Exhibit 10.71
MONEY SERVICES AGREEMENT 1
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This Money Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is
between Travelers Express Company, Inc. (“Travelers
Express”) and MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.
(“MoneyGram”) (Travelers Express and MoneyGram
collectively, “Company”) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(“Seller”), and shall become effective on
February 1, 2005 (the “Effective Date”). The terms
of the Money Transfer Addendum and Amendment dated November 2,
2001, as amended (the “Original Agreement”), shall
remain in full force and effect until February 1, 2005 at
which time the Original Agreement will terminate in its
entirety. |
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The purpose of this Agreement is to authorize Seller to sell
Company’s money orders and money transfer services (the
“Services”). |
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APPOINTMENT . Company appoints Seller to sell the
Services only as provided in this Agreement. Seller accepts the
appointment and agrees to provide the Services, in accordance with
this Agreement, at all locations of Seller doing business in the
United States and Puerto Rico while this Agreement is in effect, to
the extent permissible by local law or regulations and not in
breach of Company’s pre-existing agreements with other
sellers. If Seller acquires or merges with another company, Seller
shall have the option in its sole discretion to convert acquired
stores to selling Company money orders and providing the Money
Transfer Services pursuant to this Agreement. A list of the initial
Locations is attached hereto as Schedule A — List of
Locations. Seller agrees to keep Company informed from time to time
of Seller’s locations and their ownership and to amend
Schedule A as appropriate for the addition or deletion of
Locations. Seller agrees to provide the Services during all hours
of operation of the Seller’s courtesy desk. So that the
Company may direct transactions accordingly, Seller agrees to
notify Company of the standard hours of operation of Seller’s
courtesy desk and in the event of an emergency or other situation
when Seller cannot provide the regular hours of operation. Seller
and Company agree that Seller shall provide the Services in all of
the Locations in which Company has provided Seller access to
Company’s Money Order and Money Transfer System
(collectively, the “Systems”). Seller’s
acceptance of any form of payment other than cash is at
Seller’s sole and exclusive risk. |
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Seller’s international locations that wish to offer the
Services will be subject to additional or modified terms and
conditions, including pricing, which will be negotiated and set
forth in a mutually agreeable amendment to this Agreement. |
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EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT . |
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Seller agrees
that in its Locations, it will sell only Company’s money
orders and that it will not provide any money transfer service
similar to the Money Transfer Services whether directly, indirectly
or through a vendor or a self-service or automated method or kiosk,
except pursuant to this Agreement, or an amendment hereto. |
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With regard to money orders, except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, Seller specifically agrees not to sell money orders
for First Data Corporation, Western Union or any other money order
company. This provision shall not apply to in-location banks or to
existing agreements pursuant to which Seller leases space in the
Locations to third parties. |
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The appearance of [*] denotes confidential information that has
been omitted from this Exhibit and filed separately with the SEC
pursuant to a confidential treatment request under rule 24b-2 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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Test of Alternative Technology. [*] provided that it
gives Company a right of first refusal for providing such
technologies that may be deemed by Company a competing product or
service, including a reasonable time to develop said technologies.
