The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: there is no need to open a checking account when implementing the transfer. 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 2011, a global network of agents of MoneyGram has grown up to 256 000 service points, thus its growth is 24% compared to the same period of the previous year. Until 2004, the owners of MoneyGram were Viad Corp and Travelers Express Company Inc.