Western Union Company

Western Union (NYSE:WU) is engaged in money transfer and payment services. The Company's services are available through a network of over 410,000 agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories, with approximately 85% of those locations outside of the United States. As of December 31, 2009, over 75% of its locations had experienced money transfer activity in the prior 12 months. Western Union operates in two segments: consumer-to-consumer and global business payments. Its other businesses not included in these segments primarily consist of Western Union branded money order services available through a network of third-party agents primarily in the United States and Canada.