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<TYPE>EX-24
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The Western Union Company
Power of Attorney

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Darren Dragovich and
Sarah Wadsworth signing singly, the undersigneds true
and lawful attorney in fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,in the
undersigneds capacity as an officer of The Western Union
Company (the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a)of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules hereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney in fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in such
attorney in facts discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney in fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact,
or such attorney in facts substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys in fact, in servicing in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuring, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigneds
holdings of any transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 11th day of April, 2012.

      					 /s/J. David Thompson
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