Company’s Money Order and Money Transfer Services will also
be offered in the test Locations during the test. |
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ASSIGNMENT. Neither party may assign this Agreement
without the written consent of the other party except to an entity,
which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
the assigning party. Neither party may create a sub-agency. Each
party represents that entering into this Agreement is not a breach
of any other agreement. |
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SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND COMPANY’S SYSTEMS. |
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Forms. Company will provide Seller during the term of
this Agreement, without charge, with money order and money transfer
forms necessary for Seller to provide the Services. Seller shall be
responsible for ordering from Company such forms and supplies as
needed. |
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Company’s Systems. Company shall supply Seller
with equipment, hardware and software (“Company’s
Systems”) necessary for Seller to provide the Services at
each of Seller’s Locations. Such equipment may include a
personal computer, proprietary software (including but not limited
to Company’s DeltaWorks! Software), Company’s DT3
equipment, or other equipment, hardware or software provided by
Company, all of which shall be deemed part of Company’s
Systems. Company grants to Seller a non-exclusive license to use
Company’s Systems, for the term of this Agreement. Seller
shall not remove any part of Company’s Systems from the
original installation Location without first providing notice to
Company. Seller agrees that it will not modify, decompile or
reverse engineer any part of Company’s Systems without
Company’s consent. Seller is responsible for any damage,
theft or loss to any part of Company’s System in
Seller’s possession or control, to the extent caused by
employees of Seller, except for normal wear and tear. Seller will
notify Company if any of Company’s equipment is not working
properly. Upon termination of this Agreement, Seller shall return
all parts of Company’s System in Seller’s possession or
control, at Company’s expense. If Seller fails to return any
portion thereof upon termination of this Agreement, Seller shall
pay Company $1000 per Location, representing the replacement cost
of such Equipment at each Location. Company will be responsible for
equipment returned by Seller from the time of shipment if Seller
follows Company’s instructions and properly packs and ships
the equipment. |
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Maintenance and Upgrades. Company agrees to maintain
equipment provided by Company to Seller as part of Company’s
system, at Company’s own expense, including all upgrades
necessary to accommodate changes that Company may make to the
System. Company agrees that where possible, Company will notify
Seller within 24 hours if it determines that maintenance is
required on Seller’s equipment, such equipment is not
functioning, or if the Money Transfer System network is not working
properly. Company agrees to provide upgrades to the System as
deemed necessary by Company from time to time, and as they become
generally available to Company’s network. Company agrees that
it will pay the cost of any enhancements or upgrades to the System
necessary to accommodate changes that Company may make that were
not initiated at the request of Seller or to accommodate
Seller’s requirements. Seller shall provide all upgrades
necessary to accommodate changes made at the request of Seller, or
to accommodate Seller’s requirements. Company will provide
customer service for consumers through Company’s call
centers. |
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Telecommunication. Company at its expense will provide
and maintain a dedicated telephone line or Ethernet connection
between Seller’s network and Company. |
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DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY. Other than as otherwise stated in
this Agreement, any development of future technology (including
hardware and/or software) on which the Money Order Services or
Money Transfer Services may be provided, and any related expenses,
such as connections or telecommunications, shall be negotiated in
good faith and mutually agreed between the parties. In the event
that the parties agree on such technology development, the terms of
the development and provision of the Services (including pricing of
the Services on the modified technology) shall be documented in a
future amendment to this Agreement. |
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INDEMNIFICATION. Each party is responsible for, and
agrees to indemnify the other against any and all losses, damages
and expenses, (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which
such other party may sustain or incur attributable to any act or
failure to act (whether negligent, dishonest, or otherwise) by the
party or the party’s employee (whether or not acting within
the scope of employment) in any way related to this Agreement
except to the extent caused by any act or failure to act (whether
negligent, dishonest or otherwise) by such other party or such
other party’s employee (whether or not acting within the
scope of employment.) |
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SECURITY AGREEMENT . Seller grants to Company a security
interest in the money order materials, the proceeds of money order
and money transfer sales and the right to receive payment for money
orders and money transfers sold, and Seller’s rights under
this Agreement. Company has the rights of a secured creditor under
the Uniform Commercial Code solely with regard to the items listed
above. Company agrees not to take any action on its security
interest unless: i) Seller has been given prior written notice, ii)
Seller’s net worth falls below 5 billion dollars, and
iii) Seller is in default under this Agreement. |
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INTEREST . Any amount not paid to either party when due
will bear interest until paid at the annual rate of two percent
above the prime rate as that prime rate may be from day to day. As
used in this Agreement, “prime rate” means the prime
rate published by The Wall Street Journal for corporate
loans by large U.S. money center commercial banks. Interest will
not exceed the amount or rate that may lawfully be charged, and any
amount contracted for, charged, or taken in excess of the amount or
rate allowed by law will be credited to principal or refunded. |
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REMEDIES . All remedies are cumulative. Delay or failure
to enforce a right or pursue a remedy is not a waiver. The parties
