Since going public two and a half years ago, MoneyGram has made great strides by pouring energy and resources into several critically important areas for business. 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. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc. Money transfer wired system MoneyGram offers annually U.S. $ 500,000 in grants to charitable organizations to support education programs in developing countries. MoneyGram company operates around the clock and all 7 days a week, so the time of money transfer takes only 10 minutes.