ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) announced today that President and CEO Hikmet Ersek will host a webcast and conference call to discuss third quarter 2012 results on October 30, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. Scott Scheirman , Executive Vice President, CFO and Global Operations, will also participate on the call. A press release highlighting the financial results will be issued at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern time the same day.

The webcast and slide presentation will be available at http://ir.westernunion.com. Registration for the event is required, so please register at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

To listen to the conference call via telephone, dial 1-888-317-6003 (U.S.) or +1-412-317-6061 (outside the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The pass code is 6589160.

A replay of the call will be available approximately one hour after the call ends through November 8, 2012, at 1-877-344-7529 (U.S.) or +1-412-317-0088 (outside the U.S.). The pass code is 6589160. A webcast replay will be available at http://ir.westernunion.com.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As of June 30, 2012, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network of approximately 510,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2011, The Western Union Company completed 226 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $81 billion of principal between consumers, and 425 million business payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.

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Source: Western Union