Regulations Governing Cooperating with or Assisting Foreign Institutions in Engaging in Activities Associated with Electronic Payment Business within the Territory of the Republic of China Article 2

The terms as used in these Regulations are defined as follows:1. "Foreign institution" shall mean an institution that is organized and registered in other country or region (including Mainland Area) and engages in business equivalent to the electronic payment business under the Act.2. "Approved institution" shall mean an institution approved by the competent authority to cooperate with or assist foreign institutions in engaging in activities associated with electronic payment business inside the Republic of China ("ROC").3. "Electronic payment businesses" shall mean businesses specified in Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act.4. Fund transfer clearing services:(1) "Domestic funds transfer clearing services institution" shall mean a domestic financial information service institution engaging in inter-institution funds transfer and clearing services set out in Article 8 of the Act.(2) "Foreign funds transfer clearing services institution" shall mean an institution outside the ROC that engages in business equivalent to inter-institution funds transfer clearing services in the ROC.5. "Data processing service provider" shall mean data processing service providers that provide the services of collecting and making payments for cross-border online real transactions as an agent and have obtained a recommendation from the Ministry of Economic Affairs.6. "Foreign institution's payment account" shall mean a payment instrument of a foreign institution provided to its users which is equivalent to the electronic payment account set out in the Act.7. "Foreign institution's registered stored value card" shall mean a registered payment instrument provided by the foreign institution to the user with function equivalent to stored value cards set out in the Act.8. "Customer" shall mean payment recipients or payers in the ROC that accept the services of an approved institution.
中文原文 與境外機構合作或協助境外機構於我國境內從事電子支付機構業務相關行為管理辦法第2條
本辦法用詞定義如下:
一、境外機構:指依其他國家或地區(包含大陸地區)法令組織登記,經營相當於本條例所定電子支付機構業務者。
二、經核准機構:指經主管機關核准與境外機構合作或協助其於我國境內從事電子支付機構業務相關行為者。
三、電子支付機構業務:指本條例第四條第一項各款業務。
四、帳務清算機構:
(一)境內帳務清算機構:指於我國境內,依本條例第八條所定經營跨機構間支付款項帳務清算業務之金融資訊服務事業。
(二)境外帳務清算機構:指於我國境外,經營相當於境內帳務清算機構之業務者。
五、資料處理服務業者:指經經濟部推薦得從事跨境網路實質交易價金代收轉付服務之資料處理服務業者。
六、境外機構支付帳戶:指境外機構提供予其使用者相當於本條例所定電子支付帳戶之支付工具。
七、境外機構記名式儲值卡:指境外機構提供予其使用者相當於本條例所定儲值卡並經辦理記名作業之支付工具。
八、客戶:指接受經核准機構服務之我國境內收款方或付款方。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.