When sending the transfer via MoneyGram in one currency and receiving it in another, then currency conversion is carried out at the current rate of sales of current service point. The greatest increases in MoneyGram - an international system of money transfers, which is one of the leaders of the world market and unites 233.000 agent locations in 190 countries. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: no fixup (the recipient may request payment at any MoneyGram agent in the country of receiving). 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. Money transfer platform of MoneyGram will be integrated with the mobile platform LinqUs, which will allow customers to make international transfers with a mobile phone. Last year, MoneyGram business in the CIS and Eastern Europe took priority positions to increase the number of branches in comparison with other regions - were opened new four thousand branches. Commission income on remittances and other revenues of MoneyGram in the 2nd quarter 2012 increased by 10% compared to the same period last year and 13% in the base currency. In March 2012, the company MoneyGram merged with the network of U.S. payment centers ZipZap.