Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. After the correction of tariffs, volumes of MoneyGram transfers increased by 30%. 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 launched a new in-person bill payment service which will be delivered through agents in their domestic network, giving consumers an easy, low-cost method to pay their bills. MoneyGram offers an efficient, fast and secure way to send money around the world. 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.