Exhibit A: CUSTOMER AGREEMENT
EQUALS MONEY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PARTNER TERMS
These terms and conditions (“terms”) are the terms on which Equals Money PLC “We, Us,
Our” supply products and/or services (collectively “services”) to You. In these Terms “You,
Your” means the corporate account holder of the Services supplied by Us.
The Services can also be provided to You following your referral to Us by The Money Cloud
LTD (“Business”) who provides their own products and services to You. The Business is a
program partner and is not a financial services provider. You may have a separate agreement
with the Business which will govern the terms of the relationship between You and the
Business. We are not a party to that agreement.
In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Your agreement with the Business insofar
as the Services are concerned, these Terms shall prevail.
Equals Money PLC is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide payment
services (FCA No. 488396) with its registered office address at, Vintners’ Place, 68 Upper
Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ, United Kingdom.
GENERAL TERMS
1. Glossary
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause apply in these terms as
follows:
1.2 Acts means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Terrorism Act 2000 and the
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (information on
the Payer) Regulations 2017 together with any subsequent laws updating or
replacing the same;
1.3 Account: the bank account notified by You to Us into which any sums due from
Us to You pursuant to any Order will be paid.
1.4 Authorised User: is any employee or contracted associate of You that You notify
Us of, in writing.
1.5 Business day: a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday in England.
1.6 Business hours: 09.00 – 17.00 on a business day.
1.7 Client money: money held by Us on Your behalf, which will be held in a
designated client account, segregated from Our money and not used
as business expenditure unless specifically set out in these terms.
1.8 Client Nominated Account: the bank account nominated by Us from time to time
into which the client funds will be paid.
1.9 Contract: individual Orders that have been accepted by Us.
1.10 Contract Note: the written document setting out the details of an Order that will be
sent to You following Order Confirmation.
1.11 Direct investment: capital investment in an enterprise, either directly or through a
holding company, for the purpose of acquiring a long-term interest and significant
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control over the management of that enterprise.
1.12 Electronic platform: the electronic trading platform used by Us to provide the
services.
1.13 Goods and services: all goods and services including, but not limited to,
intellectual property, such as computer software and patents, and land.
1.14 Good till cancelled: an Order which remains valid until cancelled by You.
1.15 Limit order: has the meaning given in clause 22.2.
1.16 Margin: a deposit or advance payment required in relation to a forward transaction.
1.17 Margin call: a request by Us to You to provide additional amounts (not
exceeding the full amount of the sale currency) as We may reasonably require
on account to cover adverse exchange rate movements between the date of the
Contract and the Value Date.
1.18 Margin Nominated Account: the bank account nominated by Us from time
to time into which the Margin will be paid.
1.19 MiFID Exempt Forward Transaction: a forward transaction that is entered
into as a means for facilitating payment for identifiable goods and services or
direct investment, where the client is not a financial counterparty (as defined
in Article 2(8) of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation) and which is
settled physically unless otherwise permissible under the regulations or the
Market in Financial Instruments Directive II. Order: your oral, electronic or
written instruction for us to perform a spot transaction, forward transaction,
stop loss order, limit order.
1.20 Order. your oral, electronic or written instruction for us to perform a
spot transaction, forward transaction, stop loss order, limit order.
1.21 Order Confirmation: when We confirm the details of the Order to You
by telephone, electronically or in writing.
1.22 Policy: A policy document that You issue to Your employees setting out
the basis upon which employees may use Our services.
1.23 PSR: The Payment Services Regulations 2017 or any successor laws
or statutes
1.24 Sale currency: the sums in a designated currency payable by You to Us
in respect of an Order including, without limitation, any Margin or Margin call.
1.25 Spot Contract: a Contract conferring the obligation to buy or sell a specified
amount of currency where the Value Date is two business days after the Order.
1.26 Stop loss order: has the meaning given in clause 22.1.
1.27 Regulations: all laws and regulations from time to time in force relating directly or
indirectly to the buying or selling of currency including, without limitation, the
Money Laundering Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the
Payer) Regulations 2017, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Payment
Services Regulations 2017.
