Western Union has taken of 451st position in the rating Fortune 500 in 2009, having moved from 473rd line in 2008. In February 2009 the company entered into an agreement with Fexco to acquire 100% of its shares for $ 159.9 million. America was on the verge of civil war and needed a reliable connection between the North and South. On the telegraph market of the USA at this time were operated with six large companies: American Telegraph Company, New York Albany and Buffalo Electro-Magnetic Telegraph Company, Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph, Illinois & Mississippi Telegraph Company, New Orleans & Ohio Telegraph Company, and the brainchild of Sibley & Co. - The Western Union Telegraph. In order to increase competitiveness and market expansion of its services, Western Union launched a program of loyalty Western Union Gold Card for customers, who has repeatedly made money transfers via Western Union. Leaving the idea of expansion into Europe, Western Union took up the expansion of services in the U.S. market. Most service points of Western Union work in the time convenient for customers throughout the week and throughout the year. In April 1851 companions registered in Albany New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company (NYMVPTC), which included founded two years before New York State Printing Telegraph Company. In October 2006 the company made an initial public offering of shares on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming independent from First Data company. 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. Western Union for more than 130 years provides money transfer services to its customers.
Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka have 12 agent Western Union money transfer agent location. All country.
In February 2009 the company entered into an agreement with Fexco to acquire 100% of its shares for $ 159.9 million. In order to increase competitiveness and market expansion of its services, Western Union launched a program of loyalty Western Union Gold Card for customers, who has repeatedly made money transfers via Western Union.
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Abans Limited, Minuwangoda No 31a Colombo Road Abans Limited |
Monday:
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM Thursday: 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM Friday: 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM |
money transfer quick cash |
Dedigama Group Pvt Ltd, Minuwangoda 41 Colombo Road Dedigama Group Pvt Ltd |
Monday:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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Katana Mpcs Limited, Minuwangoda Hinatiyana Rural Bank Katana Mpcs Limited |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 0:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
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Minuwangoda Mpcs Limited, Minuwangoda Galloluwa Rural Bank Minuwangoda Mpcs Limited |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Friday: Closed Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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Minuwangoda Mpcs Limited, Minuwangoda Minuwangoda Rural Bank Minuwangoda Mpcs Limited |
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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Minuwangoda Mpcs Limited, Minuwangoda Yatiyana Rural Bank Minuwangoda Mpcs Limited |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Friday: Closed Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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New City Jewellers, Minuwangoda Veryangoda Road New City Jewellers |
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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Peoples Bank, Minuwangoda Sriwardena Mawatha 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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Post Office, Minuwangoda Minuwangoda Post Office |
Monday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: Closed |
money transfer quick cash quick pay |
Seeds Gurentee Ltd, Minuwangoda 12 Abagahawatha Seeds Gurentee Ltd |
Monday:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
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The Western Union Company - the American company, specialising on granting of services of monetary intermediary. Western Union was founded in 1851. The company is one of leaders in the market of the international remittances. In 1866, Sibley ordered the engineers to develop a Western Union telegraph system of stock quotes in real time. By 1861 Western Union telegraph lines entangled the whole America. It's time to explore Europe. 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. In 1879 Western Union left the telephone business after losing a lawsuit against Alexander Graham Bell - the patent holder on the phone. In 1849, Selden and Sibley, the founders of the future Western Union, created the New York State Printing Telegraph Company. 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). 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.