Due to regulatory requirements and consumer demand in Germany and France, MoneyGram opened company stores in both countries. The main clients of MoneyGram are students, travelers, immigrants, expatriates, however, recently representatives of businesses who appreciate the advantages of fast and reliable money transfer, joined them. In 2010, MoneyGram announced a donation of U.S. $ 200,000 from the International Red Cross to help the people of Pakistan in fighting with the effects of flooding. AgentConnect continues to be an attractive alternative for businesses that choose to integrate their networks and point-of-sale platforms with the MoneyGram wired transfer. Money orders and official checks by MoneyGram continue their steady performance and expanded line of bill payment services deliver excellent results.