Funds transfer
The moving of cash funds from one location to another or from one person to another via a person, an entity or a network.
For purposes of the Money-Services Businesses Act, we interpret “funds transfer” broadly to include the following:
- payment service providers, i.e. all natural persons and entities that offer payment functions as part of a service or commercial activity that is not ancillary to another service or commercial activity
- mobile payments constituting a way to transfer funds or pay bills using an application, smartphone, tablet or other device
Note
Where a money-services business does not carry on currency exchange activities independent of its funds transfer activities, it does not require a “Currency exchange” licence to exchange currency when transferring funds.