Western Union Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Western Union's competitors and similar companies include Wise, PayPal, Flywire, MoneyGram, American Express, Ebury and Worldline.
Western Union
Western Union
The Western Union is a global provider of money movement and payment services for consumers and businesses.
Wise
Wise
Wise (formerly known as TransferWise) is a financial technology company that provides money transfer solutions.
PayPal
PayPal
PayPal is a technology company that provides online payment solutions.
Flywire
Flywire
Flywire (formerly known as peerTransfer) is a payments-enablement and software company.
MoneyGram
MoneyGram
MoneyGram is a global financial technology company providing money transfer and payment services.
American Express
American Express
American Express is an integrated payments company.
Ebury
Ebury
Ebury Partners is a company specialized in international payments, collections, and foreign exchange services.
Worldline
Worldline
Worldline is a company that specializes in payments and transactional services.
Founding Date
Founding Date
1851
Founding Date
2011
Founding Date
1998
Founding Date
2009
Founding Date
1940
Founding Date
1850
Founding Date
2009
Founding Date
1970
Type
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Subsidiary
Type
Public
Tags
Locations
Locations
Denver, US HQ
Adelaide, AU
Melbourne, AU
Perth, AU
Sydney, AU
Wien, AT
Wien, AT
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Locations
London, GB HQ
Melbourne, AU
Sydney, AU
Brussels, BE
São Paulo, BR
Ottawa, CA
Shanghai, CN
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Locations
San Jose, US HQ
Sydney, AU
São Paulo, BR
Toronto, CA
Paris, FR
Kleinmachnow, DE
Hong Kong, HK
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Locations
Boston, US HQ
Sydney, AU
Toronto, CA
Vancouver, CA
Shanghai, CN
Tel Aviv Yafo, IL
Tokyo, JP
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Locations
Dallas, US HQ
Brussels, BE
São Paulo, BR
Vancouver, CA
Shanghai, CN
Hong Kong, HK
Mumbai, IN
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Locations
New York, US HQ
Buenos Aires, AR
Melbourne, AU
Sydney, AU
Vienna, AT
Brussels, BE
Toronto, CA
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Locations
London, GB HQ
Brisbane City, AU
Melbourne, AU
North Sydney, AU
Perth, AU
Bruxelles, BE
São Paulo, BR
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Locations
Bezons, FR HQ
Asq, AR
Buenos Aires, AR
Salta, AR
Docklands, AU
Sydney, AU
Wien, AT
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Employees
Employees
8,90015% decrease
Employees
2,91930% increase
Employees
29,9003% decrease
Employees
66541% increase
Employees
2,43617% decrease
Employees
77,30021% increase
Employees
1,4921% increase
Employees
17,07836% increase
Valuation ($)
Valuation ($)
4.4 b
Valuation ($)
N/A
Valuation ($)
81.2 b
Valuation ($)
3.2 b
Valuation ($)
944.1 m
Valuation ($)
113.9 b
Valuation ($)
N/A
Valuation ($)
8.4 b
Twitter followers
Twitter followers
615.4 k
Twitter followers
147.7 k
Twitter followers
1 m
Twitter followers
4.3 k
Twitter followers
263.8 k
Twitter followers
851.8 k
Twitter followers
2.5 k
Twitter followers
5.2 k
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
341
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
927
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
67
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
38
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
207
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
60
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
7
Number of tweets (last 30 days)
31
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
0.2
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
0.5
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
195.2
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
0.7
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
4.1
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
2.7
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
0.1
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)
2.3
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
11.44%
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
13.7%
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
85.07%
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
68.42%
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
28.02%
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
25%
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
57.14%
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)
70.97%
Employee Rating
Employee Rating
3.9
Employee Rating
4.3
Employee Rating
4
Employee Rating
4.6
Employee Rating
3.6
Employee Rating
4.2
Employee Rating
2
Employee Rating
3.6

Financial

Revenue (est.)
Revenue (est.)
$4.5b (FY, 2022)
Revenue (est.)
£846.1m (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
$27.5b (FY, 2022)
Revenue (est.)
$289.4m (FY, 2022)
Revenue (est.)
$1.3b (FY, 2022)
Revenue (est.)
$55.6b (FY, 2022)
Revenue (est.)
£29.4m (FY, 2022)
Revenue (est.)
€5.4b (FY, 2022)
Cost of goods
Cost of goods
$2.6b (FY, 2022)
Cost of goods
£225.5m (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
$15.9b (FY, 2022)
Cost of goods
$107.9m (FY, 2022)
Cost of goods
$610.7m (FY, 2022)
Cost of goods
$2.8b (FY, 2022)
Cost of goods
£15m (FY, 2022)
Cost of goods
€229.1m (FY, 2022)
Gross profit
Gross profit
$1.8b (FY, 2022)
Gross profit
£631.3m (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
$11.7b (FY, 2022)
Gross profit
$181.4m (FY, 2022)
Gross profit
$619.9m (FY, 2022)
Gross profit
$52.9b (FY, 2022)
Gross profit
£14.4m (FY, 2022)
Gross profit
€5.1b (FY, 2022)
Net income
Net income
$910.6m (FY, 2022)
Net income
£114m (FY, 2023)
Net income
$2.4b (FY, 2022)
Net income
($39.3m) (FY, 2022)
Net income
$34.2m (FY, 2022)
Net income
$7.5b (FY, 2022)
Net income
(£29.1m) (FY, 2022)
Net income
€303.8m (FY, 2022)

Operating

Countries
Countries
200 (FY, 2021)
Countries
44 (FY, 2022)
Countries
N/A
Countries
240 (FY, 2022)
Countries
200 (Q2, 2019)
Countries
N/A
Countries
N/A
Countries
N/A
Currencies
Currencies
N/A
Currencies
50 (FY, 2022)
Currencies
150 (FY, 2022)
Currencies
140 (FY, 2022)
Currencies
N/A
Currencies
N/A
Currencies
130 (Jul, 2023)
Currencies
N/A
Partners
Partners
N/A
Partners
N/A
Partners
N/A
Partners
N/A
Partners
750 (FY, 2018)
Partners
N/A
Partners
3 (Jul, 2023)
Partners
N/A
Transactions
Transactions
69.7 m (Q1, 2022)
Transactions
N/A
Transactions
22.3 b (FY, 2022)
Transactions
N/A
Transactions
N/A
Transactions
N/A
Transactions
N/A
Transactions
N/A

Funding

Total funding raised
Total funding raised
N/A
Total funding raised
$ 1b
Total funding raised
$ 217m
Total funding raised
$ 323.3m
Total funding raised
$ 59m
Total funding raised
N/A
Total funding raised
$ 570.8m
Total funding raised
N/A
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Wise
HQ
London, GB
Employees
2,919↑ 30% increase

Wise (formerly known as TransferWise) is a financial technology company that provides money transfer solutions.

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PayPal
HQ
San Jose, US
Employees
29,900↓ 3% decrease

PayPal is a technology company that provides online payment solutions.

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Flywire
HQ
Boston, US
Employees
665↑ 41% increase

Flywire (formerly known as peerTransfer) is a payments-enablement and software company.

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MoneyGram
HQ
Dallas, US
Employees
2,436↓ 17% decrease

MoneyGram is a global financial technology company providing money transfer and payment services.

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