Midpoint Launches UK Virtual IBANs
30 November 2020 - 1:07PM
Midpoint Holdings Ltd. (TSXV: MPT) (“
Midpoint” or
the “
Company”) is pleased to announce it has
launched Virtual International Bank Account Numbers (“Virtual
IBANs”). Clients can now open business Virtual IBAN accounts as
well as personal Virtual IBAN accounts online with Midpoint in 15
minutes.
The Company plans to enable the Virtual IBANs
for all its existing clients for free, and at writing, Midpoint
currently serves more than 3,000 clients from over 50
countries.
“The main advantage is that businesses as well
as individuals can have a number of Virtual IBANs and have the
payments that are made to them rerouted to the same master account.
This mimics the effect of having multiple bank accounts, without
the banking fee expenses and the hassle to maintain them,” said
Hertz Zhang, Operations Director.
Virtual IBANs can be generated quickly and in
bulk. “Law firms can offer unique escrow ‘named accounts’ (that are
distinct Virtual IBANs) for each of their clients. This would
reduce costs and streamline the closing mechanics of private
placements or other escrow transactions. Landlords can offer each
of their tenants a distinct Virtual IBAN for their rent payment
wire instructions, education establishments can offer each student
a named account for tuition fees, and businesses such as suppliers
can offer unique Virtual IBAN accounts to each of their customers,”
said David Wong, CEO of Midpoint. “It is similar to having all the
benefits of segregated accounts with the same flexibility of a
pooled or omnibus account—best of both worlds,” he added.
“With end-to-end transparency and segregation of
funds, Virtual IBANs help businesses to comply with AML (Anti-Money
Laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) rules,” Zhang added.
Virtual IBANs cut through the bureaucracy
involved with setting up an account at a traditional banking
establishment. As many businesses making foreign payments know,
setting up any payment account can be a convoluted and lengthy
process. That is not the case with a virtual IBAN from an online
platform. For instance, with a Virtual IBAN, there is no
requirement for a person to reside in or a business to be
registered in the same country as the Virtual IBAN accounts.
The Company is currently working towards
offering USD local accounts and Euro virtual accounts.
About Midpoint
Headquartered in London, UK, Midpoint is an FCA
authorized payments institutions specializing in cross-border
payments and foreign exchange. SMEs, overseas professionals,
property owners, foreign students, individuals, and anyone involved
in international payments use Midpoint for transparent,
multi-party, multi-currency services. Midpoint currently handles
transactions in 24 currencies with the ability to collect and
transfer across over 200 countries. This highly secure platform
provides customers with the most cost-effective FX at the midpoint
of the interbank buy/sell rate, therefore removing the spread as
well as hidden costs and fees. Midpoint Holdings Limited is listed
on the TSX Venture Exchange and cross-listed on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange.For information on Midpoint, please visit:
https://www.midpoint.com.
For further information please
contact:
Corbin Comishin, CFO |
David Wong, Chairman and CEO |
Midpoint Holdings
Limited, |
22-25 Portman Close,
Marylebone, |
505 Kootenay Street,
Nelson, |
London W1H 6BS, United
Kingdom |
British Columbia V1L 1K9,
Canada |
Tel: 0044 20 7448 3082 |
Tel: 001 250 352 7667 |
Email: info@midpoint.com |
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