Money transfers via MoneyGram system can be used as by bank customers, and by people who do not have bank accounts. Understanding that being in another country, you may not be fluent in the local language, that's why MoneyGram always tries to talk to you in your native language. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. 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. MoneyGram hired compliance officers in many of their global offices to ensure compliance with regulations of specific countries or regions. 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%. 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. In March 2012, the company MoneyGram merged with the network of U.S. payment centers ZipZap.