<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001225208-12-016601.txt : 20120724
<SEC-HEADER>0001225208-12-016601.hdr.sgml : 20120724
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20120724173550
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001225208-12-016601
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120720
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120724
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120724

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Western Union CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001365135
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				204531180
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12500 EAST BELFORD AVENUE
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(720) 332-3361

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12500 EAST BELFORD AVENUE
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRUJILLO SOLOMON D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001192126

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32903
		FILM NUMBER:		12977385

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL, TPS-3255
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403
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<TYPE>3
<SEQUENCE>1
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-07-20</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001365135</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Western Union CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WU</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001192126</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TRUJILLO SOLOMON D</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>12500 EAST BELFORD AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ENGLEWOOD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80112</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>poatrujillo.txt</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Darren Dragovich, As Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-07-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>poatrujillo.txt
<TEXT>
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 assuming, 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 20th day of June, 2012.

      				/s/ Solomon D. Trujillo
</TEXT>
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