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Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico

Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico

CONTRATO DE PLATAFORMA DE PAGOS ELECTRÓNICOS

Conforme a la Ley para Regular las Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera (Artículo 30) y la Circular 4/2019 de Banco de México

I. PARTES CONTRATANTES

PLATAFORMA: [Platform Name], RFC: [Platform RFC], con domicilio en [Platform Address], representada por [Platform Representative], con número de autorización CNBV: [CNBV Authorisation] (en lo sucesivo 'la Plataforma').

COMERCIO AFILIADO: [Merchant Name], RFC: [Merchant RFC], con domicilio en [Merchant Address], representado por [Merchant Representative], con giro comercial: [Business Type] (en lo sucesivo 'el Comercio').

Ambas partes celebran el presente Contrato de Plataforma de Pagos Electrónicos al tenor de las siguientes:

II. SERVICIOS DE PROCESAMIENTO DE PAGOS

Cláusula 1. La Plataforma se obliga a proporcionar al Comercio servicios de procesamiento de pagos electrónicos mediante los siguientes métodos de pago: [Payment Methods].

Cláusula 2. Las transferencias SPEI se rigen por la Circular 4/2019 de Banco de México. Los pagos con tarjeta se procesan conforme a las reglas de la Asociación de Bancos de México (ABM) y los estándares PCI DSS.

III. COMISIONES Y LIQUIDACIÓN

Cláusula 3. El Comercio pagará a la Plataforma las siguientes comisiones: [Commission Rate]. Todos los cargos se deducen automáticamente de cada liquidación.

Cláusula 4. La Plataforma liquidará al Comercio los fondos correspondientes en el plazo de: [Settlement Timeline], conforme a las reglas de liquidación de Banco de México.

Cláusula 5. Fondo de Reserva: [Reserve Fund]. El fondo de reserva garantiza el pago de contracargos y penalizaciones. Las condiciones de liberación del fondo se especifican en el párrafo anterior.

Cláusula 6. Volumen mínimo mensual de transacciones: [Minimum Volume].

IV. CONTRACARGOS Y DISPUTAS

Cláusula 7. Cargo por contracargo: [Chargeback Fee]. El Comercio dispone de [Chargeback Response Time] para responder a cada notificación de contracargo, conforme a los criterios vinculantes de la Condusef.

Cláusula 8. Si la tasa de contracargos del Comercio supera [Chargeback Threshold], la Plataforma podrá suspender el procesamiento previo aviso y solicitar medidas correctivas, conforme a las reglas de monitoreo de comercios de la ABM.

Cláusula 9. La Plataforma mantendrá un sistema de prevención de lavado de dinero (SPLD) conforme a la LFPIORPI y el Artículo 58 de la Ley Fintech, incluyendo debida diligencia del cliente y reporte de operaciones inusuales a la UIF.

V. SEGURIDAD DE DATOS Y PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS PERSONALES

Cláusula 10. La Plataforma mantendrá certificación PCI DSS vigente para el procesamiento de datos de tarjeta. El Comercio no almacenará datos de tarjeta (datos de tarjeta) en sus propios sistemas.

Cláusula 11. El tratamiento de datos personales se rige por la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (LFPDPPP) y su Reglamento. Ambas partes implementarán las medidas de seguridad técnicas, administrativas y físicas requeridas por el INAI.

VI. VIGENCIA Y TERMINACIÓN

Cláusula 12. El presente contrato inicia el [Start Date] con una vigencia de: [Contract Term].

Cláusula 13. Cualquiera de las partes podrá dar por terminado el presente contrato mediante aviso escrito con [Termination Notice] de anticipación.

Cláusula 14. La terminación no afecta los derechos y obligaciones acumulados antes de la fecha efectiva de terminación, incluyendo contracargos pendientes y saldo del fondo de reserva.

VII. JURISDICCIÓN Y RESOLUCIÓN DE DISPUTAS

Cláusula 15. Para todo lo relativo a la interpretación y cumplimiento del presente contrato, las partes se someten a la jurisdicción de: [Governing Jurisdiction], renunciando a cualquier otro fuero que pudiera corresponderles.

Cláusula 16. Para disputas con usuarios de servicios financieros, la Condusef tiene jurisdicción conforme a la Ley de Protección y Defensa al Usuario de Servicios Financieros (Ley PDUSF).

