MoneyGram wired transfer implemented many changes to its technology platforms designed to prevent or detect suspicious transactions. In 2011, a global network of agents of MoneyGram has grown up to 256 000 service points, thus its growth is 24% compared to the same period of the previous year. Around the world, MoneyGram is working with leading financial institutions. In 2010, MoneyGram announced a donation of U.S. $ 200,000 from the International Red Cross to help the people of Pakistan in fighting with the effects of flooding. MoneyGram completed the rollout of simplified pricing for money transfer services in the U.S., an initiative that began last year.