EARTHPORT Associations
Earthport are members of the following associations, to enable us to understand and respond to changes, trends and issues in industry.
The Electronic Money Association
The Electronic Money Association (EMA) is the Trade Body representing electronic money issuers in the UK. It brings together payments companies, the telecommunications and transport sectors as well as specialist e-money issuers to address issues of common interest and to act in the interest of the industry as a whole. The EMA represents industry with regulators, government bodies as well as international organisations. It responds to regulatory proposals, drafts industry guidelines and acts as a forum for communication and education.
International Association of Money Transfer Networks
Earthport is a founder member and sponsor of the International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN), which launched in January following a successful global conference in October 2006 at the Institute of Directors...Lord Norman Lamont of Lerwick, the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, presides as Chairman.
The aims of IAMTN are:
- To raise the profile of the money transfer sector worldwide.
- To facilitate the networking of money transfer operators with banks, governments and regulators on compliance and money laundering issues.
There is now official recognition worldwide that with the growing world economy, the rapid increase in migration, and the huge development of the 'send money home' market, the role of the money transfer operator and service provider such as Earthport is ever more important" says Lady Olga Maitland CEO IAMTN.
The UK Money Transmitters Association
The UK Money Transmitters Association (MTA) aims to be the voice of all the many retailers who are have registered as Money Service businesses (MSB) with Customs and Revenue for the purpose of money transfer.
The MTA will represent the concerns of retailers who offer money transfer within the non-banking sector.
The Association aims to represent fairly the diversity of those businesses registered with HMRC who are offering money transfer services. For example, the Association will cater for money remitters who are providing a service to customers wishing to send a few hundred pounds back to relatives in their country of origin. Equally, the Association will represent those businesses, which are offering high value foreign exchange for customers who may wish to buy property abroad.
Please contact us, if you are an industry body or association who would be of interest to Earthport.