In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. Technology continues to play a key role in increasing MoneyGram transaction speed, automating and streamlining processes, and creating new functionality. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc. Today the company MoneyGram International - an independent U.S. company, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and MoneyGram money transfer is considered one of the largest international money transfer systems without opening a bank account.