consent to jurisdiction and venue in the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware, and in the courts of the state
of Delaware. |
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAW . Each party agrees to comply with
all applicable laws and regulations, including laws and regulations
that prohibit money laundering. Seller agrees that it will comply
with local laws relating to money laundering compliance and other
laws relating to its business. Company agrees that it will comply
with all federal and state and local laws concerning money order
licensing, regulation and money laundering compliance and will
promptly advise Seller of any such laws which affect or prohibit
Seller’s activities pursuant to this Agreement. The parties
acknowledge that isolated incidents of non-compliance which do not
constitute a pattern of non-compliance, and which do not cause
either party to incur any material penalty or to be subject to any
regulatory or civil enforcement action, will not be considered a
breach sufficient to give rise to a right of termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section XIII, below. |
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NOTICES . Written notices may be sent by certified mail
return receipt requested or delivered in person and must be
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SELLER:
Wal Mart Stores, Inc.
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-8001
Attention: Senior Vice President, Wal-Mart Stores, Financial
Services Division
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COMPANY:
Travelers Express Company, Inc.
Attention: Contracts Administration
1550 Utica Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55416
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT . This Agreement, including any riders,
exhibits, or addenda, is the entire agreement between the parties
relating to the subject of this Agreement. This Agreement can be
changed only by a writing signed by both parties. If any part of
this Agreement is invalid, it is severed from the rest of this
Agreement, and the rest of this Agreement remains in effect. |
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TERM AND TERMINATION. This Agreement is effective on the
Effective Date indicated above. |
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The initial term of this Agreement begins on the Effective Date
and continues through January 31, 2009, unless extended
pursuant to the terms of paragraph e, below. This Agreement will
continue in one year terms thereafter unless terminated by either
party as provided in this Section XIII. |
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This Agreement may be terminated by either party as of the end
of the initial term or at any time thereafter, by written notice
given to the other party at least 180 days in advance of such
termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time
immediately upon giving written notice if the other party has
materially breached this Agreement and has failed to cure such
breach within 30 days after written notice is given by the
other party specifying the breach. The 30 day cure period does
not apply to any failure by Seller to remit amounts owing to
Company as agreed. Seller and Company shall each have as long as
5 days in which to cure an unpaid remittance if due to delays
caused by Company, force majeure including but not limited to:
strikes, riots, labor disputes, war or civil disturbance; court
order, acts of God, computer or power failures (provided that
Seller has commercially reasonable disaster recovery plans in place
to protect its business) or other causes outside its reasonable
control. Upon any termination, Seller will immediately remit in
good funds all amounts then owing to Company. Seller remains liable
to Company until Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations to
Company. |
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Hardship Termination. In the event that due to regulatory or
government prohibition that renders either party unable to continue
to provide the Money Transfer Services, such party may elect to
terminate this Agreement as to the Money Transfer Services only for
hardship in accordance with the following provisions. Before
electing such a hardship termination, the party so electing shall
provide the other party with 180 days (or such shorter period
if required by law) advance written notice of its intention to
terminate including the section of the law or regulations or
government action that gives rise to the prohibition. The
non-terminating party shall then have the right to either accept
such notice of termination or object to the termination. If the
non-terminating party objects to the hardship termination then such
party shall provide written notice of its objection and rationale
no later than 30 days after its receipt of the notice of
termination. Upon objection by the non-terminating party, the
matter shall be submitted to dispute resolution pursuant to the
provisions of Section XVI hereof; provided, however, following
a hardship termination hereunder by Company, Seller may engage a
third party to provide money transfer services for the remainder of
the current term of this Agreement. |
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Termination for Material Adverse Change. In the event that, in
the commercially reasonable good faith judgment of Company, there
has been a material adverse change in Company’s business or
network of representatives due in whole or in substantial part to
the provision of Money Transfer Services by Seller hereunder, then
Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement as to the
Money Transfer Services only. Before electing such a termination,
Company shall provide Seller with 180 days advance written
notice of its intention to terminate including a description of the
material adverse change. Seller shall then have the right to accept
such notice of termination or object to the termination. If Seller
objects to the termination, then Seller shall provide written
notice of its objection and rationale no later than 30 days
after its receipt of the notice of termination. Upon objection by
the Seller, the matter shall be submitted to dispute resolution
pursuant to the provisions of Section XVI hereof; provided,
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change termination hereunder by Company, Seller may engage a
third party to provide money transfer services for the remainder of
the current term of this Agreement. |
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Within 30 days after any termination in accordance with
this Section XIII, the parties shall conduct a final
accounting to determine the final amounts due and owing between
them for transactions completed prior to the termination date. All
such amounts shall be paid immediately following such accounting.
