Western Union customer statistics 2026
- Western Union is linked to 17 companies in the Embedded Finance Index through their public disclosures and Western Union's own customer lists (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Western Union ranks #11 of 179 FX / payouts providers by number of linked companies (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Companies link to Western Union most often for FX / Payouts (17) and PSP (4) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Western Union with a known segment, 53% are in Fintech (9 of 17) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Western Union with a known segment, 41% are in Bank (7 of 17) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Western Union with a known headquarters, 44% are headquartered in Africa (7 of 16) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Western Union with a known headquarters, 25% are headquartered in MENA (4 of 16) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 45% of the companies linked to Western Union also use Visa (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 40% of the companies linked to Western Union also use MoneyGram (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 25% of the companies linked to Western Union also use Ria Money Transfer (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 20% of the companies linked to Western Union also use Ria (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 20% of the companies linked to Western Union also use TerraPay (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
How to cite these statistics
Embedded Finance Index, October 2026, published by Apideck. https://www.embeddedfinanceindex.com/statistics/vendors/western-union. Figures are recomputed as dossiers are added; quote the month alongside the number.