EN#0364 – Canadian MSB, newly incorporated, regulated by FINTRAC, for sale

An opportunity to acquire a newly incorporated Canadian company registered with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) as a Money Services Business (MSB). Incorporated in January 2026 and registered with FINTRAC in July 2026, the entity has not commenced operations and offers a clean corporate structure for buyers seeking to establish payment, remittance, foreign-exchange or virtual-currency activities in Canada.

Key Highlights:

• Company Structure: The entity is a newly incorporated Canadian company established in January 2026. It has no trading history, clients, transactions, employees, banking arrangements, debt, or other known liabilities. 
• License and Permissions: The company is registered with FINTRAC as an MSB for activities involving dealing in virtual currency, money transferring, payment service provider, foreign exchange dealing, and issuing or redeeming money orders.
• Operational Status:  The company is a clean, non-operational shelf entity. Its dormant status allows the purchaser to establish its own technology, banking, governance, compliance, and commercial arrangements in line with the proposed business model. 
• Banking Infrastructure: The entity does not currently maintain operational or client-funds bank accounts. Banking, payment and safeguarding arrangements must therefore be established by the purchaser in accordance with its intended activities. 
• Compliance Framework: AML/KYC, risk-management, and other internal compliance policies are not included in the standard acquisition package. A tailored compliance framework may be prepared separately based on the purchaser’s specific products, delivery channels, clients, and geographic exposure. 
• RPAA Registration: The company has not applied for registration under Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Act. Where the proposed business falls within the applicable framework, support with the Bank of Canada registration process may be provided as a separate post-acquisition service. 
• Regulatory Capital:  No fixed minimum regulatory capital requirement applies solely as a result of the entity’s FINTRAC MSB registration. The purchaser must, nevertheless, maintain sufficient financial and operational resources to support its activities and compliance obligations. 
• Acquisition Process: As a newly established and non-operational entity, the transaction may be completed efficiently, subject to satisfactory due diligence, execution of the Share Purchase Agreement, corporate updates and completion of all applicable regulatory and compliance steps. 

This Canadian FINTRAC-registered MSB represents an attractive opportunity for buyers seeking a newly established entity with broad virtual-currency, remittance and foreign exchange activities and no legacy operational or regulatory history. The structure may offer a faster route to market than establishing and registering a new entity, while allowing the purchaser to develop its own banking, technology and compliance infrastructure.

For further information on the sale of this Canadian FINTRAC-registered MSB, please contact our Mergers & Acquisitions team at  info@salvusfunds.com.  More entities for sale can be found within our  Entity Acquisition or Sale  service.

SALVUS Funds’ teams can be engaged for guiding on new license authorizations for investment, payments or crypto-asset services, ongoing regulatory compliance consultancy for such licensed entities, and support in successfully acquiring ready-made regulated entities. 

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