Last Modified: February 14, 2018
The given document is created in accordance to WebMoney Transfer Code, «Agreement on Property Rights Transfer» and Anti-Money Laundering Agreement. It establishes rules and procedures for performing exchange operations with any third-party accounting or payment systems, including cash and bank exchanges (wires to/from bank accounts) as well as requirements for opening and ceasing exchange operations by WebMoney Transfer users.
1. General Terms
1.1. The Document hereby sets forth the following terms:
"Exchange operations" - actions connected to purchasing, selling and exchanging
third-party financial instruments, including cash and bank exchanges, from
personal funds and (at your own) costs;
"Exchange Service" – a service, created by WebMoney Transfer User in order to
perform exchange operations publicly for WebMoney registered Users.
1.2. Exchange operations involving cash funds in local or foreign currency from personal funds in your own name carried out as a business activity (that is on commercial basis) can be performed only by users, who have undergone an identity check and obtained so called Merchant Passport. Users offering exchange services as business activity should apply for a Merchant Passport by registering at Exchange Services category of the Megastock Catalogue.
1.3. Exchange Services have no right to attract funds for their exchange operations from other third party sources, that including public calls, advertising, borrowing, trading and other means on conditions of urgency, chargeability and recurrence, as such funds cannot be used for arranging an exchange.
1.4. It is prohibited for an Exchange Service to:
1.5. For activities, breaching the terms of the given document, the User is hereby subject to the liabilities, stipulated by WebMoney Transfer Code of Conduct, namely:
2. Starting exchange business by WebMoney users
2.1. WebMoney Transfer users have a right to offer exchange services to other users of WebMoney Transfer system and to buy, sell or exchange third-party financial instruments in strict compliance with these Rules.
2.2. To start an exchange business, a WebMoney Transfer user shall obtain a Merchant status (a MERCHANT WEBMONEY PASSPORT).
2.3. WebMoney Transfer users are obliged to submit their exchange websites to the MegaStock catalogue (Exchange Services category) to be able to exchange WebMoney units to third-party financial instruments.
2.4. When submitting their exchange websites to MegaStock, WebMoney users shall provide the following information:
Pursuant to the WebMoney Code, users are personally liable for the accuracy and validity of the information and documents provided.
2.5. If the information provided is not complete or not in compliance with the Rules, the registration request will be denied by the MegaStock administration. The reason for the denial will be provided.
2.6. The decision of approval or denial shall be made within 20 days after the registration request was submitted.
2.7. Should the exchange service provider go out of business, he is obliged to notify the MegaStock administration at least three days in advance in order to remove the exchange website from the catalogue.
2.8. Users must notify the MegaStock administration in writing within three
days if any of the following changes occur: business address, URL, list of
rendered services.
If the replacement in exchange business owners occurs (and another Merchant
Passport is used), the WebMoney user has to submit the exchange website to the
MegaStock catalogue anew in compliance with these Rules.
2.9. WebMoney user has the right to open several exchange services per one WMID. When a new exchange service is opened, the user is obliged to submit it to MegaStock and link it to new WM purses of the same WMID.
3. Terms and conditions for exchange service businesses
3.1. Exchange service is obliged to publish the following information on its website. The information must be easy-to-find and understandable.
3.2. Exchange websites must contain accurate, valid and unambiguous information regarding exchange rate and terms. All exchange transactions should be conducted as per published exchange rates and terms. Websites should contain the description of exact steps customers should take to complete the exchange.
3.3. Exchange services are obliged to obtain a permission to start an exchange business by sending a preliminary request to API provided by the System. Such a request should transmit prospective details of the transaction party. The details are fixed by X19 interface.
3.4. Exchange providers must store and provide immediately upon request of the WebMoney Transfer Arbitration Service the following information on title units exchange transactions:
3.5. Exchange Services can use X2 interface for their exchange operations only using onlyauth=1 parameter (that is to transfer funds only to the pending recipient). This measure is designed to avoid erroneous transfers from the Exchanger's purse). For example, if a user has indicated wrong purse number, belonging not to him but to a shop that accepts funds only via merchant interfaces and who prohibits any direct payments via x2, funds will not leave the Exchanger's purse.
3.6. Exchange services should control purposes of incoming and outgoing payments in accordance with the rules provided in the preceding clauses. Means of control depend on the used technology:
3.7. Anyway, regardless of the method you accept or make payments, the purpose of payment can be controlled in the following ways: Automated method - via X3 interface, Manual method - via reports on the history of transactions (report.wmtransfer.com) send to your WM Keeper. Special attention should be given to the significant payment details. E.g. if the payment is processed in a Russian mould for "Петрова Елена Николаевна", no other languages moulds can be used. If the payment is made into a settlement account or a card or into a personal account with third parties, and these details only contain numbers, only numbers should be used in the payment reference (comment field) as well. Significant payment details should be 100% identical to those received or transferred to third parties.
3.8. When adding funds into the System (when selling WM currency to the customers) via exchange options, listed in clause 3.4 of the given document the Exchange Service is allowed not to collect and store data in cases, when exchange limit doesn't exceed an equivalent of USD 2000 per 24 hours per one WMID.
3.9. Exchange services, regardless of their location, should independently and at own discretion register with local tax authorities, keep tax reporting and apply for a license or a special permit if required.
3.10. This item contains information on how Exchange services should use financial and payment instruments that do not ensure proper KYC procedures and customers identification and that "store" the instrument value directly on their own unique anonymous (alias) details. Here is the list of such instruments: instruments derived from WebMoney-currencies - Paymer checks, WM-cards, WM notes (hereinafter referred to as the prepaid instruments of the first group), instruments of the third parties uKash, Paysafecard, cashU or virtual unidentified (anonymous) bank cards, prepaid cards (that can be used for the payment to any third party or for cash withdrawal, by non-cash way through the issuer or its agents), etc. (hereinafter referred to as the prepaid instruments of the second group).
4. Refusal to verify (register) an Exchange Service with WebMoney
4.1. An Exchange Service will be refused a registration if:
Refusal to register an Exchange Service will be provided in writing by MegaStock Administrator.
Refusal to register an Exchange office can be disputed by WebMoney Arbitration.
5. Recall of the Exchange Service registration
5.1. An Exchange Service can be removed from the MegaStock catalogue on the following basis:
6. Termination of registration
6.1. MegaStock Administrator can terminate registration in case of: