United States

Sitios de las autoridades

• 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.

  Actividades permitidas

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

  Titulares típicos

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

  Vía de solicitud

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

  Límites clave

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

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

  Actividades permitidas

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

  Titulares típicos

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

  Vía de solicitud

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

  Límites clave

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

  Money transfer & remittanceFuente oficial
• 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-takingFuente oficial
• State bank or trust charterState charterDeposit-taking under a state charter, supervised by the state and a federal regulator.Banking & deposit-takingFuente oficial
• Remittance Transfer RuleRemittance ruleDisclosure, cancellation and error-resolution duties for cross-border remittances — a compliance regime, not a licence.Payment institution / PSPFuente oficial

Una muestra elegida a mano para orientarse; no es el registro completo.

• AdyenHolds a Dutch banking licence, so it settles as a bank in Europe and licenses locally elsewhere.BankingMTLEMIAFSLMPISVFIPAutorizada enEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaSingaporeHong Kong, ChinaBrazilUnited Arab Emirates
• AirwallexCross-border accounts, cards and acquiring with one of the widest licence footprints in APAC.AFSLAPIEMISVFMPIMSBAutorizada enAustraliaUnited KingdomHong Kong, ChinaSingaporeUnited StatesMalaysiaNew ZealandChina (mainland)
• Block (Square)Merchant acquiring and Cash App, licensed state by state and in each international market.MTLMSBEMIAFSLAutorizada enUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaJapanEuropean Union / EEA
• Checkout.comEnterprise acquiring with local acquiring licences across four regions.APIEMIMTLMPISVFAutorizada enUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaJapan
• CircleStablecoin issuer holding US money transmitter licences and an EU e-money licence.MSBMTLEMIMPIAutorizada enUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAFRSingapore
• CoinbaseCrypto exchange and custody with licences across the US, EU and Asia-Pacific.MSBMTLEMICASPMPIAutorizada enUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomDESingaporeAustralia
• FiservMerchant acquiring and issuer processing at scale.MTLEMIAutorizada enUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEA
• FlutterwaveAfrican payments infrastructure with licences across the continent and in the UK/US.PSSPMMOPSPEMIMSBAutorizada enNigeriaKenyaGhanaSouth AfricaEgyptUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanada
• GoCardlessBank payments and open banking with licences in Europe, Australia and the US.EMIAPIAFSLMTLAutorizada enUnited KingdomAustraliaUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEA
• KlarnaBuy-now-pay-later backed by a Swedish banking licence.BankingEMIAutorizada enEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomUnited StatesAustralia
• MarqetaModern card issuing platform — licensed where it issues and settles.MTLEMIAutorizada enUnited StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaSingapore
• NiumReal-time cross-border payments and card issuance for banks and businesses.MPIEMIAPIMTLAFSLAutorizada enSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited StatesAustraliaHong Kong, ChinaIndiaMalaysia
• NuveiPayment technology and acquiring with local licences across its footprint.MSBMTLEMIMPIAFSLAutorizada enCanadaUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEASingaporeAustralia
• PayoneerCross-border payouts and receivables for marketplaces and SMBs.MSBMTLEMIAPISVFAFSLAutorizada enUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaSingaporeIndia
• PayPalRuns a Luxembourg banking licence alongside US state money transmitter licences.BankingMTLEMIAFSLAutorizada enUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomAustraliaSingapore
• PaysafeWallets and processing under UK and EU e-money licences plus US registrations.EMIAPIMTLMSBAutorizada enUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanadaEuropean Union / EEA
• PPROLocal payment methods platform for PSPs and merchants.EMIMTLMPIAutorizada enUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesSingaporeBrazilMexico
• RapydFintech-as-a-service with licensed entities across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.EMIAPIMTLMPIAutorizada enUnited KingdomIsraelUnited StatesSingaporeMexicoBrazil
• RemitlyDigital remittance with money transmitter licences in its send markets.MSBMTLAPIEMIAFSLAutorizada enUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustralia
• RevolutEMI plus a banking licence in Lithuania; separate licences in each expansion market.BankingEMIAPIMTLMPIAFSLAutorizada enEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMexicoBrazilIndia
• RippleCross-border settlement infrastructure with money transmitter and e-money authorisations.MSBMTLEMIMPIAutorizada enUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomSingapore
• StripeGlobal acquiring, payouts and issuing; licensed separately in each market it settles in.MSBMTLEMIAPIMPIAFSLAutorizada enUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomSingaporeAustraliaJapan
• ThunesCross-border payout network connecting wallets, banks and mobile money.MPIAPIMTLAutorizada enSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited States
• WiseCross-border accounts and transfers, licensed market by market.EMIMTLMPIAFSLAutorizada enUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMalaysia

Región

• Canada
• Mexico