Terms of Service
Effective Date: 1 September 2025
Last Updated: 1 September 2025
In consenting to avail of our services, you are able to send and receive
Pesos and Stablecoins through its website located at
https://prontopaytech.com/ and related mobile applications (“apps”) and
products and services (collectively “Services”). Before using our
Services, please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully, along
with our Privacy Notice on our website or apps. By downloading and
installing our apps and creating a user account on said apps and/or our
website, you acknowledge and agree to these Terms. You can only use our
Services if permitted under the laws of your jurisdiction. Please make
sure that these Terms are in compliance with all laws, rules, and
regulations that apply to you. You must be at least eighteen (18) years
old and have a working email account or mobile phone number to be able
to use our Services. Additionally, for some features, you must be able
to provide proof of identity by uploading a valid photo identification
(photo ID) to verify your user account. By using our Services, you
represent and warrant that you meet all eligibility requirements
outlined in these Terms. Pronto reserves the right to refuse access to
anyone for legal reasons and to change our eligibility criteria at any
time. You represent and warrant that any information you provide via the
Services is accurate and complete. You accept and acknowledge that we
are not responsible for any errors or omissions that you make in
connection with any transaction initiated via the Services. These Terms
may be updated at any time, with any changes becoming effective at the
time of posting on our website and apps. Your continued use of our
products and services following any such change will signify your
acceptance of and agreement with the updated Terms. Should you not
accept or disagree with anything in these Terms or any future version
thereof, you should not use our Services in any way.
ACCOUNTS AND SERVICES
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Your Pronto account is a cash-in or cash-out basis account via our
licensed banking partner, virtual asset service providers, and payment
processors ("Third-Party Partners"). By accepting the Terms of
Service, you understand that you are using your registered Pronto
Account as a payment channel intermediary with functionalities that
include, but are not limited to, transfer of funds, payments of goods
and services, and balance inquiry via our third-party licensed banking
partner. Therefore, your Pronto account is not a depository account
and it is neither covered by the Philippine Deposit Insurance
Corporation (“PDIC”) nor does it earn any interest. However, it is
subjected to the rules and regulations of the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas ("BSP") and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of the Philippines
(“AMLA”).
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Any funds successfully transferred to Pronto shall be held in trust by
us in favor of you. All funds successfully deposited are under the
custody of Pronto’s licensed Third-Party Partners. We do not act as an
escrow agent with respect to any money sent to you that has not been
transferred; enter into a partnership, joint venture, or employment
relationship with you; guarantee the identity of any user, business,
or seller; determine if you are liable for any taxes; or collect or
pay any taxes that may arise from your use of our Services. Pronto is
not responsible for determining whether any taxes apply to any
transaction, or for calculating, collecting, reporting, or remitting
taxes arising from any transaction. It is your sole responsibility to
determine what, if any, taxes apply to the payments you make or
receive, or that are marked as for goods and services, and to assess,
collect, report, and remit the correct taxes to the appropriate
authority.
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We may exchange data, including your customer data, with Third-Party
Partners for the purposes of providing our services or for other
legal, regulatory, or compliance purposes.
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We may impose limits on the amount of money you can send and/or on the
amount which can be held in your account, at our discretion, for
purposes of regulatory compliance or risk mitigation. We will also
review and tag transactions identified to be potentially high-risk or
fraudulent.
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We do not have control of, or liability for, the products or services
offered by Third-Party Partners or for the performance of any
Third-Party Partners. Pronto will not assess the suitability,
legality, or ability of any Third-party cash-in providers and you
expressly waive and release the company and/or its directors,
officers, and employees from any and all liability, claims, or damages
arising from or in any way related to the Third-party cash-in service
provider. You are solely responsible for the decision regarding the
services availed and offered via the software or service provided by
Third-Party Partners. We will not assess the suitability, legality, or
ability of any such Third-Party Partners and you expressly waive and
release the company and/or its directors, officers, and employees from
any and all liability, claims, causes of action or damages arising
from your use of the software or service, or in any way related to the
Third-Party Partners introduced to you by the software or service.
