What are the main benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram? Simple - the money transfer procedure is maximally simplified. Around the world, MoneyGram is working with leading financial institutions. For the recipient MoneyGram service of wired transfer is free. All expenses will be paid by the sender at the time of sending money. At the heart of MoneyGram is trust and reliability of customers. You can quickly send and receive money, as money transfers usually come to the recipient within 10 minutes. How to obtain the money? You go to any branch or affiliate partner of MoneyGram, show your identity document, fill in the letterhead, which specify a the transfer code and get the money. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc.