Omoney Merchant Account Agreement.
Omoney PTE. LTD. (UEN 202010604W), a company incorporated under the
laws of Singapore ("Company") is regulated by the
Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Major Payment Institution. This
Merchant Account Agreement ("Merchant Agreement") is a
legal Agreement between the Company and the entity or person ("you"
and "your") that sets forth the terms and conditions
which governs your use of the Payments Processing Service provided by
the Company. You may not access or use any of the Services unless you
agree to abide by all the terms and conditions of this Merchant
Agreement.
Section A: General Terms
Overview of this Merchant Agreement
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The Company owns and operates the online payment applications
("Omoney" or "Platform")
https://dashboard.Omoney.com/
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You expressly authorise the Company hereby agrees to serve as your agent and/or merchant of record ("MOR") as may be applicable, for the purpose of receiving payments on your behalf from your Buyer.
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The Company will provide you with a more detailed description of the
Payment Processing Services through published software libraries and
application programming interfaces that may be used to access the
Payment Processing Services and additional resources the Company
makes available to you on the Platform.
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Before using the Payment Processing Services, you must register on
the Platform and create an account ("Merchant Account").
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Any reference to time or calendar day in Merchant Agreement shall be
a reference to Singapore Time and a calendar day in Singapore,
respectively.
- All communications shall be made in the English language.
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By using the Payments Processing Service, you accept the Merchant
Agreement, and your intent and agreement to be bound by them.
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
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By accessing and/or using the Platform, you expressly acknowledge
and represent that you have carefully read, understood and accepted
the terms in its entirety as a legally binding agreement between you
and the Company.
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You should immediately stop accessing and/or using the Platform if
you do not accept the terms.
Your Merchant Account
Opening of Merchant Account
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Only businesses (including sole proprietors and other types of
legal entities) are eligible to apply for a Merchant Account to
use the Payment Processing Services described in this Merchant
Agreement.
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To register for a Merchant Account, you must provide the Company
with your business or trade name, physical address, email, phone
number, business and/or tax identification number, website URL,
the nature of your business or activities, and any supporting
documentation and any other information about you that the
Company may be required to collect under applicable law and
regulations. The Company may also collect Personal Data
(including but not limited to name, birthdate, and
government-issued identification number) and any other
information required by law about your beneficial owners ,
ultimate beneficial owners, connected parties and any natural
persons whom you may appoint to act on your behalf in
establishing business relationships with the Company. Until you
have submitted, and the Company has reviewed, verified and
approved, all required information, you will not be able to use
your Merchant Account for transactions.
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You may only use Payment Processing Services to facilitate
Transactions with your Buyers. You may not use Payment
Processing Services for any personal or non-commercial
transactions, or for any other purposes prohibited by this
Merchant Agreement.
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Where the Company approves your application for the Merchant
Account, the Company will issue you a Merchant Account and
access to the Platform will be granted (each such authorised
representative a
"Registered User").
Responsibility of Your Merchant Account
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Your Account can only be used by you and/or your Registered
User(s) (as the case may be) and you acknowledge and agree that
you shall be fully liable at all times for any communication,
transaction, instruction and/or operation made or performed,
processed or effected through your Merchant Account (each an
"Instruction") by you or any person purporting
to be you, acting on your behalf or purportedly acting on your
behalf, with or without your consent.
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You must immediately notify the Company if you suspect or become
aware of the use of your Merchant Account by any person other
than yourself and/or your Registered User(s).
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Without prejudice to any other provision of the terms and
conditions, you authorise the Company to act upon any
Instruction (though the Company is not obliged to) which the
Company believes was given by you (whether through your
Registered User(s) or otherwise).
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Any Instruction shall not be considered to have been received by
the Company until it has actually been received successfully by
the Company (whether electronically or otherwise).
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You acknowledge and agree that any records created and
maintained by the Company of Instructions by you or any person
purporting to be you, acting on your behalf or purportedly
acting on your behalf, with or without your consent, shall be
binding on you for all purposes and shall be conclusive evidence
of such Instructions.
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You acknowledge and agree that the Company may, at its sole
discretion, refuse to act or defer acting upon any Instruction
with or without any notice to you.
Validation and Underwriting
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At any time during the term of this Merchant Agreement and your
use of the Payment Processing Services, the Company may require
additional information from you to verify beneficial ownership
or control of the business, validate information you provided,
verify you and your beneficial owners, connected parties and
persons authorised to act on your behalf, and assess the risk
associated with your business. This additional information may
include corporate documentation (business profiles, company
registers or such similar documentation), business invoices,
copies of government-issued identification, business licenses,
or other information related to your business, its beneficial
owners or principals.
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If you use Payment Processing Services, the Company may also
request that you provide copies of financial statements or
records pertaining to your compliance with this Merchant
Agreement, or require you to provide a personal or company
guarantee. Your failure to provide this information or material
may result in suspension or termination of your Merchant
Account.
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You authorise the Company to retrieve information about you from
third party service providers, including credit reporting
agencies and information bureaus and you authorise and direct
such third parties to compile and provide such information to
the Company. You acknowledge that this may include your name,
addresses, credit history, and other data about you or Your
Registered User. You acknowledge that the Company may use your
information to verify any other information you provide to the
Company, and that any information the Company collects may
affect assessment of your overall risk to Company's business.
You acknowledge that in some cases, such information may lead to
suspension or termination of your Merchant Account. The Company
may periodically update this information as part of underwriting
criteria and Risk Policy.
Changes to your Business, Keeping Your Merchant Account Current
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You agree to keep the information in your Merchant Account
current. You must promptly update your Merchant Account with any
changes affecting you, the nature of your business activities,
your Registered Users, beneficial owners, principals, connected
parties, or any other pertinent information. The Company may
suspend your Merchant Account or terminate this Merchant
Agreement if you fail to keep this information current.
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You also agree to promptly notify the Company in writing no more
than three days after any of the following occur: you are the
subject of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency
application, petition or proceeding, receivership, or similar
action (any of the foregoing, a "Bankruptcy Proceeding"); there
is an adverse change in your financial condition; there is a
planned or anticipated liquidation or substantial change in the
basic nature of your business; you transfer or sell 25% or more
of your total assets, or there is any change in the control or
ownership of your business or parent entity; or you receive a
judgement, writ or warrant of attachment or execution, lien or
levy against 25% or more of your total assets.
Inactive Account
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The Company has the right to suspend and review your Merchant
Account if it is not accessed and/or used for one month ("Inactive Account").
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Following the review, where the Company deems your Merchant
Account to be an Inactive Account, the Company will notify you
of the same through such means of communication as the Company
may prescribe from time to time ("Notice of Inactivity").
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If you do not respond within the period stipulated in the Notice
of Inactivity, a monthly fee may be charged in relation to each
Inactive Account for as long as it remains inactive starting the
day immediately.
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In addition to charging the monthly fee, the Company may take
any other action it deems necessary at its sole discretion in
relation to any Inactive Account, including terminating such
Inactive Account in accordance with clause 5.2(h). You may
request to reactivate Your Inactive Account by filing a request
with the Company and the Company may require you to provide such
information and/or documents as the Company deems necessary
before deciding on whether to reactivate your Inactive Account.
Closing of Merchant Account
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You may close your Merchant Account by following the necessary
instructions on the Platform.
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Notwithstanding anything in the Merchant Agreement, you cannot
close your Merchant Account while there are any Service Fees
payable to the Company.
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For avoidance of doubt, where you close your Merchant Account
that is subject of investigations or Company incurs losses due
to the Chargebacks, Fines by the Payment Service Providers
and/or Financial Partners, you shall remain liable for all the
obligations arising from in connection with such Merchant
Account.
Your Relationship with your Buyers
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You may only use the Payment Processing Services for legitimate
Transactions with your Buyers. You know your Buyers better than the
Company, and you are responsible for Your relationship with them.
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The Company is not responsible for the Products or Services you
publicize or sell, or that your Buyers purchase using the Payment
Processing Services. You affirm that you are solely responsible for
the nature and quality of the Products or Services you provide, and
for delivery, support, refunds, returns, and for any other ancillary
services you provide to your Buyers.
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The Company provides the Payment Processing Services to you but the
Company has no way of knowing if any particular purchase, sale,
order, or other transaction (each a "Transaction")
is accurate or complete, or typical for your business. You are
responsible for knowing whether a Transaction initiated by your
Buyer is erroneous (such as a Buyer purchasing one item when they
meant to order another) or suspicious (such as unusual or large
purchases, or a request for delivery to a foreign country where this
typically does not occur). If you are unsure if a Transaction is
erroneous or suspicious, you agree to investigate the Transaction
and, if necessary, contact your Buyer before fulfilling or
completing the Transaction. You are solely responsible for any
losses you incur due to erroneous or fraudulent Transactions in
connection with your use of the Payment Processing Services.
Term and Termination
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The term of this Merchant Agreement shall commence when you open the
Merchant Account on the Platform and shall continue as long you have
been enabled on the Platform or until terminated as per the Merchant
Agreement.
The Company may terminate this Merchant Agreement or suspend the
Payment Processing Services to you in if any of the following
occurs:
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You are in breach of terms and conditions of the Merchant
Agreement.
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The Company solely determines that your use of the Payment
Processing Service exceeds the Risk tolerance of the Company,
Payment Service Providers or Financial Partners.
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There is an order from the Payment Service Providers, Financial
Partners or regulatory body to limit the Payment Processing
Services to you.
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You do not meet any of your payment obligations to the Company.
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It is illegal for the Company to provide the Payment Processing
Service to you.
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The Company determines that your business model has materially
changed or that the business activities have changed materially
to pose significant Risk to the Company.
- Your actions have caused Losses to the Company.
- Your Merchant Account is an Inactive Account.
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The Company solely determines that your use of the Payment
Processing Services involves unusual or suspicious transactions
and/or entails higher risk of involvement with money laundering
and terrorist financing.
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The Company in its sole and absolute discretion suspects that
you are engaged in activity that is unlawful .
Either Party can terminate the Merchant Agreement in the following
situations:
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The other Party is in breach of the Merchant Agreement and fails
to cure the breach within 30 days of being notified of by the
other Party.
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The other Party becomes the subject of any voluntary or
involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution,
receivership or similar action for the benefit of The creditors
which is not revoked in 60 days.
Effects of Termination:
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The Company shall immediately discontinue the Payment Processing
Service.
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Rights and obligations of each Party accrued up to the date of
termination shall remain in force until discharged.
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Upon the request by any Party, the other Party shall return
Data, Company Proprietary Materials, Confidential Information to
each other, or ease them upon request, except when required by
law or internal policies to retain.
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Notwithstanding the clause above, the termination of the Merchant
Agreement does not relieve you of any obligations to pay any Service
Fees, Penalties, Refunds, Chargebacks or any other amounts owed by
you to the Company, irrespective of whether it has accrued prior or
after termination. The Company also reserves the right to withhold
any payment post termination if it is reasonably determined that the
Company may incur Losses resulting from your actions or any other
legal Risks associated with your Merchant Account. The Company shall
communicate in writing the reason for withholding the payments and
give you a timeline for releasing the funds.
Fees and Taxes, Penalty
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The Service Fees applicable on the Payment Processing Services will
be presented to you on the
pricing page
during the onboarding stage or specifically agreed between the
Parties.
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The Company reserves the right to revise the Service Fees at any
time. However, you shall be notified in writing at least thirty (30)
days in advance before the revisions become applicable to you. In
case you do not agree to the revision in Service Fees, you can
exercise the right to terminate the Merchant Agreement.
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All Service Fees of the Company are exclusive of VAT/GST,
withholding and other taxes as applicable and all such applicable
taxes are payable to you, if and to the extent they apply. It is
your responsibility to collect, report and remit the correct tax to
the appropriate tax authority.
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You hereby agree to comply with any and all applicable tax laws in
connection with your use of the Payment Processing Services,
including the reporting and payment of any taxes.
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In addition to the Service Fees, you are also responsible for (a)
fees and costs involved in Chargeback and Refund, and (a) Penalty
and Fines imposed in relation to the Merchant Account on you or on
the Company resulting from your use of Payment Processing Services
in a manner not permitted under this Merchant Agreement or
applicable laws and regulations.
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The Company has the right to deduct any and all amounts you owe to
the Company under the Merchant Agreement from the balance in Your
Merchant Account, or the Reserves and Holds.
Section B: Omoney Technology
API and Dashboard
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The Company has developed and provides access to the API that may be
used to access the Payment Processing Services. You may use the API
solely as described in the
API Documentation
to use the Payment Processing Services on websites and through the
applications identified in Your Merchant Account. You may manage
your Merchant Account, connect with other service providers, and
enable additional features through the Dashboard. The Company will
use the Dashboard to provide you with information about your
Merchant Account.
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You may not use the API for any purpose, function, or feature not
described in the Documentation or otherwise communicated to you by
Company. Due to the nature of the Payment Processing Services, the
Company will update the API and API Documentation from time to time,
and may add or remove functionality. The Company will provide you
Notice in the event of material changes, deprecations, or removal of
functionality from the API so that you may continue using the
Payment Processing Services with minimal interruption.