If the termination is for hardship or material adverse change in
accordance with this Section XIII, then no further damages or
other compensation shall be payable by either party. The provisions
of this Agreement regarding (i) the return of Company’s
equipment and other property, including Seller’s payment
therefore, and (ii) each party’s indemnification rights
under Section VI shall remain in effect subsequent to the
termination of this Agreement. |
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Extension of Term. In addition to the Commissions
specified herein, Seller shall be entitled to an extension payment,
as follows (“Extension Payment”): |
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Extension Options - On or before the eve of each
anniversary of this Agreement (January 31 of each year during
the initial term of this Agreement) Seller shall have the option to
extend the term of this Agreement by one year (to January 31,
2010) or two years (to January 31, 2011). Seller shall be
entitled to an Extension Payment of an additional [*] of the
applicable Consumer Fee in extending the Agreement by one year (to
January 31, 2010) or an additional [*] of the applicable
Consumer Fee by extending the Agreement by two years (to
January 31, 2011). The Extension Payment would apply to the
applicable Consumer Fee beginning on the following February 1
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and continuing for the remaining term of this Agreement. |
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otherwise agreed by both Seller and Company, in no event shall
Seller be entitled to exercise options to extend the term of this
Agreement by more than two additional years extending this
Agreement beyond January 31, 2011, or be entitled to extension
payments increasing its base commission by more than [*].
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Extension Notification - Seller will notify Company in
writing of intent to exercise one of the extension options
described above on or before the eve of the anniversary date
(January 31 of each calendar year) to allow for administrative
execution of the additional applicable Performance Bonus referenced
in Money Transfer Section 6.b.. |
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SIGNAGE/ADVERTISING/PROPRIETARY MATERIAL. |
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Seller shall be solely responsible for advertising and
promoting Seller branded Services, including providing all signage
and shall pay all costs and expenses of such advertising. Seller
and Company understand that the decision to display signage at
Seller Locations will be made on a location by location basis.
