The Western Union Company

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.5 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

2

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • 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 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 December 31, 2015, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network of over 500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over 100,000 ATMs and kiosks. In 2014, The Western Union Company completed 255 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $85 billion of principal between consumers, and 484 million business payments. 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 STATES
    EU Office
    Rue de la Science 14B
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    2

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Feb 2017

    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
    Mr Wolfgang MASCHEK 19 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Chloe MacEwen (Vice President - Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Europe)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr John Dye (General Counsel)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • 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

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Payment Services Market Expert Group (PSMEG).

    ACC

    None

    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.

    • 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)
    • 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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