1.28 Value Date: the date specified in the Contract Note by which You must
have transferred the sale currency to the Client Nominated Account.
2. Entire Agreement
2.1 These terms (together with the Order) constitute the entire agreement between Us
in relation to Your Order.
2.2 You acknowledge that You have not relied on any statement, promise,
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representation, assurance, or warranty made or given by or on behalf of Us
which is not set out in these terms and that You shall have no claim for
innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on
any statement in this agreement.
3. Who can use our services?
3.1 This agreement is between You and Us. Any employee that You authorise to use
our services must be 18 years or over to use Our services. An Authorised User
must be Your employee or contracted associate. You confirm that You have
given all employees that will use Our services authority to bind Your business or
entity. We reserve the right to seek confirmation that an employee has suitable
authority where We deem this appropriate.
3.2 You warrant that Authorised Users will only use the services for the specific
purposes required by You. Where appropriate You will issue a Policy to
each Authorised User detailing the permitted use of Our services.
3.3 Your use of Our services must not violate any applicable laws and in particular The
Acts. You warrant to Us that Your use of Our services does not violate any laws
applicable to You. You take responsibility for any consequences of Your breach of
this section.
3.4 The services include the provision by Us to You of either a virtual or physical card
which may be used for purchases. The physical card shall be co-branded
between Us and Business.
4. Anti-money laundering policies and sharing of data
4.1 We are registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) as an Authorised
Payment Institution (reference number 488396)
4.2 Our staff are fully conversant with anti-money laundering and counter terrorist
financing guidelines and are aware of their responsibilities in the monitoring
and reporting of any actions that raise suspicion or give cause for concern.
4.3 We reserve the right to perform identity checks in accordance with these terms on all
individuals or authorized Users who place an Order. By law, We must check Your
identity and perform relevant checks on Your business. We will do so by searching
Your record at identity authentication companies and fraud prevention agencies.
The agencies will keep a record of Our search. We may use an automated scoring
system as part of Our verification process, or we may ask you for documentary
evidence. We may also need to visit your business premises. These checks are in
accordance with the MLR 2017. If we suspect that you have given us false or
inaccurate information, we may record our suspicions at fraud prevention agencies
and may pass information about you to law enforcement agencies without further
notice to you.
4.4 You confirm that we may share such information as is necessary with any third
party, including Business, for your onboarding as a customer, as well as to provide
such information as is reasonably necessary to Business to facilitate Business’s
performance of its own contractual obligations to you under any relevant agreement
that you have with Business.
4.5 We are obliged by law to monitor and report any unusual or suspicious transactions of
any size taking place where We have reasons to believe the money is derived
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from unlawful or illegal activity.
4.6 We reserve the right at all times to refuse to process any Order or terminate any
Contract, which We believe, in Our sole discretion, is connected in any manner
to any unlawful or illegal purpose.
4.7 There is a statutory obligation on all Our employees and their agents to report
suspicious transactions to UK law enforcement agencies. Where any such report
is made, We accept no liability for any delay in transmission of, or confiscation of
the funds.
5. Shortfall
5.1 In the event of there being a shortfall on Your account, We will seek
reimbursement of the shortfall from You immediately. We will seek to transfer the
shortfall amount from any other account that You have with Us, from another
payment method that You may nominate at that time, or from any funds that You
subsequently pay into your account. Until the shortfall has been paid, We
reserve the right to suspend Your account.
6. Closing your Account
6.1 Normally, We will give you 60 days’ notice before closing Your Account. However,
We can close Your Account immediately if We suspect fraud or misuse of the
Account, if You or Your employees act in a threatening or abusive manner to Our
staff and representatives, if You are in breach of these terms and conditions, if We
have security concerns, or if required by law. We will tell you of the closure as
soon as we can where We\ are permitted to do so by law.
6.2 Should You terminate Your agreement with Business, We will take that as an
instruction that this agreement should also cease. If you do not wish to end this
Agreement, contact us via email at help@equasmoney.com or phone on +44
20 7778 9306.