Seller will comply with Company branding standards. Seller agrees
to use its good faith efforts to promote the sale of the Services
according to a mutually agreed upon marketing plan, budget and
schedule, both at the corporate level as well as at the individual
Locations. |
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Company shall be solely responsible for advertising and
promoting the MoneyGram branded Money Order, Money Transfer and
Express Payment network generally, and shall pay all costs and
expenses of such advertising. |
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Company hereby grants to Seller and Seller hereby grants to
Company, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free
license to use, solely for use in connection with the Services
during the term of this Agreement, the other party’s name,
logo, trademarks, service marks, related trade names and company
names and other identifying marks (collectively
“Marks”). Each use of a party’s Marks hereunder
by the other party shall be subject to the prior written approval
by such first party of the form, content and proposed use of the
materials in which the Marks are to be used. |
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Each party will use materials containing the other
party’s Marks for the benefit of such other party, and will
immediately stop using such materials upon termination of this
Agreement. Each party will return the materials to the other party
or destroy them, as determined to be the most economical means by
the party which is the owner of the Marks used therein, within 14
business days of a request for return or destruction. |
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Company may use Seller’s name and Locations in any
listing of Money Transfer Services network locations, materials and
medium, and Seller hereby approves such use. |
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CONFIDENTIALITY. The parties agree to keep confidential
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Neither party will
issue a press release except by agreement with the other
party. |
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties agree to resolve any
disputes in accordance with the following procedures: |
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If any controversy arises from or relates to this Agreement or
the performance or breach thereof (“Dispute”), the
parties shall make an effort to negotiate a resolution in
accordance with this Section XVI. If either party declares
that a Dispute exists, the parties agree to use their best efforts
and to attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute promptly by
negotiations between the designated representatives having
authority to settle the Dispute. Either party may give the other
party written notice of any Dispute not resolved in the normal
course of business (“Notice of Dispute”). Within
30 days after receipt of the Notice of Dispute by the
receiving party, the receiving party shall submit to the other a
written response which shall include a statement of such
party’s position. Within 90 days following receipt of
such Notice of Dispute the parties shall meet at a mutually
acceptable time and place and thereafter as often as they
reasonably deem necessary, to attempt to resolve the Dispute. All
reasonable requests for information made by one party to the other
will be honored. In the event that these business-oriented
negotiations are unsuccessful in resolving a Dispute, the parties
shall escalate the Dispute first to the highest ranking officer of
the party who shall have operational responsibility for the Service
and in turn to the Vice President and General Manager Global Funds
Transfer of MoneyGram and Senior Vice President Wal-Mart Stores,
Financial Services Division respectively as necessary in further
attempt to resolve the Dispute. |
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In the event a Dispute has not been resolved by negotiation,
then the parties agree that Delaware law shall apply. |
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Seller agrees to use its good faith efforts to train its
employees on Company’s products and services, including
compliance procedures. Seller may request assistance from Company,
at Seller’s expense. |
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Seller will develop computer based learning (“CBL”)
modules for the Money Transfer Services, to be included with
Seller’s other CBL training. |
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DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise set forth in the
Agreement, the terms below shall be defined as follows: |
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“Adjusted Company Consumer Fee” means the Company
Consumer Fee, adjusted as provided in Section 4 under Money
Transfers. |
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“Company Consumer Fee” means the published consumer
fee (exclusive of temporary price promotions of less than
90 days duration) that Company directs its representatives
(other than Seller) to collect from each consumer sender for the
Company’s Money Transfer Services without regard to the
MoneySaver value program or any other loyalty program. |
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“Commissions” means amounts payable by Company to
Seller as a commission on any Transfer Send, Transfer Receive, or
Express Payment transaction; each as further specified in Section 6
under Money Transfers. |
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“Company’s Money Order and Money Transfer
System” means hardware, software and/or specifications
provided by Company to Seller to allow Seller to perform Money
Order Services and/or Money Transfer Services, including, but not
limited to Company’s DT3 equipment, DeltaWorks! software,
MoneyWorks! software, Agent Connect specification or other
proprietary software, hardware, information or materials. |
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“Confidential Information” means Company’s
confidential business or technical information, including without
limitation, terms and conditions of this Agreement, training
materials, transaction software, Identification Number, PIN,
Company’s written policies and procedures and all data
regarding consumers which Seller obtains solely as a result of
offering Money Transfer Services. |
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“Contract Year” means each successive period of
12 months starting on February 1 of each year, and ending on
the day prior to the anniversary of that date. |
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“Corridor” means any Market pair designated by
Company from time to time, made up of a Market from which a
transaction is sent and the Market in which the sending consumer
designates the transaction is to be received. |
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“Currency Exchange Spread” for any money transfer
