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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:public_company
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gptkbp:annualNetIncome
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~$910 million (2022)
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gptkbp:businessModel
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money transfer
payment services
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gptkbp:CEO
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gptkb:Devin_McGranahan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:CUSIP
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959802109
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gptkbp:dividendPaying
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yes
high (relative to industry, as of 2023)
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gptkbp:formerName
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gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Ezra_Cornell
gptkb:Hiram_Sibley
gptkb:Norvin_Green
gptkb:John_Butterfield
gptkb:Samuel_L._Selden
gptkb:Benjamin_F._Angel
gptkb:James_D._Reid
gptkb:Levi_Stanley
gptkb:William_Orton
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1851
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gptkbp:hasCompany
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gptkb:The_Western_Union_Company
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Denver,_Colorado,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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NYSE: WU
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gptkbp:industry
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Financial services
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gptkbp:ISIN
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US9598021098
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gptkbp:logo
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Western Union logo.svg
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gptkbp:marketCap
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multi-billion USD (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:notableAcquisition
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gptkb:Custom_House_(2009)
gptkb:Finint_S.r.l._(2011)
gptkb:Travelex_Global_Business_Payments_(2011)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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entered digital money transfer market
subject to regulatory scrutiny for anti-money laundering compliance
ceased telegram service in 2006
historically known for telegram services
spun off from First Data in 2006
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Western_Union_Money_Transfer
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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~8,000 (2023)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:First_Data_Corporation_(until_2006_spin-off)
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gptkbp:revenue
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~$4.5 billion (2022)
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gptkbp:sector
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Financials
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gptkbp:services
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money orders
international money transfer
bill payment
commercial services
business solutions
consumer-to-business payments
consumer-to-consumer money transfer
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gptkbp:SIC
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7389
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gptkbp:spinOff
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2006
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gptkbp:stockExchange
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gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkb:stock_market_index
S&P 500 (formerly)
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gptkbp:stockStatus
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active
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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gptkb:USD
gptkb:WU
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.westernunion.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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