Western Union Hong Kong

• Overview
• Our History

OVERVIEW

We, at Western Union, have more than 135 years of experience in the money transfer business, helping people from all over the world stay connected.

Today, Western Union is a global leader in money transfer services. It is a trusted name that helps both private and corporate clients send and receive money quickly and reliably. Western Union provides money transfer services through more than 400,0001 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Today in Hong Kong, Western Union is just around the corner with more than 1201 Agent locations across the territory. Most locations are open 7 days a week, and even after banking or office hours. Some are open up to 12 midnight.

Call 2117 9088 (for calls within Hong Kong) or +852 2117 9088 (for calls from overseas) to find your nearest Western Union Agent location. Or simply locate your nearest Western Union Agent in Hong Kong here.

OUR HISTORY

Western Union started off as a telegraph company and successfully evolved into a global leader in money transfer services. For more than 150 years, the familiar signs of Western Union have stood as a trusted symbol for connecting friends, family and businesses around the world.

TIMELINE

Western Union was established in 1851. Back then, it was called The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company. Only in 1856 did we change our name to The Western Union Telegraph Company. In 1871, the Western Union Money Transfer® service was introduced and became the company's primary business.

And to top that off, we were the only company in the world to have 5 satellites in orbit in the year 1982.

Then in 1992, we launched the Western Union® Money OrderSM service that provides customers with fast and easy ways to obtain money. By 1996, we unveiled our North America headquarters in Englewood, Colorado and established new offices in Paris, Vienna and Hong Kong. Our meteoric rise continued when we were able to expand to 50,000 Agent locations across the world in 1998.

The new millennium proved to be a historic time for us as we launched our worldwide website, www.westernunion.com.

And by 2005, under the leadership of our President of Western Union Financial Services, Christina Gold, we had more than 250,000 Agent locations (combined with Orlandi Valuta, our subsidiary) worldwide.

We completed our transformation in 2006 when we discontinued our historic telegram service. Western Union is now a financial services company with over 400,0001 locations worldwide. And we are still expanding to serve our millions of customers across the globe, and that includes you.