Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Western Union Company (WU)
EU Transparency Register
35525111082-17 First registered on 06 Feb 2009
Goals / Remit
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement. Our omnichannel platform connects the digital and physical worlds and makes it possible for consumers and businesses to send and receive money and make payments with speed, ease, and reliability. As of March 31, 2019, our network included over 550,000 retail agent locations offering Western Union, Vigo or Orlandi Valuta branded services in more than 200 countries and territories, with the capability to send money to billions of accounts. Additionally, westernunion.com, our fastest growing channel in 2018, is available in approximately 70 countries, plus additional territories, to move money around the world. With our global reach, Western Union moves money for better, connecting family, friends and businesses to enable financial inclusion and support economic growth. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
Main EU files targeted
Western Union follows mainly regulatory developments directly related to its existing and planned future product portfolio. This group of initiatives includes consumer protection laws, payments regulations, AML/CFT regulations, data protection, and other rules and regulations which apply to our business in Europe.
Address
Head Office
East Belford Avenue, 12500
Englewood, Colorado 80112
UNITED STATESEU Office
place Louise 6
Brussels 1060
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Chloe MacEwen 29 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Loreta LIUTKUTE 15 Feb 2018 16 Feb 2019 Ms Chloe MacEwen 20 Mar 2017 10 Mar 2018 Mr Elias BEYROUTHY 25 May 2016 25 May 2017 Mr Elias El Beyrouthy 25 May 2016 13 Jul 2016 Mr Elias El Beyrouthy 23 May 2015 21 May 2016 Wolfgang MASCHEK 23 May 2015 21 May 2016 Mr Elias El Beyrouthy 09 Jul 2013 06 Jul 2014 Wolfgang MASCHEK 19 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Western Union is a member of the European Parliament Financial Services Forum (EPFSF), the European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF), and EUROFI.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Payment Systems Market Expert Group#E02287#http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2287 #Member #C#Finance, Other
Groups (European Parliament)
Member of the EPFSF
Communication activities
Western Union is a member of various trade bodies (e.g. EPIF, EUROFI, EPFSF).
Other activities
Western Union is interested in all relevant financial services regulatory- and other policy developments related to its current and desired future EU payments products and -services portfolio.
Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 14 Sep 2017 Location Tallinn Subject anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, cybersecurity, FinTech Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 21 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Financial Services Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Denzil Davidson (Cabinet member)
- Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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