Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. Money transfer system MoneyGram International and the second largest bank in China - Bank of China, announced the start of service of MoneyGram at 200 offices Bank of China in Beijing. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. MoneyGram's consumers and agents expect reliability and safety and that is precisely what MoneyGram continues to deliver, transaction by transaction. Using the MoneyGram system, you can easily send money to your relatives and friends in other countries. MoneyGram hired compliance officers in many of their global offices to ensure compliance with regulations of specific countries or regions. To 284 thousands of service points has grown global network of MoneyGram agent offices in the 2nd quarter of 2012 due to India, Spain and Africa, thus its growth was 16%. MoneyGram completed the rollout of simplified pricing for money transfer services in the U.S., an initiative that began last year.