Money Services Businesses page (lists "virtual currency exchanging and trading services" as licensed MSB activity)
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Money Services Businesses
A Money Service Business (MSB) is defined as any company or person engaged in one or more of the following business activities:
Electronic Money Transmitting
Issuing and/or Selling Traveler’s Checks
Issuing and/or Selling Money Orders
Bill Paying
Issuing and/or Selling Drafts
Transporting Currency
Issuing and/or Selling Prepaid Access/Stored Value
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Foreign Currency Dealing or Exchanging
Virtual currency exchanging and trading services
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Each money service business is required to submit an initial application followed by and annual renewal license applications, along with the appropriate fees to the FID.
To verify a licensee, please click here for a link to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System. You may also view a list of Authorized Delegates here.
Check Casher License:
This license is required for any company or person engaging in the business of check cashing or advertising, soliciting or holding itself out as providing check cashing for which the person receives at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) within a thirty-day period. Check cashing means receiving compensation for taking payment instruments or stored value, other than traveler’s checks, in exchange for money, payment instruments or stored value delivered to the person delivering the payment instrument or stored value at the time and place of delivery without an agreement specifying when the person taking the payment instrument will present it for collection.
Statutory References: Uniform Money Services Act § 58-32-301(A)(1) through (4) NMSA 1978 and § 58-32-102(D) NMSA 1978.
Currency Exchange License:
This license is required for any company or person engaging in the business of currency exchange or advertising, soliciting or holding itself out as providing currency exchange for which the person receives revenues equal or greater than five percent of the total revenues. Currency exchange means receipt of revenues from the exchange of money of one government for money of another government.
Statutory References: Uniform Money Services Act § 58-32-401(A)(1) through (4) NMSA 1978 and § 58-32-102(F) NMSA 1978.
Money Transmitter License:
This license is required for any company or person engaging in the business of money transmission or advertising, soliciting or holding itself out as providing money transmission. Money transmission means selling or issuing payment instruments, stored value, or receiving money or monetary value for transmission. “Money transmission” does not include the provision solely of delivery, online or telecommunications services or network access.
Statutory References: Uniform Money Services Act § 58-32-201(A)(1-2) NMSA 1978 and § 58-32-102(Q) NMSA 1978.
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