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Company will make publishable and secret API keys for live and test
Transactions available to you through the Dashboard. Publishable
keys identify Transactions with your Buyers, and secret keys permit
any API call to your Merchant Account. You are responsible for
securing your secret keys --- do not publish or share them with any
unauthorized persons. Failure to secure your secret keys will
increase the likelihood of fraud on your Merchant Account and
potential losses to you or your Buyers for which you will be solely
liable. You should contact the Company immediately if you become
aware of any unauthorized use of your secret key or any other breach
of security regarding the Payment Processing Services. Company will
provide more details on proper use of publishable and secret API
keys in the API Documentation.
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You agree to use the API keys issued upon onboarding only on the URL
registered with us at the time of onboarding. Processing
Transactions from unregistered URLs using the API keys without our
express consent, or any misuse including but not limited to, using
them for unauthorized activities, impersonating another user or
entity, or attempting to gain unauthorized access to any system or
data, will be considered masquerading. Masquerading is a serious
violation of this Merchant Agreement and will result in Penalties,
including Merchant account suspension or termination. You agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all
claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including
attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with the misuse of
the API keys.
Omoney Marks, Reference to Our Relationship
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The Company may make certain Omoney logos or marks ("Omoney Marks") available for use by you and other users to allow you to identify
the Company as a service provider. The Company may limit or revoke
your ability to use Omoney Marks at any time. You may never use any
Omoney Marks or Omoney IP consisting of trademarks or service
marks without Company's express permission, or in a manner that may
lead people to confuse the origin of your Products or Services with
Company's.
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During the term of this Merchant Agreement, you may publicly
identify the Company as the provider of the Payment Processing
Services to you and Company may publicly identify you as a user of
Company's Platform. If you do not want the Company to identify you
as a user, please get in touch. Neither you nor the Company will
imply any untrue sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation between
you and the Company. Upon termination of your Merchant Account, both
you and Company will remove any public references to our
relationship from our respective websites.
Section C: Payment Processing Services
Payment Processing Services
The Company provides the following Payment Processing Service to
all Registered Users of Platform. As a Registered User, you are
required to adhere to the conditions of each Payment Processing
Service:
Collections
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Once you have been onboarded on the Platform, you represent
and warrant to the Company that each payment you are
entitled to receive using the Payment Processing Services is
in relation to bona fide sale of Products or Services to
your Buyer. Any receipt provided to the Buyer shall be
binding on you and shall satisfy all applicable regulatory
requirements.
Settlement
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The Company will arrange to settle the funds on a schedule as displayed on your Dashboard or as otherwise agreed between the Parties.Unless otherwise agreed, the Company shall always do aggregated settlement of all collections on the scheduled settlement date and net of any applicable Deductions. If the Deductions exceed the settlement amount, then we have the right to recover the shortfall through (a) offset against future settlements (b) offset against any Reserves or Holds (c) a notice of demand the payment of the shortfall amount from you or (d) other reasonable measures to recover the shortfall amount. You have the obligation to remit the shortfall amount to Omoney upon demand.
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Payment to your Settlement Account, including timing
thereof, will be in accordance with terms and conditions
established by, and communicated in writing and in advance
to you by the Company. The Company will, with its Payment
Service Providers and Financial Partners, arrange to settle
funds to your Settlement Account. Settlements are done on
working days only. Settlements will not be done on public
holidays, saturdays and sundays. In the event the scheduled
settlement date falls on a public holiday then the
settlement will be done on the next working day.
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You affirm that you are authorized to receive settlements to
this Settlement Account, and that the Settlement Account is
owned by you, and administered and managed by a licensed
financial institution. If you update your Settlement Account
(including via the Dashboard) then you must ensure that you
continue to comply with the requirements of this section.
The Company may require you to provide us with documentary
proof demonstrating your compliance with this section, and
your failure to provide such proof will constitute a breach
of this Agreement.
Payouts to third-party recipients
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At this time, the Company does not offer the holding of
balances in your Merchant Account (other than pending
settlement to you as per 10.1.1) or a feature allowing you
to make payments to any party other than yourself (a
"third-party recipient"). However, the
Company can make third party payments on your behalf,
subject to you providing all relevant information required
by the Company to execute such third party payment,
including all information required by the Company to meet
its compliance obligations. Such payouts to the third party
recipient will be executed provided you have balances
available with the Company (pending settlement to you as per
10.1.1), and will be deducted from future settlements to
you.
Multi-currency processing
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The Company performs currency conversion by itself and/or
through licensed providers when the Invoice Currency is
different from Presentment Currency or Settlement Currency.
Unless otherwise agreed, the Company performs currency
conversion and the conversion shall be done automatically
using our wholesale currency conversion rates sourced from
our Financial Partners and displayed on the Platform. In
cases where we have agreed to settle with You the amounts in
multiple Currencies then you must specifically add valid
Settlement Accounts to your Merchant Account for each
currency for which you request such settlement, based on the
list of currencies available from the Company. The Company
shall be at the discretion to add or remove the currencies
to this list at any time. Currency conversion is also
applicable at the time of Refunds and any other instance
where there is a need for you to change currency on the
Platform, in which case the applicable currency conversion
rates will again be displayed on the Platform.
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You will ensure that any information for Settlement that you provide
is accurate and complete. If you provide the Company with incorrect
information (i) you understand that funds may be settled to the
wrong account and that the Company may not be able to recover the
funds from such incorrect transactions and (ii) you agree that you
are solely responsible for any losses you or third parties incur due
to erroneous settlement transactions, you will not make any claims
against the Company related to such erroneous settlement
transactions, and you will fully reimburse the Company for any
losses we incur.
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You agree and acknowledge that any delays in Settlement may be
caused by our Payment Service Providers and Financial Partners for
any reason. The Company shall not be responsible for such delays.
However the Company shall ensure that the relevant Service Provider
and/or Financial Partner executing the Settlement to you are
provided with the funding and instructions in a timely manner. In
certain circumstances, you agree to provide any required information
and/or supporting documents requested by our Payment Service
Provider or Financial Partners for releasing your settlement amount.
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The Company allows the use of Payment Processing Service only for
Permitted Products or Services.
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For Transactions involving collection and settlement of currencies
that are not fully convertible or liquid, the Company has the right
to change the reference rate source to be used for currency
conversions from time to time in line with prevailing market
practices. The settlement period for such currencies can vary
significantly during periods of high illiquidity due to market
disruptions or a Force Majeure. You agree and accept that these
situations are beyond the Company's control, and there can be delays
in collections, conversion and settlements in such events.