transaction shall be an amount computed as follows: (a) The
amount that would be paid out in local currency for the Transfer
Amount shall be computed at the average currency conversion rate
offered by the applicable money transfer company during the
previous 30 days; (b) The amount that would be paid out
in local currency shall then be computed as though the Transfer
Amount would be paid out in local currency at a currency conversion
rate equal to the average rate specified by Bloomberg during the
same 30-day period for the purchase of such local currency
(“Bloomberg Rate”); (c) The difference between the
result obtained in (b) and the result obtained in
(a) shall be converted to U.S. dollars at the Bloomberg Rate
and shall be considered the Currency Exchange Spread. |
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“Designated Marketing Area” means a designated
market area as defined by Nielsen Media Research. |
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“ExpressPayment” means the Company’s
emergency bill payment service pursuant to which consumers may pay
bills at Seller locations for same-day credit to billers with whom
Company has contracted. |
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“Good Reason” means any event outside the control
of Company that increases the cost to Company of processing money
transfer transactions for a Corridor or Corridors as to which
Seller completed at least twenty percent (20%) of its Transfer Send
transactions during the previous twelve months. “Good
Reason” includes but is not limited to: increases in the cost
of providing telecommunications services to receiving agents in the
Corridor, increased or new application of taxes, including
withholding taxes, to money transfer transactions (other than U.S.
taxes imposed generally on corporate income), increased or
different levels of regulatory compliance applicable to the
Corridor or the money transfer business generally, heightened
security or other measures required by law or regulation, war,
riots, or natural disaster. |
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“Location” means a retail store facility operated
by Seller from which Money Transfer Services and Money Orders are
offered. The initial Locations are identified in the List of
Locations (Schedule A) attached hereto. |
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“Market” means an area designated by Company from
time to time, which shall be a Designated Marketing Area or larger
geographical area from which transactions are sent and a country in
which transactions are received. |
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“Money Order Services” means the money orders,
supplies, reconciliation, and related services provided by Company
to Seller pursuant to this Agreement. |
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“Money Transfer Services” means the Transfer Send,
Transfer Receive and ExpressPayment transactional services offered
by Company under the trade or service mark MoneyGram®,
“Wal-Mart International Money Transfer by MoneyGram” or
any other name, trade name or service mark Company and Seller may
designate. |
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“MoneySaver” means the Company’s loyalty
program that provides participating consumers with better value
based on the availability of additional information regarding the
consumer and his or her money transfer transaction history through
participation in the program. |
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“Multi-Currency System” means a proprietary system
developed by Company that enables Company to set currency exchange
rates among local currencies. |
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“Total Consumer Cost” as to transactions completed
entirely in U.S. dollars, and transactions in any Corridor where
the Multi-Currency System is not in effect, means the total
consumer fee or charge (as adjusted by any applicable loyalty or
similar program) for the representative Transfer Amount but not
including any Currency Exchange Spread. For any Corridor as to
which the Multi-Currency System is in effect, the Total Consumer
Cost shall include the total consumer fee or charge (as adjusted by
any applicable loyalty or similar program) for the representative
Transfer Amount plus the Currency Exchange Spread. The
representative Transfer Amounts shall be $300 and $500 only. |
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“Transfer Amount” means the funds collected from a
consumer for the purpose of being transferred to a recipient,
excluding all applicable Wal-Mart Consumer Fees. |
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“Transfer Receive” means the transactional segment
of Money Transfer Services wherein Seller receives a request to
disburse funds in accordance with Money Transfer Section 6 of
this Agreement |
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“Transfer Send” means the transactional segment of
Money Transfer Services wherein Seller collects the Transfer Amount
and Wal-Mart Consumer Fee from a consumer and initiates an
electronic request to the Company to disburse funds in accordance
with Money Transfer Section 5 of this Agreement. |
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“Wal-Mart Consumer Fee” means the fee, as
established by Seller in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, which Seller shall charge each consumer sender for the
Money Transfer Services. |
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GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
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a. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, but
will not be effective until each party has signed at least one copy
of this Agreement. Each signed copy of this Agreement will be an
original of this Agreement, but all signed copies of this Agreement
together will amount to one and the same Agreement. The parties
agree that copies of executed documents received via facsimile will
be deemed to be originals for all purposes. |
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b. As of February 1, 2005, this Agreement
supercedes any and all agreements, either oral or written, between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
(including the Original Agreement between the parties) and contains
all the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect
thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any existing agreement or
obligation of the parties relating to confidentiality or
non-disclosure of information shall remain in effect. |
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MONEY ORDERS
Company issues money orders, which
are drafts drawn by Company on Company. Company is liable under the
law to pay the money orders when they are presented for payment and
agrees to do so unless Company has a legal defense. Seller does not
acquire any right, title, or interest in the money orders. All
money orders remain the property of the Company.
