Western Union Stock Price, News & Analysis

Western Union (NYSE: WU) has announced its participation in the upcoming Bernstein Strategic Decision Conference scheduled for May 29th, 2025. CEO Devin McGranahan will deliver a presentation starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be accessible via webcast through Western Union's website in the investor relations section, with an archived version available shortly after the event concludes.

Western Union (NYSE: WU) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.235 per common share. The dividend will be paid on June 30, 2025, to shareholders who are registered as stockholders by the close of business on June 16, 2025. This dividend announcement demonstrates Western Union's commitment to returning value to shareholders through regular cash distributions.

Western Union (NYSE: WU) reported Q1 2025 financial results with GAAP revenue of $984 million, down 6% on a reported basis. The decline was primarily attributed to lower contribution from Iraq. Branded Digital revenue grew 7% with transactions up 14%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit transaction growth.

Key financial metrics include:

• GAAP EPS: $0.36 (down from $0.41)
• Adjusted EPS: $0.41 (down from $0.45)
• Operating margin: 18% (GAAP), 19% (adjusted)
• Consumer Money Transfer revenue decreased 9% (reported)

The company reaffirmed its 2025 outlook with projected revenue of $4,090-$4,190 million (GAAP) and EPS guidance of $1.54-$1.64 (GAAP). In April 2025, Western Union acquired Eurochange , a retail foreign exchange services provider in the UK.

Western Union (NYSE: WU) has scheduled its first quarter 2025 financial results announcement for April 23, 2025. CEO Devin McGranahan and CFO Matt Cagwin will host a webcast and conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the quarterly performance.

The presentation and webcast will be accessible through the company's Investor Relations website. For those joining by phone, U.S. participants should dial +1 (719) 359-4580, while international participants need to dial their respective country numbers. All participants will need to use meeting ID 970 3723 0230 and passcode 759219.

Western Union has completed the acquisition of eurochange, a leading UK travel money retailer, from Corsair. The transaction, finalized on April 7, 2025, follows Corsair's October 2022 sale of NoteMachine's UK ATM and Testlink divisions to the Brink's Company.

Under Corsair's ownership, eurochange expanded from 96 to over 230 locations, developing partnerships with major UK retailers and financial institutions including Morrisons and NatWest. The acquisition aligns with Western Union's strategy to enhance its retail distribution model and expand its owned locations network in high-volume areas across key global markets.

The deal strengthens Western Union's consumer services segment, which experienced double-digit revenue growth in 2024. As eurochange was already a Western Union agent, the acquisition brings a long-term partner into the Western Union family while expanding available products and services. Canaccord Genuity served as the sole financial adviser for the transaction.

Western Union (WU) has announced zero-fee international money transfers to Myanmar in response to a recent devastating earthquake. The fee waiver is effective immediately until midnight Myanmar Standard Time on April 10, 2025.

Customers worldwide can send money through WesternUnion.com or the Western Union mobile app. Recipients in Myanmar can receive funds through multiple channels including:

• Bank account deposits
• Select mobile wallets
• Cash pickup at Agent locations

Western Union (WU) and HCLTech have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming WU's financial services through AI-powered solutions. The collaboration establishes HCLTech as WU's largest preferred partner, focusing on four key areas:

1. Transitioning to a platform operating model using HCLTech's FENIXAI and AI Force solutions
2. Accelerating platform and channel transformation through digital, cloud, and AI solutions
3. Leveraging digital engineering expertise for technology landscape reimagination
4. Establishing a new technology center in Hyderabad, India

The partnership aims to enhance WU's global technology capabilities, implement full stack observability and automation, and create new opportunities for innovation and talent development.

Western Union and urpay have launched international money transfer services in Saudi Arabia, enabling urpay wallet customers to send money globally through Western Union's network. urpay, Saudi Arabia's leading digital wallet with over 6.5 million users, will now allow customers to transfer money to bank accounts, mobile wallets, or for cash collection at Western Union Agent locations.

The collaboration aims to support Saudi Vision 2030 by promoting financial inclusion and digital economy initiatives. Saudi Arabia represents one of the world's largest outbound remittance markets, with consumers sending over $38 billion in 2023 according to the World Bank. The partnership enhances Western Union's presence in Saudi Arabia, where it has operated since 2000, while expanding urpay's service offerings beyond its current suite of 50+ services.

Western Union (NYSE: WU) has announced its participation in the upcoming Wolfe Fintech Forum. The company's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11th at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, featuring Chief Financial Officer Matt Cagwin.

Investors and interested parties can access the presentation through a webcast available on westernunion.com in the investor relations section. An archived version of the webcast will be made available shortly after the presentation concludes.