VIII. FIRMAS

En fe de lo anterior, las partes firman el presente contrato en dos tantos de igual valor.

LA PLATAFORMA:

[Platform Name]

Por: [Platform Representative]

Firma: _________________________ Fecha: _____________

EL COMERCIO AFILIADO:

[Merchant Name]

Por: [Merchant Representative]

Firma: _________________________ Fecha: _____________

Platform Operator (Operador de la Plataforma)

________________

Signature

Merchant (Comercio Afiliado)

________________

Signature

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What Is a Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico?

An Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Plataforma de Pagos Electrónicos) is a commercial contract that formalises the legal relationship between a payment platform operator — which may be an Institución de Tecnología Financiera (ITF) authorised under the Ley para Regular las Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera (Ley Fintech), published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 9 March 2018 — and a merchant or business customer (comercio afiliado) that uses the platform to process electronic payment transactions, including card payments, bank transfers (SPEI — Sistema de Pagos Electrónicos Interbancarios), digital wallets, and other payment methods authorised by Banco de México.

The Ley Fintech classifies electronic payment institutions (Instituciones de Fondos de Pago Electrónico, IFPEs) under Article 22 as entities that habitually issue, administer, redeem, and transmit electronic funds (fondos de pago electrónico) to the public. Article 30 Ley Fintech establishes the mandatory contractual terms that IFPEs must include in their service agreements with clients, including the commission schedule, settlement timelines (plazos de liquidación), dispute resolution procedures, and obligations regarding the separation and safekeeping of client funds. Any entity operating as a payment platform without CNBV authorisation under Articles 12 and 22 Ley Fintech faces criminal liability under Article 111 Ley Fintech.

The Banco de México Circular 4/2019 on electronic payment systems (Sistemas de Pago Electrónico) governs the technical and operational requirements for payment processors operating in Mexico, including mandatory participation in the SPEI interbank transfer system, transaction reporting obligations, and anti-money laundering controls under the Ley Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operaciones con Recursos de Procedencia Ilícita (LFPIORPI) published on 17 October 2012. Payment platforms processing card transactions must additionally comply with PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) and the Asociación de Bancos de México (ABM) guidelines.

Data protection obligations for electronic payment platforms are governed by the Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (LFPDPPP), published in the DOF on 5 July 2010, and its Reglamento published on 21 December 2011. The LFPDPPP requires payment platforms to implement technical, administrative, and physical security measures (medidas de seguridad) to protect personal financial data (datos financieros) processed in each transaction, and to maintain an aviso de privacidad (privacy notice) that informs users of the purposes for which their payment data is processed. The INAI (Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales) enforces data protection compliance and may impose fines of up to 320,000 UMAs (approximately MXN 33 million in 2025) for serious violations under Article 64 LFPDPPP.

The agreement also addresses the application of the Ley de Protección y Defensa al Usuario de Servicios Financieros (Ley PDUSF), which gives Condusef (Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros) authority to investigate and sanction payment institutions for unfair commercial practices, excessive commissions, and failure to process chargeback claims (contracargos) within the legally mandated timelines. Condusef has issued binding criteria (criterios vinculantes) on chargeback procedures that all payment platforms must follow regardless of their internal policies.

When Do You Need a Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico?

An Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico is required whenever a business incorporates a payment processor, digital wallet service, or fintech payment solution into its commercial operations, and whenever a payment platform operator onboards a new merchant client.

The agreement is needed when a retail business (comercio minorista) or e-commerce company (empresa de comercio electrónico) signs up with a payment aggregator such as a CNBV-authorised IFPE, a card acquirer (adquirente bancario), or a payment facilitator (facilitador de pagos) operating under a master merchant account arrangement. The contract defines the commission rates (tasas de intercambio, comisiones de adquirencia), settlement timelines — typically 1 to 3 business days under Banco de México SPEI rules — chargeback liability allocation, and minimum transaction volume requirements.

The agreement is mandatory when a company deploys its own white-label payment platform or integrates a payment API into its own application — in this case, the company must enter a data processing agreement (convenio de encargado del tratamiento) with the payment processor under Article 50 LFPDPPP, establishing the processor's obligations regarding the personal and financial data it handles on behalf of the company.