The Company may at any time, without any prior notice to you, and
without adversely impacting the Payment Processing Service at no
additional cost to you:
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delegate part or whole of the Payment Processing Service to its
Subsidiaries or cause its Subsidiaries to delegate part or whole
of the Payment Processing Service to the Company.
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change the Payment Service Providers or distribute different
parts of Payment Processing Service among more than one Payment
Service Providers.
Payment Method Terms
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These are the terms and conditions that apply to you when you use
the Payment Methods provided by our Payment Processing Service. You
automatically accept these terms when you sign up and onboard with
us.
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The Payment Methods available to you are set on the Dashboard. You
can decide whether or not to use a Payment Method. The list for the
Payment Methods is not an exhaustive list offered by the Company.
The Payment Method availability varies depending on your location
and your Buyers' locations. You may not be able to use some of the
Payment methods as given in the list (or that are otherwise offered
by the Company). Payment Methods can be added or removed at any time
without prior notice.
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Certain Payment Methods require you to accept additional terms and
conditions mandated by the Payment Service Providers providing those
Payment Methods. You agree that you will accept the additional terms
and conditions (either online or by signing an addendum from us)
when requested by the Company in order to access those Payment
Services.
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Certain Payment Methods require you to be onboarded by the Payment
Service Providers providing those Payment Methods. You agree that
the Company can share your onboarding information with the Payment
Service Provider and you will provide additional information as
required by the Payment Service Providers to complete the onboarding
and enable the Payment Method for you.
Card Payment Methods
When using Payment Methods involving card payments, you must
additionally comply with the rules specified by the respective
Card Scheme ("Scheme Rules"). These are terms and conditions,
bylaws, rules, operating regulations, policies and procedures
issued by the Card Schemes. These may be amended or supplemented
over time. Following are some of the most common Scheme Rule for
your reference.:
- Visa Rules and Regulations
- Mastercard Rules
- American Express Merchant Agreement
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The Company has the right to modify the Payment Processing Services
at any time in order to comply with the Scheme Rules. Card Schemes
may change the Scheme Rules at any time without prior notice. Card
Schemes may ask the Company to share your information associated
with your Merchant Account.
Holds and Reserves
Holds
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A hold is a temporary action whereby the Company holds the
Payment Processing Service of a group of Transactions or all
Transactions under the Merchant Account, subject to, and in
accordance with applicable law. The funds due to you from the
group of Transactions or the Merchant Account shall not be
available to you during the temporary hold period.
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Company takes into consideration various factors before taking a
temporary hold action, such as (a) ongoing representment of
Chargebacks on the Transactions pending final resolution (b)
increased Risks associated with the group of Transactions or the
Merchant Account (c) increased Buyer complaints (d)
investigations from Payment Service Providers, Financial
Partners or regulatory/enforcement authorities (e) there is
reason to believe that the hold is necessary in order to comply
with the applicable law or regulatory requirements.
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The Company shall notify you by email or display on the
Dashboard when placing holds. Additionally, you may be required
to provide us required information necessary for us to resolve
and release the holds.
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The Company will keep the holds in place until it satisfactorily
resolves the causes of the holds, but will not exceed one
hundred and eighty (180) days from the date the agreed Products
or Services have been delivered by you to the Buyer. The Company
may release the payment earlier. However, any earlier release of
payment is at Company's discretion.
Reserves
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The Company may impose a Reserves requirement on your Merchant
Account either at the time of onboarding or anytime during your
usage of the Merchant Account. The reasons can include (but not
limited to): (a) nature of the industry/industries You operate
in (b) potentially higher Risk from your Transactions, you or
your Buyer activities on the Platform (c) potential or realised
higher Losses on your Merchant Account than anticipated by the
Company (d) increased Risks due to change in the nature of the
Buyers.
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The Company will be at the sole discretion to determine the
terms of the Reserve and you shall be notified of the amount to
be placed in the Reserve, timing and conditions basis on which
the funds in the Reserve shall be released to you.
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The Company may change the terms of Reserve which shall be based
on continuous assessment and monitoring of your Merchant
Account, if required by the Payment Service Providers and
Financial Partners or any other reason.
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Where you or the Company exercises the right to terminate the
Merchant Account, you will be entitled to receive the Reserve
Amount, or if a Chargeback has been initiated by the Buyer then
the balance thereof one hundred and eighty (180) days from the
date the agreed Products or Services have been delivered by you
to the Buyer.
Chargeback
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The Company shall notify you by email or display on the Dashboard
when the Company receives a Chargeback on any of your Transactions
from the Buyers.
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The Company shall send you a request for information, if needed, to
make representations for Chargeback. you must respond to the request
for information within the deadline provided in the email
notification or on the Dashboard. If you fail to respond within the
deadline or do not provide the requested information/provide
insufficient information this shall constitute an instruction to the
Company to accept the Chargeback and make the refund accordingly.
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You agree that the Company shall have the right to share the
information received from you or retrieve the information from your
Merchant Account to the Payment Service Providers and Financial
Partners for the representation of the Chargebacks.
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Loss from Chargebacks shall be offset against Settlements to you. As
Chargebacks may arise after a considerable period after the date of
relevant Transaction, the Company shall remain entitled to recover
the Losses from Chargebacks from you, even after the termination of
the Merchant Account.
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The Company may immediately suspend the Merchant Account and the
Payment Processing Service provided in the event your Merchant
Account receives excessive Chargebacks which in the Company's sole
opinion can lead to Losses that your Merchant Account cannot support
or result in Losses to the Company. In such an event the Company has
the right to voluntarily refund your Transactions that have not
received any Chargeback yet.
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All costs associated with the representations for Chargebacks shall
be borne by you as per the commercial terms agreed with you under
the Merchant Agreement.
Refunds
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You can instruct the Company to perform a partial or full Refund for
a Transaction using the Dashboard or the API Connection. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Company may not be able to support Refunds
for all Payment Methods. However, the Company will make efforts to
support on Refunds on a best efforts basis.
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Refunds are completed, except under certain circumstances: (a) when
the payment method that was used by the Buyer to make the initial
payment does not support a direct Refund, in which case you are
required to provide the bank account details of the Buyer in order
for the Company to process the Refund. In certain circumstances, you
may be required to provide additional information as asked by the
Company to process the Refund.
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Unless specifically approved by the Company, Refund encompasses the
up to the original amount of the Payment minus any applicable
Service Fee corresponding to the transaction. The Company will debit
the refunds from your received funds pending the settlement, and if
the amount pending settlement is insufficient to cover the Refunds,
you must transfer the shortfall amount to the Company as instructed;
otherwise the Refunds cannot be processed and the Company will not
be liable in such a case. The Company reserves the right to charge
additional fees and make Foreign Exchange rates adjustments for
processing a Refund.
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You will only make Refunds in respect of the Products or Services
you have provided. You may not provide Refunds to your Buyer for a
previously processed payment using a different payment method than
the method used for the original payment. The amount credited to
your Buyers must not exceed the total amount of the original
Payment.
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The Company may refuse to execute a Refund if it does not meet the
conditions of the Merchant Agreement or if it is prohibited by
Applicable Law. If the Company refuses to execute a Refund, within
the time for processing the Refund you will be notified (i) (unless
prohibited by Applicable Law) of the refusal, (ii) (if possible) the
reasons for such refusal, and (iii) (where it is possible to provide
reasons for the refusal and those reasons relate to factual matters)
the procedure for correcting any factual mistakes that led to it.
Any Payment Order that we refuse will be deemed not to have been
received for the purposes of execution times and liability for
non-execution or defective execution.
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When the Company executes a Refund in accordance with the details
provided by you, the Refund shall be deemed to have been correctly
executed by the Company or Financial Partners involved. Where the
details provided by you are incorrect, the Company will not be
liable for non- execution or defective execution of the Refund, but
the Company will make reasonable efforts to recover the funds
involved in such Refund.
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The Company has a pre-dispute management program
("program") in place to manage the dispute and
chargebacks risks. If your business is deemed to be prone to high
dispute rates, either based on your industry or your past processing
history, then the company shall enrol you in the program and agree
on the terms of refunds. The program allows the Company to receive
pre-dispute alerts and do voluntary refund of a transaction before
it manifests as a dispute with your prior consent or based on
pre-agreed rules with you. There may be additional associated fees
with this program. If you are not a part of the program then the
Company has the right to refund any transaction without your prior
consent.
Safeguarding
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If you are:
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an entity who is incorporated, formed or registered in Singapore
or is carrying on business in Singapore, then the Company will
hold relevant money (as defined under the Payment Services Act
2019 ("PSA")) received from or on account of
you or on your behalf in the Trust Account held with a
safeguarding institution in Singapore, in accordance with the
requirements under the PSA;
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an entity who is not incorporated, formed or registered in
Singapore or carrying on business in Singapore, the Company will
hold the relevant money received from, or on account of,other
than than relevant money received (i) in respect of the
provision of a merchant acquisition service; or (ii) in respect
of cross- border money transfer service for the purpose of
enabling the provision of a merchant acquisition service to you,
in accordance with the requirement under the PSA.
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Your money may be safeguarded together with the relevant money
received from, or on account of, our other customers, but will be
held separately from Company's own funds.
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Your money is not, and will not be, used for lending to or
investment with third parties.
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For avoidance of doubt, no interest will be paid on monies in
respect of your Merchant Account. As such in the event that any
monies held on your behalf in the Trust Account generate interest,
these will not accrue to you and may be retained by the Company.
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For the avoidance of doubt, you may not get all your funds in the
trust account held with the safeguarding institution in the event it
becomes insolvent.
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In respect of any funds that are not safeguarded under clause 16.1
above, the Company will always continue to maintain such funds
separate from the Company's corporate funds in segregated client
money accounts, which may be held with licensed financial
institutions outside Singapore.
Section D: Confidentiality, Data Protection and Security
Confidentiality
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Each party shall keep the other party's Confidential Information
confidential and shall not: (a) use such Confidential Information
except for the purpose of exercising or performing its rights and
obligations under the Merchant Agreement; or (b) disclose such
Confidential Information in whole or in part to any third party,
except with prior written consent.
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The provisions of this Clause shall not apply to any Confidential
Information that: (a) is or becomes generally available to the
public (other than as a result of its disclosure by the receiving
party in breach of this Clause); (b) was available to the receiving
party on a non-confidential basis before disclosure by the
disclosing party; (c) was, is or becomes available to the receiving
party on a non-confidential basis from a person who, to the
receiving party's knowledge, is not bound by a confidentiality terms
with the disclosing party or otherwise prohibited from disclosing
the information to the receiving party; (d) the parties agree in
writing is not confidential or may be disclose; or (e) which the
Company is required to disclose under the Applicable Laws.
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Notwithstanding Clause 17.1, the Company may disclose your
Confidential Information to its employees, professional advisers,
insurers, agents and subcontractors, as well with the affiliates and
other group companies, Payment Service Providers and Financial
Partners who have a need to access your Confidential Information for
the performance of their obligations with respect to this Merchant
Agreement..
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Responding to Legal Process the Company may respond to and comply
with any writ of attachment, lien, levy, subpoena, warrant, or other
legal order ("Legal Process") that the Company
believes to be valid. The Company may deliver or hold any funds or,
subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy, any Data as required
under such Legal Process, even if You are receiving funds or Data on
behalf of other parties. Where permitted by Applicable Law, the
Company will make reasonable efforts to provide you Notice of such
Legal Process by sending a copy to the email address the Company has
on file for you. The Company is not responsible for any losses,
whether direct or indirect, that you may incur as a result of our
response or compliance with a Legal Process.
Privacy
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Protection of Personal Data is extremely important to the Company.
The Company's
Privacy Policy
outlines as to why it collects, uses, retains, discloses, and
safeguards the Personal Data you share to the Company. You agree to
the terms of the Privacy Policy, which is updated by the Company
from time to time.
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By using the Payment Processing Services, you agree that you are and
will remain compliant with all applicable laws protecting the
privacy, security, and usage of any data you provide to the Company.
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You confirm that you have obtained all the rights and consents
required by applicable laws to disclose to the Company any Personal
Data you give or permit it to collect, use, retain, and disclose.
This includes any Data the company may collect directly from the
buyers through the use of cookies or other comparable technologies.
You are solely responsible for informing your buyers that the
Company performs transactions (including payment transactions) on
your behalf and may obtain personal data from you, as may be
required by law and in connection with this Merchant Agreement.
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The Company shall notify you in accordance with its obligations
under the Applicable Laws, in the event it learns of an unauthorized
acquisition, disclosure or loss of Buyer Personal Data on its
systems. Company will also notify you and provide you with
sufficient information regarding the unauthorized acquisition,
disclosure or loss to help you mitigate any negative impact on the
Buyer.
