Memorandum of Agreement
Memorandum of Agreement
Memorandum of Agreement
This Agreement made and executed this ___ day of ______,2001 by and between:
iRemit, 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";
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WITNESSETH: That
WHEREAS, iREMIT is in the business of collecting, processing and distributing money
remittances from sources outside the Philippines to their designated beneficiaries in
the Philippines (the "Service");
WHEREAS, in order for iREMIT to effectively and efficiently collect remittances
originating from the United States and Canada, it is necessary for iREMIT to secure the
services of (Name of Company) for the purpose of collecting such remittances to be paid to their
beneficiaries through the facilities of iREMIT.
NOW, THEREFORE , the Parties have agreed as follows:
1. THE SERVICE. iREMIT hereby grants (Name of Company) the authority to
offer the Service for sale in the United States and Canada for and on iREMIT's behalf and of its
subsidiaries and affiliates. Accordingly, (Name of Company) shall collect US Dollar
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 exclusively through the facilities of iREMIT. The foregoing authority shall include
the authority to:
a) Collect funds from customers who initiate money remittances from (Name of
Company)'s offices or internet website(s).
b) Accept instructions from customers on behalf of iREMIT, for the transfer of
remittances to a Beneficiary. The amount stipulated in the remittance instruction shall cover
both the amount of the remittance and the corresponding remittance fees .
2. OPERATION OF THE SERVICE. 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 remittance instruction which shall be accompanied by the corresponding
funds needed to initiate the processing of the 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 accomplish instruction form,
iREMIT will then be responsible for processing and distribution of the remittance to its
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 promote the Service within the United
States and Canada.
(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.
Upon termination or pretermination of this Agreement as provided herein:
i) (Name of company) shall render a full accounting to iREMIT of its operation
of the Service.
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 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 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
reqlinquishment 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 guidlelines 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
Signed in the presence of:
__________________________ ________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In the City of ________, Philippines on this ___ day of ________, personally appeared
the following persons:
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.