Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. MoneyGram wired transfer implemented many changes to its technology platforms designed to prevent or detect suspicious transactions. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: no fixup (the recipient may request payment at any MoneyGram agent in the country of receiving). 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. MoneyGram hired compliance officers in many of their global offices to ensure compliance with regulations of specific countries or regions. MoneyGram company operates around the clock and all 7 days a week, so the time of money transfer takes only 10 minutes.