Technology continues to play a key role in increasing MoneyGram transaction speed, automating and streamlining processes, and creating new functionality. MoneyGram International, one of the leading companies in the global money transfer market, has announced that its customers in Israel can now send and receive money transfers in Euro. 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. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc.