Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. MoneyGram cooperates with numerous partners from Europe. Among them such financial establishments as Post of Canada, Cyprus, Ukraine, Iceland, Moldova, the Royal Mail of UK and Norway, Italian Post, Bank of Ireland, Sberbank of Russia, Kocbank, Banco Popular Espanol, and many others. 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. Around the world, MoneyGram is working with leading financial institutions. As part of the 2008 Recapitalization, our wholly owned subsidiary, MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., issued Goldman Sachs $500.0 million of senior secured second lien notes with a 10-year maturity. Money orders and official checks by MoneyGram continue their steady performance and expanded line of bill payment services deliver excellent results. MoneyGram point-of-sale systems are continually upgraded to provide the latest new products and functionality. MoneyGram financial results were driven by money transfer business, which delivered more than 40 percent growth in transaction volume.