Corporate group · United States
The Western Union Company
See the institutions that GLEIF records as consolidated by The Western Union Company, with or without a BIC. Consolidation is an accounting relationship reported to GLEIF; it does not show ownership shares or control.
The group at a glance
Every row is the same 15 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Credit institution 6 · 40%
- Money service business 4 · 27%
- Payments & e-money 3 · 20%
- Financial institution 2 · 13%
Identification
- BIC only 8 · 53%
- BIC and a register licence 3 · 20%
- Register only, no BIC 4 · 27%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 9 · 60%
- AML registration only 4 · 27%
- Not on a tracked register 2 · 13%
Region
- Europe & Central Asia 10 · 67%
- East Asia & Pacific 2 · 13%
- North America 2 · 13%
- Middle East & North Africa 1 · 6.7%
LEI
- LEI mapped 15 · 100%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Credit institution | 6 | 40% |
| Money service business | 4 | 27% |
| Payments & e-money | 3 | 20% |
| Financial institution | 2 | 13% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 8 | 53% |
| BIC and a register licence | 3 | 20% |
| Register only, no BIC | 4 | 27% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 9 | 60% |
| AML registration only | 4 | 27% |
| Not on a tracked register | 2 | 13% |
| Region | ||
| Europe & Central Asia | 10 | 67% |
| East Asia & Pacific | 2 | 13% |
| North America | 2 | 13% |
| Middle East & North Africa | 1 | 6.7% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 15 | 100% |
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
GLEIF relationship records as at 25 September 2026 · BIC data as at 23 September 2026
Institutions in the group
All 15 institutions that GLEIF records in the group, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first.
- Western Union International Bank GMBH - French Branch BIC WUIGFRP1 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Convera Malta Financial Limited BIC TGBPMTMT Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Convera UK Limited BIC CHFXGB3L Payments & e-moneyMoney service businessPrudential licence
- Western Union International Bank BIC WEUICZP1 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Western Union International Bank GMBH BIC WUIBATWW Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Western Union International Bank GMBH - Italian Branch BIC WUIBITR2 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Western Union International Bank GMBH - Sucursal En Espana BIC WUIBESM2 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Western Union International Bank Nl Deutschland BIC WUIDDEF1 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Western Union Payment Services Ireland Limited No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licence
- Convera Australia Pty LTD BIC CNAYAU22 Money service businessAML registration only
- Convera Hong Kong Limited · trading as CONVERA No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Custom House Financial (Uk)ltd · trading as Custom House Financial (UK) Ltd No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Western Union International Services, LLC No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Convera UK Limited BIC TGBPGB22 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Ruesch International Inc. BIC RUINUS31 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Head entity
GLEIF records The Western Union Company as the parent that consolidates the group, with its head office in the United States.
The Western Union Company
LEI 28ID94QU1140NC23S047 · United States · GLEIF record ↗
The Western Union Company is not in the Swift directory or on the tracked registers. It appears here as the head of the group GLEIF records.
Members by country
GLEIF records 10 legal entities of the group in the directory, in 13 countries. Each institution shows its own listings and licences; nothing is inferred from the group.
United Kingdom 4
- Convera UK Limited BIC CHFXGB3L Payments & e-moneyMoney service businessPrudential licence
- Custom House Financial (Uk)ltd · trading as Custom House Financial (UK) Ltd No BIC Money service businessAML registration only
- Convera UK Limited BIC TGBPGB22 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Western Union Business Solutions (UK) Limited No BIC Payments & e-moneyPrudential licenceInactive since 17 May 2018
Canada 1
France 1
Germany 1
Ireland 1
Italy 1
Register licences in the group
Institutions in the group hold 9 licences and registrations on the tracked registers.
| Register | Holder | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA-PSD | Convera UK Limited | Authorised Payment Institution | 517165 | United Kingdom | Active |
| FINTRAC-MSB | Convera UK Limited | MSB | M16951694 | Canada | Active |
| FINCEN-MSB | Convera UK Limited | — | Not published by the register | United States | Active |
| AUSTRAC-RSR | Convera Australia PTY LTD | Independent remittance dealer or remittance affiliate (not distinguished on public register) | Not published by the register | Australia | Active |
| EBA-PSD2 | Convera Malta Financial Limited | Payment institution | C22339 | Malta | Active |
| CED-MSO | Convera Hong Kong Limited | Money Service Operator | 12-06-00062 | Hong Kong SAR China | Active |
| EBA-PSD2 | Western Union Payment Services Ireland Limited | Payment institution | C55075 | Ireland | Active |
| FINCEN-MSB | Western Union International Services, LLC | — | Not published by the register | United States | Active |
| FINTRAC-MSB | Custom House (Online) LTD. | MSB | M08842155 | Canada | Inactive |
Where the group is present
The group’s institutions are in 13 countries.
United Kingdom 4United States 2Australia 1Austria 1Canada 1Czechia 1France 1Germany 1Hong Kong SAR China 1Ireland 1Italy 1Malta 1Spain 1
In Elucidate research
One Elucidate article names The Western Union Company.
Sources & method
Group membership follows GLEIF accounting-consolidation relationships as at 25 September 2026. It does not cover ownership below consolidation.
Sanctions listings are matched on the BIC and on the LEI mapped to it, so they cover institutions that hold a BIC only. Institutions without a BIC are not screened. Always screen against the official lists.
Read the methodology →Sources for this page
- GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · about Level 2 data ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Swift ISO 9362 BIC directory—institutions and branch codes, mapped to LEIs through the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. As at 23 September 2026
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