What are the main benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram? Availability - MoneyGram payment system services are available everywhere, in more than 186 thousand locations in 190 countries. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. 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. For the company MoneyGram is important not only to provide customers with an easy and convenient way to carry out money transfers and support their families at home, but also to help them as much as possible to adapt to the foreign countries. Last year, MoneyGram business in the CIS and Eastern Europe took priority positions to increase the number of branches in comparison with other regions - were opened new four thousand branches. The Global Funds Transfer segment is the primary segment of MoneyGram, providing money transfer and bill payment services to consumers, who are often unbanked or underbanked. Commission income on remittances and other revenues of MoneyGram in the 2nd quarter 2012 increased by 10% compared to the same period last year and 13% in the base currency. Millions of families depend on MoneyGram to safely send money home or pay the bills. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: sender of of transfer can choose to receive a money transfer currency - U.S. dollars or euros.