PCI Compliance
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Complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
("PCI-DSS") and, if applicable, the Payment
Application Data Security Standards (PA-DSS) is mandatory if you use
payment processing services to accept card transactions
(collectively, the "PCI Standards"). As per the PCI
Standards, materials or records containing card or transaction data
must be kept safe and secure, with access restricted to authorized
personnel. You must make sure that your company complies with the
PCI Standards, even though the company offers tools to make
compliance easier. Depending on how you use the payment processing
services, there are specific steps you must take to ensure
compliance with the PCI Standards.
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Further details regarding the PCI Standards-compliant implementation
of Payment Processing Services can be found in the documentation.
Upon request from the Company, you will promptly furnish
documentation attesting to your compliance with the PCI Standards to
the Company or any applicable Payment Service Provider or Financial
Partner.
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The Company, along with any applicable Payment Service Provider or
Financial Partners, may access your business premises on reasonable
notice to verify your compliance with the PCI Standards if you are
unable to provide the necessary documentation proving your
compliance with the PCI standards.
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The PCI Standards define "Account Data" as the customer card account
number or expiration date. If you choose to store or hold this data,
you have to keep your system compliant with the PCI Standards. Your
Merchant Account may be suspended or terminated if you fail to
adhere to the PCI Standards, or if the Company, any Payment Service
Provider, or Financial Partners are unable to confirm your
compliance with the PCI Standards.
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If you want to store or transmit Account Data using a third- party
service provider, you have to ensure that the third -party service
provider has the necessary certifications before sharing the Data
with them. You also need to let the Company know in advance that you
plan to share Account Data with the third-party service provider.
Furthermore, as per the PCI Standards, you agree to never store or
hold any "Sensitive Authentication Data" (including CVC or CVV2).
The website of the PCI Council has information regarding the PCI
Standards.
Data Processing
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The Company will at all times comply with the provisions of
applicable data protection law. You and the Company agree that in
relation to Any Personal Data that the Company processes on your
behalf in carrying out its obligations under this Merchant
Agreement, you will be the data controller and the Company will be
the data intermediary.
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The Company shall process the Personal Data for the purposes
specified in the Merchant Agreement only and any lawful instructions
reasonably given by you to the Company from time to time and not for
any other purpose. This includes having appropriate technical and
organizational safeguards to protect the Personal Data that is
processed as well as retaining the Personal Data for as long as it
is required for the purposes it was collected for, or for any other
legal or business purposes.
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The Company has the right to appoint sub-processors for parts for
processing of Personal Data, provided that the sub-processor assumes
the same obligations as the Company as a data intermediary.
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You acknowledge that the Company relies on you to determine the
extent to which the Company is authorized to use and process the
Personal Data that you provide, and you represent and warrant that
you have obtained, in accordance with applicable legal requirements,
all consents necessary for relevant collection, use and disclosure
of all such Personal Data. As a result, to the extent that such
action or omission resulted from your instructions, the Company will
not be liable for any claim brought by a data subject, i.e. Buyer,
arising from any action or omission by the Company.
Omoney's Security
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In addition to adhering to the Applicable Laws and Payment Method
Rules when handling Data, the Company is responsible for ensuring
the security of Data in its possession. The Company will maintain
administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the
Data that are commercially reasonable in order to protect the Data
stored on its servers from unauthorized access, accidental loss,
modification, or Major Breach.
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You must take into account that no security system is impenetrable
and the Company cannot ensure that there will never be an incident
for unauthorized parties to defeat the Company's security measures
or misuse any Data in Company's possession.
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You provide Data to the Company with the knowledge that any security
measures offered by the Company might not be appropriate or
sufficient for your business, and you agree to the implementation of
Security Controls (as defined below) and any additional controls
that satisfy specific requirements.
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The Company reserves the right to take any action, including
suspending your Merchant Account in order to protect you, the
Buyers, or others, or preserve the integrity and security of the
Payment Processing Services or Data. You waive your right to make a
claim against the Company for losses you sustain as result from any
such actions that the Company may take to prevent such harm.
Your Security
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Any Data that you possess, have it on your website, servers, or that
you are otherwise permitted to access or handle is your sole
responsibility.
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When handling or maintaining the Data, you will abide by the
Applicable Laws and Payment Method Rules. Upon Company's request,
you will furnish the proof of your Compliance. Your failure to
furnish the satisfactory proof will result in suspension and/or
termination of the Merchant Agreement, as the case may be.
Security Controls
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It is your sole responsibility to evaluate the security requirements
of your business and implement security procedures and controls
("Security Controls") appropriate to mitigate your
exposure to security incidents.
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The Company may include Security Controls as part of the Payment
Processing Services, or may recommend that you put in place specific
Security Controls. However, none of the security controls that the
Company offers or recommends diminishes your responsibility for
protecting your business; if you believe that the Security Controls
the Company offers or recommends are not sufficient, you will need
to independently implement additional controls.
Section E: Additional Legal Terms
Force Majeure
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Neither Party shall be liable for any delay in performing its
obligations under this Merchant Agreement, if such delay is caused
by circumstances beyond the Party's reasonable control, including a
Force Majeure. If a non-performance or a delay in performance of
obligations is due to a Force Majeure event, Parties shall mutually
agree to extend the period of performance to factor in the delay due
to Force Majeure.
Compliance, Risk Management
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The Company continuously monitors Merchant Account for Compliance
and other Risks.
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You are required to meet the Company's Compliance requirements at
all times.
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The Company may ask you to provide such documents and information as
required by law or as the Company, at its sole discretion, deems
necessary to monitor Compliance and other Risks.
Disclaimers
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To the maximum extent permitted by any applicable law, the Company
makes no warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory
or otherwise, regarding any matter, and specifically disclaims all
implied warranties, including without limitation any implied
warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular use or
purpose, accuracy of informational content, systems integration,
non-interference with enjoyment, non-infringement of third party
rights, results to be derived from the use of or integration with
the Payment Processing Service.
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The Payment Processing Service is provided "as is", and as available
exclusive of any warranty whatsoever.
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The Company does not make any warranty that the Payment Processing
Service will be error free or uninterrupted. The Payment Processing
Service may be subject to limitations, delays, and other issues
inherent in the use of the internet and the type of technology that
the Company may use.
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While the Company shall make the best efforts to immediately release
the funds when due to you as the Seller , there may be delays in the
funds reaching your account due to (a) dependency on the Payment
Service Providers (b) Compliance reasons (c) Force Majeure (d)
Technical Breakdown.
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The Company is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to
provide e-money issuance services. Please note that this does not
mean you will be able to recover all the money you paid to the
Company if its business fails. At this time, the Company has not
commenced offering e-money issuance services.
Liabilities, Indemnification
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You agree that you solely bear all risks from your use of the
Payment Processing Service without any recourse whatsoever to the
Company.
