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Memorandum of Agreement
Memorandum of Agreement
This Memorandum of Agreement made and executed this ___ day of ______,2001 by and
between:
I-REMIT, INC. a corporation duly organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the Philippines, with office address at 25th Floor Discovery
Centre, 25 ADB Avenue, Pasig City, represented herein by its President,
Randolph C. de Leon, hereinafter referred to "iREMIT";
-and-
WITNESSETH: That
WHEREAS, iREMIT has an existing is in the business of collecting, processing and
distributiong inward money remittances with the from sources outside the Philippines to their
designated beneficiaries of these remittances residing in the Philippines (the "Service"); The
processing and distribution of these remittances is done wherein the funds remitted abroad are
delivered by iREMIT to their designated benedificaries in the Philippines.
WHEREAS, in order for iREMIT to effectively and efficiently collect inward
remittances originating from the United States and Canada, it is necessary for iREMIT to
secure the services of (Name of Company) for the purposes of collecting such remittances in
favor of to be paid to their beneficiaries through the facilities of iREMIT and (Name of
Company) has agreed to provide the Service.
NOW, THEREFORE , the Parties have agreed as follows that monetary remittances of
Filipinos as well as non-Filipino expatriates fpr the account of their designated beneficiaries in
the Philippines that are sent through the facilities of (Name of Corporation) shall be coursed
exclusively through iREMIT subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. THE SERVICE. iREMIT hereby grants (Name of Company) the authority to
offer the Service for sale to the public in the United States and Canada for and on its own
iREMIT's behalf and of its subsidiaries and affiliates. Accordingly, (Name of Company) shall
collect remittances with designated beneficiaries residing in the Philippines. The (Name of
Corporation) shall collect US or Canadian Dollar payments initiating these remittances from
Filipino as well as non-Filipino expatriates within the United States and Canada for the account
of their designated beneficiaries in the Philippines (the "Beneficiaries") to be sent which shall be
exclusively processed and distributed by through the facilities of iREMIT. The foregoing
authority shall include the authority to:
a) Collect funds from customers who initiate money transfers remittances from (Name
of Company)'s offices or internet website(s). These transfers will be exclusively processed and
distributed by iREMIT.
b) Accept remittance instructions from customers accompanying these funds on
behalf of iREMIT, for the transfer of remittances to a designated Beneficiary in the Philippines
on behalf of iREMIT , inasmuch as The funds amount stipulated in the remittance instruction
will shall cover both the fund transfer amount of the remittance and the corresponding
remittance fees.
2. OPERATION OF THE SERVICE. If When a customer-remitter comes to (Name
of Company)'s offices or internet websites, (Name of Company) shall furnish the customer-
remitter a predesigned pre-approved remittance application form created by iREMIT. The
customer shall then accomplish the This remittance instruction which must shall be accompanied
by the corresponding funds needed to initiate the remittance instruction and processing of the
transfer of funds remittance through iREMIT's facilities. The funds net of (Name of Company)'s
commission fee shall then be deposited by (Name of Company) to a predesignated bank account
of iREMIT and the remittance instruction form accepted by (Name of Company) from the
customer-remitter shall be transmitted by (Name of Company) electronically to iREMIT. Upon
receipt of the funds and the duly accomplished instruction form, iREMIT will then be
responsible for processing and distribution of the remittance to its designated Beneficiary in the
Philippines.
3. REVENUE SHARING.
4.6 (Name of Company) shall perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement promptly, expeditiously and in accordance with the procedures and
standards mentioned herein.
4.8 (Name of Company) shall exert utmost effort to promote the Service
within the United States and Canada.
6. Exclusivity
iREMIT hereby awards to (Name of Company) the exclusivity in exclusive right, during
the effectivity of this Agreement, in to accepting remittance business from customers through its
offices or through the internet as long as these businesses originate from the US and Canada for
five (5) years and renewable for another five (5) years. However, this exclusivity does not
preclude iREMIT to from developing a website offering the Service primarily catering to non-
US and non-Canadian businesses in the internet service platform. In turn, (Name of Company)
agrees to collect and transfer remittances from the United States and Canada Philippine destined
for Philippine Beneficiaries exclusively for through iREMIT's facilities. (Name of Company)
therefore agrees that, except as provided in Section 12 hereof, it will not, directly or indirectly,
through its affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities during the effectivity of the Agreement and
for a period of six (6) months following its termination, without the written consent of iREMIT,
act as agent for, or represent, or operate as principal of another or the same public money
transfer service or any other similar business or service. (Name of Company) agrees that this
restriction is reasonable and necessary to protect the interest and reputation of the Service and of
iREMIT.
7. Mechanics of Settlement. (Name of Company) shall open and maintain a US Dollar
bank account at ______ to effect the daily settlement of transactions via debit account. This
bank account shall be used and operated for the Service contemplated in this Agreement.
Settlement will include the principal amount plus the fee mutually agreed upon owing iREMIT
for its delivery charges.
8. Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of five(5)
years commencing on the date of execution of this Agreement, and shall be renewable for
another five (5) years upon such terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by both parties.
This agreement may be pre-terminated by mutual consent of both parties (iREMIT and (Name of
Company) as long as 30 day notice is given.
9. Records, Access to Books and Inspection. (Name of Company) shall keep all
records of all money transfer transactions have been processed and paid by iREMIT
contemplated in this Agreement for a period of (3) three years. These records, as well as any
and all records and documents in the possession or subject to the control of (Name of Company)
relating to the operation of the Service, shall at all times and upon prior written request of
iREMIT, be provided made available and accessible to iREMIT's representatives, copies of
which are be permitted to be copied and extracted as well as any and all records and documents
in the possession or subject to the control of (Name of Company) relating to the operation of the
Service.
10. Security and Confidentiality. (Name of Company) acknowledges the necessity
for security and confidentiality in providing the Service and warrants to keep that the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the operations hereunder shall be kept confidential and shall
not, without the express written consent of iREMIT, be disclosed to any party during and after
the effectivity of this Agreement.
11. Indemnification. Each party shall be responsible for their acts, omissions, and/or
negligence and the acts, omissions and/or negligence of their respective officers, employees,
agents and/or representatives in the performance or non-performance of their respective
obligations under this Agreement. Each party hereby undertakes to indemnify an/or hold the
other party free and harmless against any cost, liability, damage , judgement, penalty, fine and/or
reasonable legal fees paid by such other party by way of suit, claim, settlement or otherwise, as
a result of such acts, omissions and/or negligence.
12. Termination/Pre-termination. This Contract may be terminated if (a) If either
party fails to observe or perform or in any manner breaches any of its obligations under this
Agreement and such failure is not remedied within thirty (30) days after written notification
thereof is given by the other party; or in case of failure to pay any material amount due under
this Agreement within five (5) days after the notice is given; or if either party becomes or is
adjudicated or declared bankrupt or insolvent, then the other party who is not at fault shall have
just cause to forthwith terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the defaulting party
at fault, without prejudice to the right of the innocent party former to avail itself of other
remedies provided under existing laws.
(b) This Agreement may be pre-terminated at any time by either party for any cause
other than those mentioned in Section 13 (a) hereof, by serving the other party a written notice
of such intention thirty (30) days prior to the intended effectivity date of such pre-termination.
ii) (Name of Company) shall refer all calls and customers intended for the
Service to telephone numbers provided by iREMIT.
iii) (Name of your Company) shall continue to comply with Section 6 of this
Agreement. It shall not however be bound by the provisions of Section 6
hereof prohibiting (Name of the Company) for a period of six(6) months
after termination of this Agreement from acting as an agent for, or
represent or operate as principal of, another or the same public money
transfer service or any other business or service if it is neither at fault nor
had caused the ground of termination under this Section 12(a).
13 Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Philippines and the parties hereby agree to
voluntarily submit any justiciable controversy to the exclusive jurisdiction of the proper courts
of Makati City.
14. Non-waiver of rights/Amendment. Failure of iREMIT to insist upon a strict
performance of any of the terms and conditions and covenants hereof shall not be deemed a
relinquishment or waiver of any rights or remedy that iREMIT may have. This Agreement shall
not be considered as changed, modified , altered, waived or in any way amended by acts of
tolerance of either party unless such changes, modification, waivers or amendments are made in
writing and signed by both parties.
15. No Partnership. This Agreement shall not constitute a partnership , nor a joint
venture between iREMIT and (Name of Company) and neither Party shall be authorized to act or
represent the other except as specifically provided for in this Agreement.
16. Periodic Review of the Operation and Performance. The parties agree to meet
at a place to be mutually agreed upon by them for purposes of conduction regular or periodic
review of the different aspects of operation under this Agreement at least every six(6) months
during the term of this Agreement or any renewal thereof. The parties agree that this is
necessary in order to update or modify existing operational guidelines concerning the Service.
17. No Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assigned in whole or in part by the
either party without the prior written consent of the other , and such consent shall not relieve the
assigning part from full responsibility and liability for the work contemplated herein and for
the due performance of all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If the Agreement is
assigned or any part thereof is sublet, the assigning party shall exonerate , indemnify and save
harmless the other from and against any and all loss, damage, liability or expense caused by,
arising or resulting therefrom.
18. Separability Clause. Should any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement be
declared invalid, the rest of the provisions shall not be affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto set their hands on the date and at the
place first above written.
iREMIT, INC. (Name of Company)
By: By:
RANDOLPH DE LEON ___________________
President
__________________________ ________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In the City of ________, Philippines on this ___ day of ________, personally appeared
the following persons:
Name CTC Number Date/Place Issued
known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing Agreement
and they acknowledged to me that the same is their own free and voluntary act and deed as well
as that of the corporation they represent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at
the place and on the date first above-written.
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