Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: there is no need to open a checking account when implementing the transfer. The greatest increases in MoneyGram's total revenue for the 2nd quarter of 2012 was $ 330.1 million, having been increased on 7% compared to $ 310 million in Q2 2011. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: high level of data protection and confidentiality of money transfers. MoneyGram completed the rollout of simplified pricing for money transfer services in the U.S., an initiative that began last year.