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You agree to indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the Company,
its Relevant Persons and affiliates from any and all Losses and
Claims arising out of (i) violation of the Merchant Agreement (ii)
breach of applicable laws (iii) Chargebacks (iv) your negligence or
wilful misconduct in the performance of your obligations (v) any
inquiries, investigation or actions by Payment Service Providers,
Financial Partner, any governmental body (vi) Fraud
The Company, and its Relevant Persons and affiliates shall not be
liable to you for any Losses or Claims arising from
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personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever,
resulting from use of the Payment Processing Service
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events outside the Company's control such as but not limited to
(i) Force Majeure; (ii) Technical Breakdown (iii) software bugs,
errors, inaccuracies, or omissions; (iv) conduct of any Service
Provider or third party
- the Company's Decision in a Chargeback
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any delay in receiving Amount due to Compliance or dependency on
Payment Service Providers
- Currency Conversion
- payment of Service Fee
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Your violation of materials terms of the Merchant Agreement
- gross negligence, wilful misconduct or Fraud by you
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the exercise of the Company's rights under the Merchant
Agreement
- non delivery of Products or Services
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issues with the quality, quantity or specification of the
Products or Services
- damage to the Products or Services
Amendments
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The Company may amend this Merchant Agreement at any time either for
legal or regulatory reasons.
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The Company shall notify you of the amendment, providing the cause
of the amendment and the revised Merchant Agreement. You are
required to respond within 7 days of notification if the cause is
regulatory or legal.If you do not respond to the notice within the
stated period, then it shall be deemed to have accepted the
amendment. If you do not choose to accept the amendment, you have
the right to terminate the Merchant Agreement.
User Acknowledgements
You acknowledge and agree that:
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The Company is not responsible for the handling or delivery of
Products or Services.
the Company may demand and you shall provide additional
documents
- during the Verification Process
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prior to the release of funds to the Settlement Account
- at any time for Compliance and other Risks assessment
the Company may share any information provided by you with
parties it is contractually or legally obligated to share
without obtaining additional consent, such as (but not limited
to):
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any governmental or regulatory body properly exercising its
powers.
- Payment Service Providers, Financial Partners
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You expressly acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for
arranging the shipment and delivery of the Products or Services and
providing the Proof of Shipment or Buyer Consent, when required to
the Company.
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You agree to cooperate with the Company in cases where the Company
receives compliance related queries from the Payment Service
Providers and Financial Partners. You will be required to share
additional documents, if required in regard to the Compliance
queries.
You warrant that the information provided by you to the Company:
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are complete, true and accurate in all respects at all times.
- where applicable, is provided within reasonable time.
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is not false, misleading or deceptive in any respect at all
times.
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does not omit anything that affects or is likely to affect the
meaning or significance of such documents or information in any
respect at all times.
Audit
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If the Company believes that a security breach, leak, loss, or
compromise of Data has occurred on your systems, website, or app
affecting your compliance with this Merchant Agreement, the Company
may require you to permit a third-party auditor approved by the
Company to conduct a security audit of your systems and facilities.
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You agree to fully cooperate with any requests for information or
assistance that the auditor makes to you as part of the security
audit. The auditor will issue a report to the Company which may be
shared with Company's Payment Service Providers and Financial
Partners.
Notices and Communications
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You agree that the Company can provide Notices regarding the Payment
Processing Services to you through its website or through the
Dashboard , or by mailing Notices to the email or physical addresses
identified in your Merchant Account. Notices may include
notifications about your Merchant Account, changes to the Payment
Processing Services, or other information the Company is required to
provide to you.
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You also agree that electronic delivery of a Notice has the same
legal effect as if the Company has provided to you with a physical
copy. The Company will consider a Notice to have been received by
you within 24 hours of the time a Notice is either posted to
Company's website or emailed to you.
Assignment
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The Company may, at any time, assign, mortgage, charge or otherwise
transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under the Merchant
Terms and Conditions without restriction.
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You may not assign, mortgage, charge or otherwise transfer any of
your rights and obligations under the Merchant Terms and Conditions
without the prior written consent of the Company and your
Counterparty. Any attempted assignment of mortgage, charge or
otherwise transfer in violation of the Merchant Terms and Conditions
shall be null and void.
Severability
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If any provision of the Merchant Agreement or part thereof is
rendered void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any legislation
to which it is subject or by a decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction ("Affected Provision"), the Affected
Provision shall be rendered void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable
only to that extent and it shall in no way affect or prejudice the
enforceability of the remainder of the Affected Provision or the
other provisions of the Merchant Agreement.
Translation
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If the Merchant Agreement is translated into a language other than
the English language and any conflict or inconsistency between such
translation and the English text arises, then the English text shall
prevail.
Rights of Third Parties
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Any Person who is not a party to the Merchant Agreement shall have
no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Cap.
53B) of Singapore or other similar laws to enforce the Merchant
Agreement or any part thereof, regardless of whether such Person has
been identified by name, as a member of a class or as answering a
particular description. For the avoidance of doubt, any amendments
to the Merchant Agreement in accordance with the provisions herein
shall not require any consent from any Person or entity who is not a
party to the Merchant Agreement . Nothing in this clause shall
affect the rights of any permitted assignee or transferee under the
Merchant Agreement.
Governing Law and Arbitration
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The Merchant Agreement shall be governed by, construed under and
enforced in accordance with the laws of Singapore, without regard to
any conflict of law provisions.
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection
with this Merchant Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore
International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") as at
present in force, subject to the following:
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The place of arbitration shall be in Singapore, unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties;
- The language of the arbitration shall be English;
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The number of arbitrators shall be one (1) and appointed by the
Chairman of the SIAC.
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Any decision or award made by an arbitrator in accordance with the
Merchant Agreement shall be final and binding on the parties to such
arbitration and the parties to such arbitration expressly waive
their rights to appeal any such decision or award.
Section F: Definitions and Interpretations
Definitions and Interpretation
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions
shall apply:
- "API" means application programming interface
provided by Omoney to you to access Omoney's Payment
Processing Service and exchange of information.
- "API Connection" means the authenticated
electronic connectivity established by you with Omoney using
API.
- "API Documentation" means the technical
documentation for API and API Connection.
- "Balance" means the total funds including the
Reserves held for the Merchant by the Company.
- "Buyer" means the Person buying the Products or
Services from the Seller.
- "Chargeback" means a dispute raised by your
Buyer is demanding a refund in relation to a Transaction.
- "Card Schemes" means Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover or comparable bodies.
- "Claims" means an obligation arising from a
suit, demand, loss claim, liability claim, damage claim, action,
or legal proceeding.
