Who owns Vigo?
Vigo is owned by Western Union (the United States, NYSE: WU).[1]
Evidence: The Western Union Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Western Union Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Denver, Colorado
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Payments & lending › Processors & digital wallets
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: WU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Vigo
Vigo is one of the brands Western Union uses for money transfer in certain geographic regions, targeted to the local market rather than the Western Union name. The 10-K notes that most of its Vigo and Orlandi Valuta-branded agents also offer competitors' money transfer services, whereas many Western Union-branded agents have agreed to offer only Western Union's.
How often Western Union names Vigo in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Vigo
- Current owner Western Union [1] verified
Where Vigo sits in Western Union
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Western Union
Western Union controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in processors & digital wallets, and who owns them
The 27 brands in processors & digital wallets on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Euronet, with 4; Western Union has 4.
About the owner: Western Union
Western Union is a publicly listed company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: WU.
The Western Union Company is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in Dublin and Dubai. Its 10-K for the year to 31 December 2025 reports revenues of $4,050.7 million, of which Consumer Money Transfer made up 87% and Consumer Services 13%. It offers money transfer under the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta brands and has agreed, but not yet completed, the purchase of International Money Express.
Western Union: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Vigo and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vigo is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Vigo?
The parent company of Vigo is Western Union, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Vigo American?
Yes. Vigo originated in the United States and its owner, Western Union, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Vigo still owned by Western Union?
Yes. As of 16 October 2026, Vigo is still owned by Western Union. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Western Union Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 February 2026; retrieved 16 October 2026.
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