 1990 top managers of the Western Union Company spent day and night in the main office in Englewood (Colorado, USA). They needed to meet the challenge: to save the Western Union from bankruptcy, paying off the debts of the company millions of dollars.