Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. Withdrawal of Webmoney via MoneyGram allows to get cash within a day. No need to wait a long time to obtain funds, and then also to stand in queues. Everything happens very quickly. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc. To 284 thousands of service points has grown global network of MoneyGram agent offices in the 2nd quarter of 2012 due to India, Spain and Africa, thus its growth was 16%. Money transfer wired system MoneyGram offers annually U.S. $ 500,000 in grants to charitable organizations to support education programs in developing countries. In March 2012, the company MoneyGram merged with the network of U.S. payment centers ZipZap.