A formal Electronic Payment Platform Agreement is also required under Ley Fintech Article 30 when an IFPE onboards institutional clients or invests client funds — the agreement must specify the investment policies (políticas de inversión) governing how client funds are managed while held pending settlement, and must disclose that client funds are not protected by the IPAB (Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario) guarantee scheme that covers bank deposits.

The contract is needed when a marketplace platform (plataforma de marketplace) acts as a payment intermediary between buyers and sellers — a structure that may trigger classification as a crowdfunding institution (institución de financiamiento colectivo) or IFPE under Articles 15 and 22 Ley Fintech, each carrying different authorisation requirements. Legal counsel from a Licenciado en Derecho specialised in fintech regulation should assess whether the platform's payment model requires CNBV authorisation before the agreement is executed.

The document is also required when a subscription-based business (negocio de suscripción) or software-as-a-service company integrates recurring billing (cobro recurrente) through a payment platform — the Condusef has issued binding criteria on recurring charge authorisation, requiring that consumers explicitly consent to each recurring billing cycle and that cancellation be available through the same channel used for sign-up. The written platform agreement must reflect these Condusef obligations to avoid sanctions.

What to Include in Your Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico

An Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico under Ley Fintech Article 30 and Banco de México payment regulations must address the following key elements to be legally complete and commercially effective:

Identification of Parties and Regulatory Status: Full legal name, RFC, registered address, and CNBV authorisation number of the platform operator (if an IFPE or payment facilitator). The agreement should identify whether the operator is a regulated IFPE under Ley Fintech Article 22, an adquirente bancario under CNBV regulations, or an unregulated payment facilitator operating under a banking acquirer's umbrella. This determines the applicable regulatory framework and the scope of Condusef consumer protection obligations.

Scope of Payment Services: A detailed description of the payment methods the platform processes — SPEI bank transfers under Banco de México Circular 4/2019, card payments (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) under ABM and PCI DSS rules, digital wallets (monederos electrónicos), QR code payments, and any cryptocurrency or activos virtuales accepted under Ley Fintech Article 30. The agreement must specify supported currencies — typically MXN and optionally USD for cross-border transactions under Banco de México foreign exchange rules.

Commission and Fee Structure: A transparent schedule of all commissions (comisiones de procesamiento), acquirer fees (tasas de adquirencia), interchange fees (cuotas de intercambio), chargeback fees (cargos por contracargos), monthly minimums (mínimos mensuales), setup fees (cuotas de activación), and any other charges. Under Condusef criteria vinculantes, all fees must be disclosed in writing before the merchant signs the agreement, and changes to fee schedules require 30 days' prior written notice.

Settlement and Fund Flow: Clear description of the settlement cycle — typically T+1 or T+3 business days for card transactions under ABM settlement rules, and same-day or next-day for SPEI under Banco de México real-time settlement infrastructure. The agreement must specify the reserve fund (fondo de reserva) withheld by the platform as security against chargebacks, and the conditions under which reserves are released.

Chargeback and Dispute Procedures: A chargeback management policy that complies with Condusef binding criteria on consumer dispute resolution timelines. The agreement must specify the merchant's obligation to respond to chargeback notifications within the Condusef-mandated window (typically 15 business days), the evidence required to contest a chargeback, and the financial liability allocation between the platform and the merchant for fraudulent transactions.

Data Security and PCI DSS Compliance: The agreement must specify PCI DSS compliance obligations under the applicable PCI DSS version, the platform's responsibility to maintain a level-1 PCI DSS certification (for high-volume processors), and the merchant's obligation to avoid storing card data (datos de tarjeta) on their own systems. LFPDPPP Articles 8 and 19 require a data processing annex (anexo de tratamiento de datos personales) if the platform processes personal financial data on behalf of the merchant.

AML/KYC Obligations: Anti-money laundering and know-your-customer procedures under LFPIORPI and Ley Fintech Article 58, including the platform's obligation to perform enhanced due diligence (debida diligencia reforzada) on merchants in high-risk sectors (joyerías, casas de cambio, inmobiliarias) and to report unusual transactions (operaciones inusuales) to the UIF (Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera) within the SAT.

Forms-legal.com provides this Electronic Payment Platform Agreement Mexico as a starting reference. Given the complexity of Ley Fintech, CNBV regulations, and Banco de México payment circulars, parties should engage a Licenciado en Derecho specialised in tecnología financiera before signing to ensure the agreement reflects current CNBV authorisation requirements and Condusef consumer protection standards.

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