Since going public two and a half years ago, MoneyGram has made great strides by pouring energy and resources into several critically important areas for business. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: high-speed delivery of transfers (10-15 min). Money transfer wired system MoneyGram offers annually U.S. $ 500,000 in grants to charitable organizations to support education programs in developing countries. MoneyGram completed the rollout of simplified pricing for money transfer services in the U.S., an initiative that began last year.