Money transfers via MoneyGram system can be used as by bank customers, and by people who do not have bank accounts. After the correction of tariffs, volumes of MoneyGram transfers increased by 30%. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: no fixup (the recipient may request payment at any MoneyGram agent in the country of receiving). Around the world, MoneyGram is working with leading financial institutions. 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. AgentConnect continues to be an attractive alternative for businesses that choose to integrate their networks and point-of-sale platforms with the MoneyGram wired transfer. MoneyGram's consumers and agents expect reliability and safety and that is precisely what MoneyGram continues to deliver, transaction by transaction. MoneyGram hired compliance officers in many of their global offices to ensure compliance with regulations of specific countries or regions. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: the transfer is available in the system to obtain within 90 days.