Remitz: Buy vs Skip (Licensed MTO and MSB Operators)
IF your client holds or is actively pursuing an FCA money transfer licence and needs a branded remittance platform live inside 15-30 days, THEN Remitz is the right infrastructure: the SPI Licence Applicant tier at £79/month provides a hosted sandbox for compliance workflow practice and application evidence preparation, and the Starter tier at £299/month delivers a white-label customer portal with basic KYC/AML integration and up to 5 corridors. IF your agency does not hold an FCA authorisation and cannot resell Remitz as a client service, THEN skip it entirely, because the platform requires the operator to retain their own licence and provider relationships.
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Remitz: Buy vs Skip (Licensed MTO and MSB Operators)
“IF your client holds or is actively pursuing an FCA money transfer licence and needs a branded remittance platform live inside 15-30 days, THEN Remitz is the right infrastructure: the SPI Licence Applicant tier at £79/month provides a hosted sandbox for compliance workflow practice and application evidence preparation, and the Starter tier at £299/month delivers a white-label customer portal with basic KYC/AML integration and up to 5 corridors. IF your agency does not hold an FCA authorisation and cannot resell Remitz as a client service, THEN skip it entirely, because the platform requires the operator to retain their own licence and provider relationships.”
- Your client is an MSB or fintech in the SPI licence application phase and needs a sandbox environment to practise compliance workflows and prepare regulator evidence before going live
- The operator already holds an active FCA money transfer licence and wants to launch remittance services in 15-30 days rather than fund a 2-year platform build
- Your client needs a white-label customer portal, mobile app, and agent dashboards with built-in AML/KYC integrations to Onfido, Yoti, or Trulioo, plus pre-built payout connectors to TerraPay, Fincra, or Trust Payments
- The engagement scope is compliance advisory and launch strategy for a licensed operator, where Remitz serves as the reference platform rather than a resold retainer product
- Your client's corridor volume fits the Starter tier's 5-corridor limit at £299/month, or the Growth tier at £799/month for expanded corridor and feature needs
- Your agency does not hold an FCA money transfer licence or SPI authorisation and cannot become the licensed operator of record
- You intend to resell Remitz as a client service under your own agency brand, which the platform does not permit because operators must retain their own licence and provider relationships
- Your client needs an invoicing or time-tracking tool for agency billing rather than a remittance platform, in which case Harvest, FreshBooks, or Xero are the relevant category tools
- The client cannot commit to per-month volume licensing or complete provider API setup with compliance and payment partners
- Your agency lacks the compliance advisory capability to configure KYC/AML workflows, FX and fee logic per corridor, and payout gateway integrations on the client's behalf
More on Remitz
- StrategyWhy Remitz Is a Reference Tool, Not an Agency Retainer Product
- ConceptRemitz Licence Gate
- Evaluation RuleWhen to Adopt Remitz: Only for Clients Who Already Hold or Are Applying for an FCA Money Transfer Licence
- Failure PatternThe Remitz Sandbox Trap: Why Agencies Fail With Remitz Before the FCA Licence Lands
- Implementation BlueprintRemitz Compliance Launch Sprint (10-14 days)
- Operating ProcedureRemitz SPI Licence Applicant Sandbox Setup (Onboarding)
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