MoneyGram's total revenue for the 2nd quarter of 2012 was $ 330.1 million, having been increased on 7% compared to $ 310 million in Q2 2011. In due time MoneyGram separated from the Western Union and became an independent brand. Technology continues to play a key role in increasing MoneyGram transaction speed, automating and streamlining processes, and creating new functionality. MoneyGram's consumers and agents expect reliability and safety and that is precisely what MoneyGram continues to deliver, transaction by transaction. The benefits of money transfers by MoneyGram: sender of of transfer can choose to receive a money transfer currency - U.S. dollars or euros.