In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. In 2010, MoneyGram announced a donation of U.S. $ 200,000 from the International Red Cross to help the people of Pakistan in fighting with the effects of flooding. MoneyGram completed the acquisition of MoneyCard World Express, S.A. (MoneyCard) and Cambios Sol, S.A., two money transfer super-agents located in Spain. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: the payment of transfers is made in cash.