7. Reliance on information posted
7.1 We shall use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that any dated information
contained or reproduced on the Website and App is up to date at the stated date
of its publication.
8. Intellectual property
8.1 All intellectual property and materials comprising or contained in the Website and
App are owned or licensed by Us unless otherwise expressly stated.
8.2 You are entitled to access the Website and App for the purposes of accessing the
facilities offered by Us. You may not use in any way, directly or indirectly, the
Website and App or any of its components for any other purpose. The materials
contained on the Website and App may not be copied or redistributed for
commercial purposes or for compensation of any kind without prior written
permission from Us.
9. Use of our online services
9.1 This clause applies if you use Our Electronic Platform or such other platform, We
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may elect for Our customers to use from time to time.
9.2 Upon Our approval of Your request to access the electronic platform, We grant
you (and your Authorised Users) a non-exclusive non-transferable licence to
use the electronic platform.
9.3 You acknowledge that due to the nature of the internet and electronic
communication there is a risk that communications may not operate free from
error or interruption. We shall not be liable for:
a) any error or interruption in communications; or
b) any losses or delays in the transmission of instructions caused by any ISP
or software failure; or
c) for any breaches of security of the electronic platform beyond our
reasonable control.
d) Any downtime necessary to carry out essential maintenance or upgrading of
Our platform.
10. Cybercrime Alert: Emails and Bank Details
10.1 There is a significant and increasing risk posed by cyber fraud, specifically
with the interception of email accounts and bank account details.
10.2 Please ensure that You and Your employees are extra vigilant when making
payments and ensure You are only making payment to bank details You have
been provided with from Us. We are not responsible for any losses You incur as
a result of either fraud by You or Your employees or gross negligence by You or
Your employees.
10.3 You will notify Us immediately if You have concerns about the security of Your
access to the Electronic Platform, including, but without limitation, where You
have been the victim of a cyber-attack or some other form of data breach. We
will not be responsible for any losses You incur which were suffered after such
time as You reasonably ought to have brought any such data compromise to Our
attention.
10.4 For confirmation of such details please contact Us or verify through your
online account.
11. Links to other sites
11.1 The Website and App may contain links to third party Websites. Such links
are provided to You for your convenience only.
11.2 We have no control over any material which has been published or contained on
such third party Websites. We do not warrant the content or accuracy of such
third party Websites nor do We accept responsibility or liability in relation to the
content or products offered by or through such third party Websites.
12. Limitations on liability
12.1 All content shown on the Website and App (and all products and services
provided by it) are provided and made available without any warranties, conditions
or guarantees given by Us. In particular, We do not warrant the accuracy,
suitability, reliability, completeness, performance and/or fitness for the purpose of
the content of any products and services available through this Website and App.
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12.2 We use reasonable skill and care in providing Our products and services to You.
However (to the maximum extent permitted by law) We are not liable to you for any
loss, damage, claim or compensation (including loss of profit or loss of use) arising
out of:
a) Any inability to perform any of Our obligations due to failure of any technical or
computer systems, or due to any other abnormal or unforeseeable
circumstances beyond our control (such as acts of God, terrorism, war,
government action or natural disaster), the consequences of which would have
been unavoidable despite all its efforts to the contrary.
b) Any breach by Us of any of our obligations, where such breach is due
to Our duty to comply with any applicable laws of the United Kingdom.
c) Any loss resulting from third party misuse, including but not limited
to email interception, stolen identity, and fraud.
d) Any loss resulting from Authorised User misuse, in breach of
Your Policy, subject to paragraph 37.
e) Any damage to Your computer equipment as a result of using this
Website or any products or services provided from it.
f) Any change in foreign currency rates which may occur from time to time.
12.3 Our maximum aggregate liability to You in respect of all foreign currency
transactions undertaken by You shall be limited to the Contract value.
12.4 The disclaimers and limitations of liability in these terms shall not apply to any
damages arising from death or personal injury caused by the negligence of
Us or any of Our employees or agents or for fraud.
