Card briefs: Chinese Bank Expands MoneyGram Service

BEIJING - The MoneyGram service, managed by a subsidiary of Hackensack, N.J.-based First Data Corp., provides money transfers to more cities and locations in China than any other money transmitter. Chinese customers and businesses are now able to pick up wired funds at CITIC Industrial Bank locations in Beijing (three branches), Shanghai (two branches), Dalian, Hangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Weihai, and Suxi. Money wiring service to China is available through most MoneyGram locations worldwide.