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. After the correction of tariffs, volumes of MoneyGram transfers increased by 30%. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. Millions of people around the world trust MoneyGram, as the wired transfer system provides its customers with a reliable, fast and inexpensive service. In the city of San Salvador representatives of MoneyGram and Citibank announced a new regional project, which will provide money transfer services in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. MoneyGram launched a new in-person bill payment service which will be delivered through agents in their domestic network, giving consumers an easy, low-cost method to pay their bills. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: high level of data protection and confidentiality of money transfers. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc. Money transfer wired system MoneyGram offers annually U.S. $ 500,000 in grants to charitable organizations to support education programs in developing countries.