12.5 Nothing in these terms limits or excludes Our liability for any breach of our statutory
obligations or obligations under the FCA rules or the PSRs. Where permitted by the
PSRs, as this is a corporate-to-corporate contract, We hereby contract out of any
and all obligations under the PSRs that we are permitted to do. We will not be
liable for any default where it is a result of Our duty to comply with any applicable
laws of the United Kingdom. If any provisions of these terms including these
disclaimers and limitations shall be unlawful or unenforceable then such provisions
shall be deemed to have been amended or their scope reduced to the minimum
extent necessary to make them lawful or enforceable. The unlawfulness or
unenforceability of any provision(s) of these terms shall not affect the validity and
enforceability of the remaining terms. Your statutory rights remain unaffected.
13. Warranties, representations, and undertakings
13.1 You warrant and represent to us on a continuing basis that all information that
you supply to us is complete, true, accurate and not misleading in any material
respect, and that:
a) You are acting as a principal and not as another party’s agent or representative;
b) that You will only allow the services to be used by Authorised Users;
c) You and your employees who are authorized Users are not prevented by
any legal disability or subject to any law or regulation that would prevent You
or them from performing Your obligations under these terms and any related
transactions contemplated by them;
d) You have all necessary consents and have the authority to enter into an
agreement under these terms and subsequent Orders or other transactions
contemplated by them and You are properly empowered and have obtained all
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necessary corporate or other authority pursuant to its constitutional
and organisational documents;
e) You comply with all relevant laws, regulations, exchange control
requirements and registration requirements.
13.2 You undertake to inform Us with immediate effect, where beneficial
ownership of your corporation changes by more than 10%, where You
change the address of Your registered office or where You appoint a
new director.
14. Privacy and data protection
14.1 We process information about you in accordance with our privacy policy available here.
By using the Website and App you confirm that all data you provide is accurate.
14.2 We may provide to Business all account information relating to You including
without limitation transaction data, account numbers and card numbers as wells as
payment and FX data.
14.3 We may receive information about you from Business to allow us to provide you
with the services. We will process this information as if you had provided it directly to Us.
14.4 You will take such commercially reasonable security precautions to safeguard any
data relating to the services and to prevent unauthorized third parties from
accessing, modifying or altering such data;
15. Our contact details
15.1 You can contact Us via phone at +44 20 7778 9306 or email help@equalsmoney.com
16. Complaints
16.1 If You are unhappy in any way with your Account, please tell us so We can try to
resolve the situation. You can complain via email, post or by calling us at the
following details:
Email: complaints.enterprise@equalsmoney.com
Post: Equals Money PLC, Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London,
EC4V 3BJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 20 7778 9302
16.2 We will aim to resolve any complaints within 15 business days of receiving
Your complaint and in exceptional circumstances within 35 business days.
Payment related complaints may take up to 8 weeks to resolve.
16.3 You can request our complaints procedure via the details in 16.1
16.4 If We are not able to resolve the complaint to Your satisfaction and You are
eligible, You may be able to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
16.5 The Financial Ombudsman Service is a free, independent service which might be
able to settle a complaint between You and Us. Their contact details are: The
Financial Ombudsman Service, Exchange Tower, London, E14 9SR; phone 0800
23 4567, Website www.financial- ombudsman.org.uk.
17. Regulatory and Safeguarding
17.1 We are an Authorised Payment Institution (“API”), authorised by the FCA to carry
out activities relating to money remittance, operating a payment account, and
issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments under authorisation
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number 488396.
17.2 The Card is issued to You by Equals Money International Limited (“EMInt”). EMI
is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to conduct electronic money
service activities under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Ref: 900493).
17.3 In order to make use of the products and services provided by Us, You may
be instructed by Us to send funds to Us by way of Equals Money UK Limited
(“EMUK”). EMUK is an API, authorised by the FCA under authorisation
number 504547 and a member of the same corporate group as Us.
17.4 When you use funds to spend on Your Card we will pass these funds to EM so
that they can provide you with e-money services.
