Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. 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. MoneyGram wired transfer implemented many changes to its technology platforms designed to prevent or detect suspicious transactions. MoneyGram cooperates with numerous partners from Europe. Among them such financial establishments as Post of Canada, Cyprus, Ukraine, Iceland, Moldova, the Royal Mail of UK and Norway, Italian Post, Bank of Ireland, Sberbank of Russia, Kocbank, Banco Popular Espanol, and many others. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: branching of network of the implementation of transfers across the world. MoneyGram completed the rollout of simplified pricing for money transfer services in the U.S., an initiative that began last year.