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. As part of the 2008 Recapitalization, our wholly owned subsidiary, MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., issued Goldman Sachs $500.0 million of senior secured second lien notes with a 10-year maturity. Money orders and official checks by MoneyGram continue their steady performance and expanded line of bill payment services deliver excellent results. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: high level of data protection and confidentiality of money transfers. It is very convenient and quick to transfer money without opening accounts and having no payment cards, precisely due to this wired transfer system MoneyGram has become one of the most common worldwide. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: the opportunity to send a telegram with money transfer (up to 10 words) for free. In March 2012, the company MoneyGram merged with the network of U.S. payment centers ZipZap.
Money orders and official checks by MoneyGram continue their steady performance and expanded line of bill payment services deliver excellent results. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: high level of data protection and confidentiality of money transfers. As part of the 2008 Recapitalization, our wholly owned subsidiary, MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., issued Goldman Sachs $500.0 million of senior secured second lien notes with a 10-year maturity.