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. 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 point-of-sale systems are continually upgraded to provide the latest new products and functionality. Money transfer wired system MoneyGram offers annually U.S. $ 500,000 in grants to charitable organizations to support education programs in developing countries. Commission income on remittances and other revenues of MoneyGram in the 2nd quarter 2012 increased by 10% compared to the same period last year and 13% in the base currency.