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SALES . Seller’s acceptance of any form of payment
other than cash is at Seller’s sole and exclusive risk, and
Seller shall be liable to Company for the face amounts of all money
orders sold by Seller, regardless of whether Seller ultimately
receives payment . Seller agrees to imprint each money order
with the amount. Seller will not issue a money order for more than
$1000.00 per item. In addition, until otherwise agreed,
Seller shall have the right to issue money orders payable to its
vendors in face amounts up to but not exceeding $9,999.99
per item. Seller is authorized to use money orders for its own or
its affiliates’ obligations for payments to store vendors, on
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Seller agrees to suspend selling Company money orders
immediately upon written notice from Company of termination of this
Agreement. |
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COMPENSATION. As compensation for the Money Order
Services, Seller agrees to make fee payments to Company or Company
agrees to make rebates to Seller as follows. The fee or rebate will
be recalculated after each calendar quarter based on the previous
quarter’s volume. The new fee/rebate will be effective on the
first day of the following quarter. Should Seller be eligible for a
fee rebate based on the schedule below, the rebate will be paid
within 30 days after the end of the applicable calendar
quarter. |
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CARE OF BLANK INSTRUMENTS . Seller agrees to use
reasonable care to keep blank money orders safe at all times and
safeguard equipment and unissued money orders. Company will be
responsible for loss of blank money order forms only when all of
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Seller is not at fault, or negligent, or in breach of this
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Seller has given the same protection to the blank money order
forms that a reasonably prudent person would give to his own cash;
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Company receives notice, including the serial numbers of the
missing blank money orders, by telephone within 24 hours of the
time that Seller learns (or should have known) of such loss. |
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REQUESTS FOR STOP PAYMENTS . Seller has no legal right
to stop payment of Company’s money order. Seller may request
that Company refuse payment of a money order sold by Seller. If
Company stops payment of a money order at Seller’s request,
Seller agrees to indemnify Company against claims of a holder and
pay the reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees to defend any
legal action that results. |
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FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY . Each party agrees to maintain
a sound financial condition. Company will maintain funds sufficient
to pay its money orders when they are presented for payment. |
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REMITTANCES AND REPORTS . Seller agrees to remit to
Company the amounts of all money orders sold and fees as provided
in this Agreement. Seller will remit the face amount and fees to
Company daily by bank wire for the previous day’s sales.
