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TopChronicle
April 21, 2018
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) closed its last session at $19.41. The stock traded within a range of $19.27 and $19.54. The company operates in the Financial Services sector with a market capitalization of 9 Million. Trading volume for The Western Union Company was 3.18 Million in its previousÃâà...
Post Analyst
April 21, 2018
Turning to The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), its shares were trading at $19.41 a gain of $0.04, on the trading floor. The stock, after opening at $19.38, touched a high of $19.54 before paring much of its gains. So far, analysts are sticking with their bearish recommendations with the consensus call atÃâà...
StockNewsGazette
April 21, 2018
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) shares are up more than 2.10% this year and recently increased 0.21% or $0.04 to settle at $19.41. Teck Resources Limited (NYSE:TECK), on the other hand, is up 1.83% year to date as of 04/19/2018. It currently trades at $26.65 and has returned 1.91% duringÃâà...
Wichita Eagle
April 19, 2018
If you accidentally sent cash to scammers through Western Union wiring service, there's still time to get some of that money back. A $586 million settlement between the federal government and the wiring service will pay back those who were cheated out of their money anytime between Jan. 1, 2004 andÃâà...
Nuggets.com
April 18, 2018
SuperMascot Rocky, the Denver Nuggets Dancers and Nuggets Ambassadors visited local children today to spread fun and cheer.(Garrett Ellwood). SuperMascot Rocky, the Denver Nuggets Dancers and Nuggets Ambassadors visited local children today to spread fun and cheer.(Garrett Ellwood).
Seeking Alpha
April 12, 2018
Likely buried in the news flow of recent market volatility was the announcement of Walmart-2-World, an international money transfer platform. In 2014, Walmart-2-Walmart caused waves in domestic transfers. Western Union cut prices, but this was less than 10% of the company's business. Walmart-2-WorldÃâà...
CNBC
April 10, 2018
Money transfer start-up WorldRemit expects to turn a profit in 2019, its chief executive said Tuesday. Ismail Ahmed told CNBC that, despite the firm's heavy investment in partnerships and user acquisition, he believes it will reach profitability by next year. "Even with the amount of investment we're making inÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
April 5, 2018
With new technology coming into place, looking to disrupt established financial services, Western Union has stood strong, and will continue to, as it adapts to new trends. In 2017, Western Union completed 276 million consumer-to-consumer transactions, $82 billion of principal, and 547 million paymentsÃâà...
The Independent Republic
April 2, 2018
Ripple (XRP) – Netherlands is the first country to receive the advertisement of Ripple-powered remittance application said to be very fast, with zero transaction fee. The app, which is available on Google Play Store, according to Western Union, could safely be used to transfer funds on the go to a bankÃâà...
Finger Lakes Times
April 2, 2018
ROCHESTER — Lifespan of Greater Rochester can help older adults complete the Western Union Petition for Remission forms. Help is available to older adults who ... Western Union has admitted to aiding and abetting wire fraud and has agreed to pay $586 million to victims. Scams included promises ofÃâà...
Finger Lakes Times
April 2, 2018
By 1866, Western Union had consolidated virtually all of the various telegraph companies and Wade had become the president of Western Union. Because of ill health, he resigned as president and sold his interests to Jay Gould. Wade continued to be extensively involved in various businesses, includingÃâà...
whnt.com
April 1, 2018
If you were a victim of a scam between January 1, 2004, and January 19, 2017, and used Western Union's money transfer system, you are able to file a claim to get your money back. However, scammers are now trying to take advantage of this settlement to scam you again! They will send an official-lookingÃâà...
Fiji Sun Online
March 31, 2018
Police have made an arrest in a robbery case in which two suspects made off with $70,000 last Saturday. The robbery at Western Union's branch in Centrepoint, outside Suva, was done in broad daylight. Acting Chief of Intelligence and Investigations, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police VakaceguÃâà...
WKOW
March 24, 2018
MADISON (WKOW) -- The FTC says there are official-looking emails about the Western Union settlement that are tricking people into giving out information. The FTC wants to remind you that you cannot apply for a refund with the Western Union settlement by email. The scam asks for information about yourÃâà...
The Independent Republic
March 24, 2018
Financial giants Western Union and GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS) are partnering to launch an innovative online remittance platform WU.com. The platform is scheduled to be lunched at the end of April this year. The development is coming after Western Union (WU) confirmed it is testing Ripple'sÃâà...
StockNewsJournal
March 23, 2018
The Western Union Company (WU) have shown a high EPS growth of -19.30% in the last 5 years and has earnings rose of 13.00% yoy. Analysts have a mean recommendation of 3.10 on this stock (A rating of less than 2 means buy, “hold” within the 3 range, “sell” within the 4 range, and “strong sell” withinÃâà...
WRAL.com
March 23, 2018
The Federal Trade Commission last year reached a $586 million settlement with Western Union, contending the firm knew scammers used its money-wiring service to trick people but "looked the other way" instead of reporting the crimes. Anybody who wired money between January 2004 and January 2017Ãâà...
Business Mirror
March 22, 2018
Western Union and G-Xchange Inc. have enabled consumers to receive Western Union international or domestic money transfers into their registered GCash wallets 24/7—providing consumers with convenient access at their finger-tips. Following an agreement between the two companies, WesternÃâà...
PaymentsSource
March 21, 2018
The speed at which money transfer payments are evolving from legacy, paper-based systems to digital platforms couldn't be more stark at Western Union, where Sheri Rhodes has just been named executive vice president and chief technology officer. The digital revolution has not ignored Western Union.
CNBC
March 21, 2018
Its core product allows people to transfer money across the world in different currencies, but without incurring the high fees charged by traditional banks and companies like Western Union. But it has tried to branch out beyond that. It recently launched a product known as "borderless account," which lets aÃâà...
Simply Wall St
March 20, 2018
The Western Union Company's (NYSE:WU): The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The US$9.20B market-cap company announced a latest loss of -US$557.10M on 31 December 2017 for its most recent financial year result. Many investors areÃâà...
KCRG
March 14, 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- The deadline to file a claim with the Federal Trade Commission for a refund from Western Union has been extended to May 31. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa previously announced consumers that lost money to a scammer through WesternÃâà...
Kokomo Perspective
March 9, 2018
The deadline to ask for your money back from the FTC's settlement with Western Union is now May 31, 2018. That's the settlement refunding people the money that scammers had them pay using Western Union between January 1, 2004 and January 19, 2017. We have some tips on how to file your claim,Ãâà...
whnt.com
March 3, 2018
The deadline to submit claims if you lost money to a scammer through Western Union between January 1st, 2004 and January 19th, 2017 has been pushed back from February 12th to May 31st. The refunds follow a joint investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ)Ãâà...
KEYT
February 27, 2018
“For years, many people who lost money to scams sent their payment through a Western Union wire transfer. Scammers contacted people and promised prizes, loans, jobs, discounted products or other financial rewards in exchange for money upfront. They also pretended to be family members in need ofÃâà...
Philippine Star
December 31, 1999
“We are confident that collaborating with Western Union will provide a reliable and convenient mobile wallet-based money transfer platform for our customers. Two leading companies in their respective sectors having the same vision of helping people and businesses move money can definitely help growÃâà...