United States

Websites der Aufsichtsbehörden

• FinCENFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network (US)
• State regulators (NMLS)US state banking departments, via NMLS
• OCCOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency (US)
• Federal ReserveBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)
• CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau (US)

• Money Services Business registrationMSBFederal registration with FinCEN for money transmission, currency exchange, money orders and prepaid access.

  Erlaubte Tätigkeiten

  Money transmission, currency dealing/exchange, money orders, traveller’s cheques and prepaid access, as defined in the BSA.

  Typische Inhaber

  Money transmitters, foreign-exchange desks, prepaid-access providers that operate in the United States.

  Antragsweg

  Register with FinCEN (and keep the registration current). This is a federal registration, not a substitute for state MTL.

  Wesentliche Grenzen

  Does not authorise taking deposits. State money-transmitter licences are still required in each state of operation.

  Money transfer & remittanceOffizielle Quelle
• State money transmitter licenceMTLLicensed in each state where you transmit money — usually with surety bonds and minimum net-worth tests.

  Erlaubte Tätigkeiten

  Transmitting money for customers in that state (definitions vary by statute).

  Typische Inhaber

  Remittance firms, payout platforms and wallet operators serving US residents.

  Antragsweg

  File through NMLS with each state banking department. Bonds, net worth and resident-agent rules are set state by state.

  Wesentliche Grenzen

  A licence in one state does not passport into another. Unlicensed transmission is typically a criminal offence.

  Money transfer & remittanceOffizielle Quelle
• National bank or trust charterNational charterA federal charter that lets a fintech hold deposits and settle payments without a state-by-state patchwork.Banking & deposit-takingOffizielle Quelle
• State bank or trust charterState charterDeposit-taking under a state charter, supervised by the state and a federal regulator.Banking & deposit-takingOffizielle Quelle
• Remittance Transfer RuleRemittance ruleDisclosure, cancellation and error-resolution duties for cross-border remittances — a compliance regime, not a licence.Payment institution / PSPOffizielle Quelle

Eine handverlesene Auswahl zur Orientierung — nicht das vollständige Register.

• AdyenHolds a Dutch banking licence, so it settles as a bank in Europe and licenses locally elsewhere.BankingMTLEMIAFSLMPISVFIPZugelassen inEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaSingaporeHong Kong, ChinaBrazilUnited Arab Emirates
• AirwallexCross-border accounts, cards and acquiring with one of the widest licence footprints in APAC.AFSLAPIEMISVFMPIMSBZugelassen inAustraliaUnited KingdomHong Kong, ChinaSingaporeUnited StatesMalaysiaNew ZealandChina (mainland)
• Block (Square)Merchant acquiring and Cash App, licensed state by state and in each international market.MTLMSBEMIAFSLZugelassen inUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaJapanEuropean Union / EEA
• Checkout.comEnterprise acquiring with local acquiring licences across four regions.APIEMIMTLMPISVFZugelassen inUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaJapan
• CircleStablecoin issuer holding US money transmitter licences and an EU e-money licence.MSBMTLEMIMPIZugelassen inUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAFRSingapore
• CoinbaseCrypto exchange and custody with licences across the US, EU and Asia-Pacific.MSBMTLEMICASPMPIZugelassen inUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomDESingaporeAustralia
• FiservMerchant acquiring and issuer processing at scale.MTLEMIZugelassen inUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEA
• FlutterwaveAfrican payments infrastructure with licences across the continent and in the UK/US.PSSPMMOPSPEMIMSBZugelassen inNigeriaKenyaGhanaSouth AfricaEgyptUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanada
• GoCardlessBank payments and open banking with licences in Europe, Australia and the US.EMIAPIAFSLMTLZugelassen inUnited KingdomAustraliaUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEA
• KlarnaBuy-now-pay-later backed by a Swedish banking licence.BankingEMIZugelassen inEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomUnited StatesAustralia
• MarqetaModern card issuing platform — licensed where it issues and settles.MTLEMIZugelassen inUnited StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaSingapore
• NiumReal-time cross-border payments and card issuance for banks and businesses.MPIEMIAPIMTLAFSLZugelassen inSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited StatesAustraliaHong Kong, ChinaIndiaMalaysia
• NuveiPayment technology and acquiring with local licences across its footprint.MSBMTLEMIMPIAFSLZugelassen inCanadaUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEASingaporeAustralia
• PayoneerCross-border payouts and receivables for marketplaces and SMBs.MSBMTLEMIAPISVFAFSLZugelassen inUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaSingaporeIndia
• PayPalRuns a Luxembourg banking licence alongside US state money transmitter licences.BankingMTLEMIAFSLZugelassen inUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomAustraliaSingapore
• PaysafeWallets and processing under UK and EU e-money licences plus US registrations.EMIAPIMTLMSBZugelassen inUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanadaEuropean Union / EEA
• PPROLocal payment methods platform for PSPs and merchants.EMIMTLMPIZugelassen inUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesSingaporeBrazilMexico
• RapydFintech-as-a-service with licensed entities across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.EMIAPIMTLMPIZugelassen inUnited KingdomIsraelUnited StatesSingaporeMexicoBrazil
• RemitlyDigital remittance with money transmitter licences in its send markets.MSBMTLAPIEMIAFSLZugelassen inUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustralia
• RevolutEMI plus a banking licence in Lithuania; separate licences in each expansion market.BankingEMIAPIMTLMPIAFSLZugelassen inEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMexicoBrazilIndia
• RippleCross-border settlement infrastructure with money transmitter and e-money authorisations.MSBMTLEMIMPIZugelassen inUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomSingapore
• StripeGlobal acquiring, payouts and issuing; licensed separately in each market it settles in.MSBMTLEMIAPIMPIAFSLZugelassen inUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomSingaporeAustraliaJapan
• ThunesCross-border payout network connecting wallets, banks and mobile money.MPIAPIMTLZugelassen inSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited States
• WiseCross-border accounts and transfers, licensed market by market.EMIMTLMPIAFSLZugelassen inUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMalaysia

Region

• Canada
• Mexico