- "Collections" means as a part of Payment
Processing Services and includes escrow, checkout and Virtual
Account collection service.
- "Compliance" means compliance with - regulatory
requirements, applicable laws, ethical business practices, Know
your Customer (KYC) regulations, anti-money laundering and
countering terrorism (AML) finance regulations.
- "Dashboard" means the interface available to
the Seller on signing up on the Platform.
- "Data" means Personal Data, Payment Data,
Merchant Account Data or Transaction Data.
- "Deduction" means deductions to the settlement
amount for Service Fee, Chargebacks, Refunds, Fines, Penalties,
Holds, Reserves or Excess Payments;
- "Excess Payment" shall mean any excess amount
settled with you (due to any system or operational error) over
and above the correct amount that should have been settled with
you.
- "Financial Partners" means Card Schemes, banks,
non-bank financial institutions, licensed lenders and financial
service providers that have partnered with the Company to
participate in the delivery of the Payment Processing Service.
- "Fines" means any fines, levies or other
charges levied by the Regulators, Payment Service Providers and
Financial Partners on the Company, caused by excessive Fraud or
Chargeback, violation of Laws or terms of this Merchant
Agreement.
- "Force Majeure" means accidents; acts of war or
terrorism; labor, civil or military unrest; nuclear or natural
catastrophes or acts of God; interruptions, loss or malfunctions
of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware)
services; adverse change in laws or regulations; significant
dislocation in the prices of assets, Products or Services;
public health fraud risks or epidemics; delay of essential
materials or services; Major Breach or any significant adverse
event that is beyond anybody's control.
- "Fraud" means all types of frauds such as theft
or deliberate falsification of identity, accounts and account
credentials, data, documents, description of actual events,
collusion etc.
- "Holds" Holds shall mean an action taken by the
Company on the Seller wherein the funds of the Seller is put
temporarily on hold.
- "Invoice Currency" means the currency in which
the Transaction is initiated by the Seller.
- "Losses" shall mean tangible losses such as
penalties, fines, liabilities, damages, indemnities, costs or
expenses (including any direct, indirect, incidental, special,
consequential, or punitive damages or economic loss or any
Claims for loss of profits or loss of use), or intangible losses
such as adverse actions from regulators, governments and
government agencies, or loss of reputation or brand value.
- "Major Breach" means an unauthorised access or
cybersecurity breach of the technology infrastructure from
Malware, hacking, criminal activity or otherwise causing (a)
loss or theft of data, (b) compromise to the security,
integrity, and privacy of data, and (c) material damage to
technical infrastructure.
- "Merchant Account" means the account opened and
operated by you on Omoney.
- "Merchant Account Data" means data or
information of the Platform End User required by Omoney to
create the Merchant Account.
- "Payment Data" means data and information
required by Omoney to facilitate Payment Processing.
- "Payment Method" means a type of payment method
that the Company accepts as part of the Payment Processing
Services, such as credit and debit cards.
- "Payment Method Rules" means the guidelines,
bylaws, rules, and regulations imposed by the Payment Service
Providers and Financial Partners that operate Payment Methods
supported by Omoney
- "Payment Processing" means collecting, holding,
disbursing, or remitting the funds domestically or
internationally, currency conversion and associated services.
- "Payment Processing Service" means providing
Payment Processing services.
- "Payment Release Conditions" means the
conditions to be fulfilled for the funds to be released to the
Seller.
- "Payment Service Provider" means a licensed
provider of payment services that the Company has contracted to
obtain specific payment services including collecting, holding,
disbursing, or remitting funds domestically or internationally.
- "Penalty" means a penalty levied on you by the
Company for causing Losses to the Company.
- "Person" means an individual, corporation or
such other legal entity as the context requires.
- "Personal Data" means any information relating
to an identified or identifiable natural person, or such other
types of information as may be the subject of and protected
under Personal Data Protection Laws.
- "Personal Data Protection Laws" means any and
all applicable laws and regulations relating to the protection
of Personal Data.
- "Permitted Products or Services" means the list
of products (physical and digital) and services that Omoney
allows the Payment Processing Service to be used for.
- "Presentment Currency" means the currency in
which the Buyer makes the payment for the Transaction, which can
be either the home currency of the Buyer's domicile or the
Invoice Currency.
- "Products or Services",means the underlying
goods (physical or digital) or services being purchased by the
Buyer from the Seller.
- "Prohibited Countries" means the list of
countries that Omoney does not allow the Products or Services
to (a) originate from, (b) pass through or (c) be delivered in.
- "Prohibited Industries" means the list of
industries, as determined solely by Omoney, that the Seller
must not be associated with to be able to use the Payment
Processing Service.
- "Refund" means an instruction initiated by you
to return the funds to the Buyer for an existing Transaction.
- "Relevant Person" means officers, directors,
employees, agents, consultants, independent contractors, and
their successors, and permitted assigns.
- "Reserve" means the security amount to be
placed with the Company (jumpstart Reserve) by the Seller in
order to avail of the Payment Processing Service or the Company
holding funds belonging to the Seller at the time of disbursing
funds to the Seller (rolling Reserve).
- "Risk" means any type of risk - Compliance,
Fraud, Chargeback, credit, regulatory, legal, technical,
reputational or financial.
- "Risk Policy" means the Company's internal
policies on Risk.
- "Seller" means you.
- "Service Fee" means the fees payable to the
Company for providing the Payment Processing Service to you,
including any fees payable to the Payment Service Providers and
Financial Partners.
- "Settlement" means delivery of proceeds from
Transactions to you.
- "Settlement Account" means each bank account
that you have added to your Merchant Account on the Platform as
a designated account for settlement to you.
- "Settlement Currency" means the currency in
which your Settlement Account is denominated. It is by default
the home currency of the Settlement Account domicile unless
contractually agreed otherwise.
- "Technical Breakdown" means a temporary
breakdown of the technology infrastructure causing or resulting
in the loss of access to Omoney or prolonged interruption of
the Payment Processing Service.
- "Transaction" means the underlying sale or
purchase of Products or Services for which you wish to use
Payment Processing Services.
- "Transaction Data" means data and information
about the Transaction required by Omoney as per the API
Documentation to provide the Service- such as but not limited to
quality and quantity of the Products or Services, price, payment
terms, buyer and Seller information, shipment and delivery
details, important dates, special instructions or conditions.
- "Trust Account" means a bank account established and maintained by the Company with a safeguarding institution in accordance with applicable laws for the sole purpose of segregating funds in relation to the Payment Processing Services from any corporate funds of the Company.
- "you" or "your" means any
Person or entity who accepts the Merchant Agreement as a Seller.