In the study of business management, the study of financial institutions is inevitable. However, some institutions stand out from the others. Wells Fargo & Company (currently Wells Fargo) has held significant value within its industry since 1852. Founded in San Francisco, California, where it is headquartered today, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo were the first to provide both communication services and banking services. . By meeting the needs of the express (communications) company, Wells Fargo responded to the needs of local residents for stagecoach communications. The Wells Fargo logo of the stagecoach pulled by six galloping horses became synonymous with rapid, long-distance communication and American expansionism. As a communications provider to the United States Postal Service in 1860, Wells Fargo managed to retain 95 percent of the mail flowing in California, Colorado, and Nevada. With the Gold Rush of... Wells Fargo saw yet another niche catering to California miners who wanted to trade their leads locally to deposit the winnings into bank accounts so their families could access other locations by establishing banking establishments in unexplored territories. During this process, Wells Fargo improved its business structure by adding local businessmen, thus improving its business structure in addition to its unmatched communication techniques. For years, Wells Fargo provided the American people with the efficiency and stability that led Wells Fargo into the Overland Mail Company that overtook the Pony Express. Shortly after, the two businessmen added the banking sector to their addendum. As a prominent participant in the Civil War, Wells Fargo oversaw Chopstick Loveable's payments and directly financed the positioning of the Union war efforts...... middle of article...... Laudon, 2006) Works cited Authentication, V. (2012, September 12). Banks will use voice recognition systems to increase customer satisfaction. Retrieved from BAYOMETRIC: http://www.bayometric.com/blog/banks-to-use-voice-recognition-systems-to-increase-customer-satisfaction-2/CoolSoft, L. (2005). Voice recognition information. Retrieved from CoolSoft, LLC 2005: http://www.coolsoftllc.com/articles/Voice-Recognition-Information.htmLaudon, KC (2006). Management information systems. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education Inc. Panola, M. (November 2, 2011). Voice recognition over the decades: how we got to Siri. Retrieved from TechHive: http://www.techhive.com/article/243060/speech_recognition_through_the_decades_how_we_ended_up_with_siri.htmlAutry National Center for the American West. (2014). Excerpted from The Autry: http://theautry.org/search-the-autry