To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Payment service providers, outside of banks and other regulated financial institutions, are currently lightly regulated in Canada. Other than laws of more general application, only the federal Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Anti-Terrorism Act (PCMLTFA) and the Quebec Money Services Businesses Act specifically regulate payment providers who fall under the definition of money services business, and the PCMLTFA's objects are limited to the relatively narrow purposes of intelligence ...