- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Agrawal Rajesh K.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/29/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Western Union CO [WU]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY, 12500 EAST BELFORD AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres, WU Bus Solutions /

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	37158.0000 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	2/17/2019	Common Stock	21950.0000	$11.8600	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	2/24/2020	Common Stock	24553.0000	$16.0000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	9/29/2016	Common Stock	9263.0000	$19.1300	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	6/12/2016	Common Stock	87820.0000	$20.8700	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁵⁾	2/21/2018	Common Stock	32925.0000	$20.9900	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁶⁾	2/24/2021	Common Stock	16895.0000	$21.0000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	2/7/2017	Common Stock	21612.0000	$22.5500	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes restricted stock unit awards for 7,317 shares, 8,300 shares, 5,000 shares, and 9,572 shares which vest in full, if the executive is employed by the Company at the time, on February 17, 2012, February 24, 2013, February 8, 2014, and February 24, 2014, respectively.
( 2)	This option vested in 25% installments on February 17, 2010 and 2011, and the remainder vests in 25% installments on February 17, 2012 and 2013.
( 3)	This option vested in a 25% installment on February 24, 2011, and the remainder vests in 25% installments on February 24, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
( 4)	This option is exercisable in full.
( 5)	This option vested in 25% installments on February 21, 2009, 2010, and 2011, and the remainder vests on February 21, 2012.
( 6)	This option vests in 25% installments on February 24, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Remarks:
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Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Agrawal Rajesh K. THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY 12500 EAST BELFORD AVENUE ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112			Pres, WU Bus Solutions

Signatures
Darren Dragovich, As Attorney-in-Fact		9/8/2011
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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