Texas Money Transmitter Licensing Requirements:
Who needs to be licensed as a money transmitter licensee?
Under Texas statute, a person may not conduct money transmission for people located in Texas or receive money or monetary value for transmission by any means, including by payment instrument, wire, facsimile, electronic transfer, or ACH debit without obtaining a money transmitter license.
Specific license requirements for Texas money transmitters.
To apply as a money transmitter in Texas requires the following fees and documentation:
What are the general bonding requirements?
Bonding requirements for Texas money transmitter license include:
Requirements include a $300,000 surety bond or an amount equal to 1% of the license holder’s total yearly dollar volume of money transmission business in the state or the applicant’s projected total volume of business in Texas for the first year of licensure. The amount cannot amount more than $2,000,000. When the amount of the required security exceeds $1,000,000, the applicant or license holder must provide security in the amount of $1,000,000, plus a dollar for dollar increase in the net worth of the applicant or license holder over the amount required by law, not amounting more than $2,000,000.
Additional resources: Texas Finance Code
Who needs to be licensed as a money transmitter licensee?
Under Texas statute, a person may not conduct money transmission for people located in Texas or receive money or monetary value for transmission by any means, including by payment instrument, wire, facsimile, electronic transfer, or ACH debit without obtaining a money transmitter license.
Specific license requirements for Texas money transmitters.
To apply as a money transmitter in Texas requires the following fees and documentation:
- The legal name and residential and business address of the applicant and each principal of the applicant
- The taxpayer identification number, social security number, the driver’s license number, or other identifying information the commissioner requires
- Complete set of fingerprints for criminal background investigation
- Familiarity and compliance with all applicable state and federal laws
- Proof that applicant has not within the preceding three years failed to file a currency transaction or suspicious activity report, as required by the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA Patriot Act, or Chapter 271,, or has not knowingly accepted money for transmission or exchange in which the money was derived from an illegal transaction or activity
- Commissioner may waive an application requirement or permit the submission of substituted information at his or her discretion
What are the general bonding requirements?
Bonding requirements for Texas money transmitter license include:
Requirements include a $300,000 surety bond or an amount equal to 1% of the license holder’s total yearly dollar volume of money transmission business in the state or the applicant’s projected total volume of business in Texas for the first year of licensure. The amount cannot amount more than $2,000,000. When the amount of the required security exceeds $1,000,000, the applicant or license holder must provide security in the amount of $1,000,000, plus a dollar for dollar increase in the net worth of the applicant or license holder over the amount required by law, not amounting more than $2,000,000.
Additional resources: Texas Finance Code