17.5 We and EMUK as an FCA regulated API, and EMInt as an FCA regulated
electronic money institution, are required to safeguard your funds. This means that
when We or EMUK receive money from You for the execution of a payment
transaction (“Relevant Funds”), We and EMUK will take certain steps, including:
a) segregate Relevant Funds from any other funds; and
b) if any Relevant Funds are still held at the end of the business day following
the day on which they were received, place them in a separate account that
We hold with an authorised credit institution or the Bank of England.
17.6 As an API, We and EMUK and as an EMI, EMInt, are not protected by the Financial
Services Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”) and instead are required to safeguard funds
which includes taking the steps described in clause 17.5 . You can read more about
how We are required to protect customer funds here on the FCA Website.
18. Assignment
18.1 We may assign the benefit and burden of these terms or any Contract or Order
to another company at any time. If We do this, your rights will not be affected.
19. Governing law and changes to these terms and conditions
19.1 All use of the Website and App and these terms and conditions is governed by
the laws of England and Wales.
19.2 All disputes arising out of the use of the services or products provided by Us or
any dispute relating to these terms and conditions shall be resolved by the
Courts of England and Wales.
19.3 Changes to these terms will be communicated to You using the email or postal
address that You have provided to us. Changes to your disadvantage will be
communicated to You at least 60 days before the change is effective. At any time
up to 60 days from the date of this notification, You may close your account
without incurring any extra charges. Any other changes can be made immediately
and communicated within 30 days. Please keep Your contact details current.
When We send correspondence to this email or postal address, We will assume
receipt by You.
19.4 You must let us know as soon as possible if You change your name, address,
phone number or email address. If We contact You in relation to any product or
service, We will use the most recent contact details You have provided to Us.
Any email to You will be treated as being received as soon as it has been sent by
Us. We will not be liable to You if your contact details have changed and You
have not notified Us.
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19.5 We may make immediate changes to the exchange rate used to convert foreign
transactions into Sterling. For all transactions made in a foreign currency you
can find out what the applicable exchange rate was at the time of the transaction
by contacting Our Customer Services Team.
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS
20. Provisions relating to placing of the Order and when the Contract is formed
between You and Us.
20.1 We reserve the right to ask for further information in order to process Your Order.
20.2 You will be able to correct the details of Your Order at any time until Your Order is
submitted to Us. After that point You will no longer be able to correct details on
Your Order, so please make sure they are correct at that time.
20.3 Submitting Your Order on the Website, App, verbally or via email will authorise
Us to action Your Order. You will not be allowed to cancel it other than subject to
section 24.
20.4 Should You wish to make any amendments to Your Order, this will be at Our
discretion and if We are reasonably able to do so. If You wish to amend Your
Order please contact us. Any such amendments will be subject to the applicable
foreign exchange rates at the time of the amendment. If We agree to amend Your
Order We will send an email confirming this. We are under no obligation to accept
any such amendments to Your Order and We accept no liability or responsibility if
We decide not to do so.
20.5 All Orders are subject to acceptance by Us and We will confirm such acceptance
to You within the App (on screen or via a downloadable PDF) or by sending You an
email that confirms the Order has been accepted. The Contract between Us and
You will only be formed once We show or send You the Order Confirmation. We
will treat the sending of the Confirmation by Us, as receipt by You. Until that time
there will be no binding arrangement for Us to supply You with any services. You
should retain a copy of the Order Confirmation for Your records.
20.6 We will assign an Order ID to Your Order which will be contained in the Order
Confirmation. It will help us if You can tell us the Order ID whenever You contact
us about Your Order.
20.7 When making an Order You rely solely on Your own judgement. If We provide
you with information concerning any matter including (without limit) the foreign
exchange markets, it is on a voluntary (not advisory) basis and We do not accept
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information or assume
any duty of care in relation to it.
20.8 In entering into a Contract under these terms, You understand that:
a) late arrival of funds to Us may result in next day or deferred delivery (and
fees may apply);
b) any forward transactions will be subject to daily Margin requirement;
c) We cannot predict future exchange rates in the event of market movement;
d) We will only accept payment directly from client authorised and
approved bank accounts unless otherwise specified and agreed with Us.
