MoneyGram wired transfer implemented many changes to its technology platforms designed to prevent or detect suspicious transactions. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. 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 completed the acquisition of MoneyCard World Express, S.A. (MoneyCard) and Cambios Sol, S.A., two money transfer super-agents located in Spain. Money transfer wired system MoneyGram offers annually U.S. $ 500,000 in grants to charitable organizations to support education programs in developing countries.