Remittance will be made on Monday for the previous Friday, Saturday
and Sunday sales. Company to provide Seller with previous
day’s sales by 10:00 a.m. |
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When a remittance day falls on a bank holiday, Seller will
remit on the banking day after the holiday. Seller agrees to allow
Company continuous access to the information in electronic
dispensers. |
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REFUNDS TO PURCHASER; “Safe to Cash.” Seller
may cash a money order for a customer (whether or not the money
order was issued by Seller) provided Seller takes the original
money order and deposits it in Seller’s account. Seller acts
at its own risk if it cashes a money order for a purchaser without
depositing the money order, except to the extent caused by any act
or failure to act (whether negligent, dishonest, or otherwise) by
Company or Company’s employee (whether or not acting within
the scope of employment.) |
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Company may, during the term of this Agreement, develop a
system interface that would allow Seller access to Company’s
database in order to confirm the validity of a money order before
Seller cashes it (the “Safe to Cash Service”). If
Company develops the Safe to Cash Service, Company will make it
available to Seller for a charge. If Seller uses the service
according to instructions, Company and not Seller will be liable
for any money order that Seller cashes based on information in the
systems that the money order is valid and unpaid. |
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MONEY CENTER EXPRESS (MCX)
MONEY ORDER PILOT
The parties intend to pilot a kiosk
called the “Money Center Express” or “MCX,”
in connection with certain third parties, for the sale of
incremental Company money orders. The money orders sold through the
MCX kiosk during the pilot are subject to the following additional
terms and conditions. In the event of a conflict between the terms
contained in this section and the terms contained in another part
of this Agreement, the term contained in this section shall be
controlling with respect to money orders sold through the MCX
kiosk.
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Term. The term of the MCX kiosk pilot shall be six
months from the date of the first in store installation. The pilot
shall include 25 Locations, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the
parties. At the conclusion of the pilot, the parties will assess
the results of the pilot according to a list of agreed upon
metrics. Incremental money order volume metrics measured will
exclude vendor payments. The parties shall negotiate in good faith
regarding the MCX kiosk program. The terms for any continuation or
roll-out of the MCX program will be documented in an addendum to
this Agreement. |
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Fees . As compensation for money orders sold via the MCX
kiosk, Seller agrees to make fee payments to Company of [*] per
money order. The fees payable under this section will be subject to
a remittance schedule established by Company. |
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Compliance. The parties agree to comply with all laws
and regulations applicable to selling Company money orders via the
MCX kiosk, including compliance reporting. The parties will develop
and document a program to ensure such compliance, which shall be
mutually agreeable to both parties. |
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MCX Technology. Certain equipment and software provided
by Company to Seller, including the DT3 terminals and 2100
dispensers (the “MCX Equipment”) which will be provided
by Company to Seller to be incorporated into the MCX kiosk being
developed by Seller’s subcontractor(s), contain trade secrets
and technology protected by patents. Neither Seller nor
Seller’s subcontractor shall obtain any rights to any DT3 or
2100 dispenser technology. |
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Service Levels. The MCX Equipment will be covered by the
MCX section in the Service Level Agreement between the
parties. |
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Supplies . Company will provide Seller with supplies,
including money order paper, printer ribbons, and other supplies
for Company equipment. The supplies will be delivered via a
delivery method selected by Company, to an address directed by
Seller. Seller shall provide reasonable notice to Company, in
writing, of any change in the delivery address for the specified
MCX Equipment. |
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Subcontractors. Either party may subcontract all or any
part of its obligations with respect to the MCX kiosk pilot.
However, such party will fulfill and perform or cause its
subcontractor(s) to fulfill and perform all of the terms and every
payment, covenant and condition which the party is required to make
or perform under this Agreement. |
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MONEY TRANSFERS
Company’s Money Transfer
Services will be offered to Seller’s customers as the
“Wal-Mart International Money Transfer by MoneyGram” or
any other name upon which the parties mutually agree.
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COMPANY’S INSTRUCTIONS. Seller agrees to follow
Company’s instructions for the provision of the Money
Transfer Services. Company may change the instructions from time to
time as long as they remain reasonable and provided Seller is given
reasonable prior written notice thereof. |
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COMPETING SERVICES. [*] For purposes of this paragraph
2, the provision of money transfer and/or money orders through a
self-service or automated method or kiosk shall not be considered
an additional feature, but rather is a separate product not
included as part of this Agreement. An additional feature or
service will be considered material only if it is likely to result
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