20.9 If Your Order is received by Us after 17:00 GMT on a business day or not on a
business day, Your Order will be deemed received on the following business day.
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21. Providing the products
21.1 We will provide the currency to you within one Business Day after we
receive payment in full in accordance with the Order.
21.2 If our supply of the currency is delayed by an event outside our control, then
we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take
steps to minimise the effect of the delay.
21.3 We will need certain information from you (e.g. evidence of source of funds,
invoice, etc) so that we can supply the currency to you. We will contact you to ask
for this information. If you do not give us this information within a reasonable time of
us asking for it, or if you give us incomplete or incorrect information, we may either
end the Contract or make an additional charge of a reasonable sum to compensate
us for any extra work that is required as a result. We will not be responsible for
supplying the currency late or not supplying any part of it if this is caused by you
not giving us the information we need within a reasonable time of us asking for it.
21.4 We may have to change or suspend our services to:
a) deal with technical problems or make technical changes;
b) update the product to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory
requirements;
c) make changes to the product as requested by you or notified by us to you.
21.5 We will contact you in advance to tell you we will be suspending supply of the
product, unless the problem is urgent or an emergency. You may contact us to
end the Contract for an Order if we suspend it, or tell you we are going to suspend
it and we will refund any sums you have paid in advance for the product in respect
of the period after you end the Contract.
22. Stop loss orders and limit orders
22.1 A stop loss order is a conditional Order that will become either a spot transaction
or forward transaction (in accordance with the Contract Note) if the target currency
sells at or below the specified exchange rate before the agreed deadline (either the
agreed date or good till cancelled as specified in the Contract Note).
22.2 A limit order is a conditional order that will become either a spot transaction or
forward transaction (in accordance with the Contract Note) if the target currency
sells at or above the specified exchange rate before the agreed deadline (either the
agreed date or good till cancelled as specified in the Contract Note).
23. Price and payment
23.1 We will let you know the applicable exchange rate at the time when you place
your Order. As long as we receive sufficient money from you by the time specified
in clause 23.4 we will convert your money using that exchange rate. We use our
best efforts to ensure that the exchange rate advised to you is correct. However
please see clause 23.2 for what happens if we discover an error in the exchange
rate of your Order.
23.2 If there is an error in the exchange rate communicated to you, we will contact
you for your instructions before we accept your Order. In the event that we are
unable to contact you within a reasonable timeframe, we may not be able to
accept your Order.
23.3 We reserve the right to reissue the Contract Note to correct any inadvertent
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mistake, error or omission and we agree to do so promptly as soon as it comes
to our attention.
23.4 We accept payment with various methods as confirmed to you in your
Contract Note. When you must pay depends on what type of Order you
are making:
a) for spot transactions, we must receive payment of the sale currency, in full,
from you into the Client Nominated Account no later than 17:00 on the
Value Date; and
b) for forward transactions:
i. you will immediately (in the normal course of events within 24 hours after
the Order is placed unless otherwise agreed) pay into the Margin Nominated
Account in cleared funds a Margin as determined in accordance with clause
24.5(b) below or such other percentage as we may specify at our sole
discretion;
ii. we must receive payment of the sale currency in full from you into the Client
Nominated Account no later than 17:00 on the Value Date of the particular
forward transaction.
23.5 If paying under the above terms, we will honour the rate and value of the
transaction, however for payments to be sent as same day, earlier cut off times
may apply. We will inform you of this earlier time, if it applies, when you are
setting up your Order with us.
