The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: there is no need to open a checking account when implementing the transfer. MoneyGram's total revenue for the 2nd quarter of 2012 was $ 330.1 million, having been increased on 7% compared to $ 310 million in Q2 2011. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. Last year, MoneyGram business in the CIS and Eastern Europe took priority positions to increase the number of branches in comparison with other regions - were opened new four thousand branches. In March 2012, the company MoneyGram merged with the network of U.S. payment centers ZipZap.