23.6 The provisions of this clause apply to forward transactions.
a) We may in our absolute discretion, at any time before or after we agree to
enter into a Contract, require you to provide us with a Margin. You
acknowledge that this money will not generally be covered by the safeguarding
requirements in regulation 23 of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 and
agree that the principles set out in this clause will apply;
b) In assessing the sum to be requested as Margin we will, acting reasonably,
use our discretion in making a determination of the risk of the trade and
request an appropriate sum, given the risk determination, as Margin for that
forward transaction;
c) We will hold the Margin for you in a segregated client account. You are still the
beneficial and legal owner of this money until such point in time as we incur
any costs, losses or liabilities in connection with or arising out of your Order(s)
including, without limit, liabilities we incur with third party currency dealers,
exchanges, brokers, banks or similar entities. Then we will become the
beneficial owner of that proportion of the money, held as Margin, equal to our
costs, losses, or liabilities, without notice or demand by us;
d) We reserve the right to transfer the Margin to our counterparty bank or
third party provider as Margin to cover the corresponding forward
transaction entered into.
e) We reserve the right to make a Margin call to re-establish the Margin to
the original percentage level agreed for the particular Order if the Margin
subsequently falls below an acceptable threshold for that Order;
f) All Margin calls must be paid within 24 hours of our first communicating
the Margin call to you;
g) The Margin will vest in us automatically;
i. on the Value Date;
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ii. if you breach any material term of these terms;
iii. in the circumstances set out in clause 26.1(e).
h) We may also offset any Margin(s) or other monies we are holding in respect of any
one of your Orders, against any costs, losses and/or liabilities that we incur
in connection with or arising out of any other Order you have with us.
23.7 We accept no responsibility in the event that you send currency to any account
other than the Client Nominated Account so you must check that the correct
Client Nominated Account is set out in your Order.
23.8 All funds provided by you under an Order (whether as security or otherwise) may
be appropriated by us if we incur any liability in respect of any transaction or in
the event that you are unable to pay sums due to us or breach of these terms.
23.9 We may, at our discretion, make payments to third party introducers.
23.10 We will not be obliged to pay you interest on any Margin or client money held
by us on your behalf.
23.11 You must pay all amounts due to us under these terms in full without any setoff, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or
withholding of tax as required by law).
23.12 We are not a currency trading platform. Accordingly, you should not use our
services for this purpose (including sending us multiple Orders without the
intention of completing all the Orders). If we detect that you are using our services
for this purpose, we may, at our discretion, set a limit on the number of Orders you
may send to us or refuse to accept any further Orders from you.
24. Your rights to end the Contract
24.1 Under Section 11 (1) the Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations
2004, You do not have any right to cancel any Contract.
24.2 You may have a right to end the Contract, depending on what you have bought,
whether there is anything wrong with it, how we are performing and when you
decide to end the Contract:
a) If what You have bought is faulty or misdescribed You may have a legal right
to end the Contract (or to get a service re-performed or to get some or all of
Your money back);
b) If You want to end the Contract because of something We have done or
have told You we are going to do, see clause 24.3;
c) In all other cases (if We are not at fault) see clause 24.4.
24.3 If You are ending a Contract for a reason set out at (a) to (e) below the Contract
will end immediately and We will refund You in full for any products which have
not been provided. The reasons are:
a) We have told you about an upcoming change to the financial services
product or these terms which you do not agree to;
b) we have told you about an error in the price or description of the
product you have ordered and you do not wish to proceed;
c) there is a risk that supply of the products may be significantly
delayed because of events outside our control;
d) we have suspended supply of the products for technical reasons, or notify
you we are going to suspend them for technical reasons, in each case for a
significant period, and in any event no less than 5 business days; or
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e) you have a legal right to end the Contract because of something we have
done wrong.
24.4 Even if we are not at fault, you may still be able to end the Contract before it is
completed, but this may be subject to deductions and/or you may have to pay us
compensation. A Contract for services is completed when we have finished
providing the services and you have paid for them. If you want to end a Contract
before it is completed where we are not at fault, just contact us to let us know. If
this is possible, the Contract will end and we will refund any sums paid by you
for products not provided but we may deduct from that refund (or, if you have not
made an advance payment, charge you) reasonable compensation for the net
costs we will incur as a result of your ending the Contract.
25. How to end the Contract with us
25.1 Please contact us via phone at +44 20 7778 9306 or via email
at help@equalsmoney.com.
26. Our rights to end the Contract
26.1 We may end the Contract if you break it. We may at any time end the Contract for
an Order and/or close out all or part of any Order from the market and/or amend
the Order to reflect a change in the exchange rate by writing to you if:
a) you do not make any payment to us when it is due in accordance with these
terms;
b) you are in material breach of these terms or fail to comply with
your obligations in respect of an Order;
c) you are or we have reason to believe you are in breach of any
relevant statute, regulation or regulatory regime;
d) it becomes unlawful for us to perform the services;
e) you become unable to pay your debts as they become due or have a
bankruptcy petition presented against them or you propose a form of
composition or arrangement to its creditors or if you cease or threaten to cease
to carry on all or a part of your business;
f) any of the events specified above or anything analogous to them occurs under
the laws of any applicable jurisdiction;
g) we are requested or directed to do so by any competent court of law,
government authority, public agency, or law enforcement agency;
h) we have reason to believe you are involved in any fraudulent
activity, money laundering, terrorism financing or other criminal or
illegal activity; or
i) we consider that a forward transaction is not or ceases to be a MiFID Exempt
Forward Transaction.
26.2 If we end the Contract in the situations set out in clause 26.1 we will refund any
money you have paid in advance for products we have not provided but we may
deduct or charge you reasonable compensation for the net costs we will incur as a
result of your breaking the Contract.
27. Our responsibilities for loss or damage suffered by you
27.1 Both parties recognise that Orders that are activated are filled at the best possible
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rate and on a best efforts basis, and are not guaranteed at the rate at which they
are entered. There is therefore a risk that such Orders may be executed on less
advantageous terms.
27.2 It should be recognised that any Order is entered at your risk and that we shall not be
liable for any errors in such payment requests entered by you. Should any errors occur
due to the incorrect inputting of data by you, we shall endeavour to retrieve such funds
(but make no guarantee that we will be able to) on the basis that any costs incurred in
this retrieval shall be paid by you (whether or not such retrieval is successful). We shall
not be liable for any loss of interest or any subsequent cost or loss as a result of the
Order being misdirected to the incorrect recipient.
27.3 Orders given by email or other internet communication are not secure and are sent
at your own risk. Where an Order received by email or other internet
communication is later found to be incorrect or to have been intercepted by a third
party and altered, the liability for any loss resulting from such incorrect or altered
Order shall remain with you.
27.4 We shall not be liable to you, whether in Contract, tort (including
negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of profit, or
any indirect or consequential loss, management time, Contracts, goodwill
and anticipated savings even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable
arising under or in connection with any Contract between us.
27.5 We shall not be liable for any claim that arises as a result of currency fluctuation
between the Order Confirmation and the Value Date or as a result of your noncompliance with these terms or caused by the failure or delay of any third party in
the transmission, provision or delivery of any service.
27.6 You will be liable for any losses incurred in respect of:
a) unauthorised payments arising from your failure to keep the
personalised security features of your account safe;
b) you not notifying us promptly of security issues on your account (e.g.
loss of your password);
c) you compromising the security of your account; or
d) you failing to inform us about an unauthorised or incorrectly completed
transaction within 13 months from the date when you sent your Order.
27.7 Our total liability to you for all other losses arising under or in connection with
any Contract between us, whether in Contract, tort (including negligence),
breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall be limited to £500,000.
27.8 You will indemnify and keep us indemnified against all losses and liabilities
(including without limitation legal costs) incurred by us in the proper performance
of your Order or in the enforcement of our rights hereunder and, in particular,
losses and liabilities incurred as a result of:
a) any default in payment by you of any sum due under a Contract or any
other breach of these terms;
b) our carrying out your instructions; or
c) our exercising of our rights of suspension.
28. Warranties, representations, and undertakings related the International
Payments Service
28.1 You warrant and represent to us on a continuing basis that all information that
You supply to us is complete, true, accurate and not misleading in any material
respect, and that:
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a) you will take risk in and ownership of the purchased currency upon payment of
the full amount of the sold currency as directed by your instructions contained
in the relevant Order;
b) if the Contract is a forward transaction, it is a MiFID exempt forward transaction;
c) all Orders are placed in pursuance of your usual trade or business; and
d) all Orders will be for commercial purposes only and not for currency
speculation and not for investment business.