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Pronto supports only the stablecoins expressly identified as
“Supported Stablecoins” within the Pronto mobile app and platform (the
“Pronto Payment System”). Supported assets and networks may change
from time to time. (a) Receiving. When you receive a Supported
Stablecoin to your Pronto account, Pronto will instruct one or more
BSP-licensed virtual asset service providers (“VASP Partners”) to
process and disburse the funds in accordance with your instructions
and applicable law. (b) Sending. When you send a Supported Stablecoin,
Pronto will deduct the amount (and any applicable fees) from your
available balance and facilitate the transfer through its VASP
Partners over a supported blockchain network. (c) Unsupported Assets
and Errors. You are solely responsible for any loss arising from: (i)
attempting to deposit or send any cryptocurrency or digital asset that
is not a Supported Stablecoin; (ii) sending assets to an address that
is incompatible with the selected asset; (iii) selecting an incorrect
or unsupported blockchain network; or (iv) omitting required
destination tags, memos, or references. Assets sent in these
circumstances may be permanently unrecoverable. Pronto has no
obligation to recover, replace, or compensate you for such funds. (d)
No Off-Platform Processing. Pronto does not support processing of any
cryptocurrency or digital asset outside the Pronto Payment System. Any
transaction conducted outside the Pronto Payment System is at your
sole risk. (e) Third-Party Processing. Processing and settlement are
performed by VASP Partners licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas. Pronto does not control blockchain network performance,
third-party wallet behavior, or network congestion and is not
responsible for resulting delays, failures, or losses.
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We may further require to prevent any activities related to anti-money
laundering and combating the financing of terrorism in order to remain
fully compliant with regulatory authorities and you agree to provide
any information we shall request. You fully acknowledge that failure
to provide such required information, that we may refuse to establish
a relationship with you, or may be required to stop or suspend
providing our Services to you.
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You may close your account at any time without cost by sending an
email to support@prontopaytech.com. Please ensure that you may take
out any fund from your account before proceeding with account closure.
Pronto will also make a best-effort attempt to ensure funds are fully
withdrawn from your account before account closure. You may also
request Pronto to completely delete all information associated with
your account at any time without cost. This is an irreversible
permanent deletion of your data, and cannot be recovered.
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At our sole discretion, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate
these Terms along with access to our Services for any reason and at
any time upon notice to you.
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The applicable fees for the use of our Services are as set out on the
website and related mobile applications or as otherwise communicated
to you upon registering with Pronto. We will always notify you of the
estimated “final amount deductible or receivable” to your existing
balance which constitutes as our fee at or before the time you
authorize a transaction. The total transaction amount which varies and
will always be displayed for your own manual review and approval.
Pronto reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to revise the its
fee or other associated fees in respect of the Services from time to
time. Your continued use of the Services shall likewise constitute a
binding acceptance of the fee revisions at or before the time you
authorize a transaction. Pronto reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to commence charging dormancy maintenance fees to Pronto
Accounts that have not been used for any monetary transaction at least
six (6) months from the date of the last transaction, and may
automatically deactivate the said account without further notice. The
dormancy maintenance fee shall be automatically debited from your
account every month until reactivation.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
Pronto makes no warranty, express or implied, regarding Services. The
Services we offer are on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without
warranties of any kind, other than warranties that are incapable of
exclusion, waiver, or limitation under the applicable laws. Our services
are provided “AS IS'' and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without warranties of any
kind. Other than warranties that are incapable of exclusion, waiver, or
limitation under the applicable laws, to the maximum extent permitted by
law, we disclaim all representation and warranties, express or implied,
relating to the services and underlying software or any content on the
services, whether provided or owned by us or by any third party,
including without limiting the generality of the foregoing warranties
of: (1) as to the quality or accuracy of transactional data or
information received or transmitted using the Services; (2) as to any
product or service obtained using the website or other related
applications; (3) that the Pronto products or services will be
uninterrupted, error-free, accurate, completely available or that the
results of using the services will meet your requirements; or (4) that
any particular result or information will be obtained; (5) that Pronto
products are free computer virus that may be transmitted to or through
our services by any third-party, regardless of the source of
origination.
Pronto shall not be liable for any Claims arising from, in connection
with, or as a result of any or all of the following:
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(1) refusal of any bank, financial institution, ATM, or Merchant
establishment and the like to allow, accept, or honor Pronto;
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(2) For any unauthorized transaction without fault or negligence of
Pronto;
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(3) If you are unable to perform or complete any transaction due to
service unavailability of your SIM provider;
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(4) any delay, interruption, or termination of the Pronto transaction
due to reasons beyond Proto’s control; including force majeure, the
action of governmental agencies or third parties, or change in
legislation;
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(5) theft or unauthorized use of Pronto Account or Card or any Claims
payable by you to the third party by; and/or
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(6) any misrepresentation, fraud, or misconduct by any third party.
In the event of any legal action filed by you against Pronto, you
acknowledge that the same shall solely be limited to the amount of
damages actually suffered and proven due to fault or negligence
exclusively attributable to Pronto. You further acknowledge and agree
that your online purchases are made at your own risk. You shall be fully
accountable for payment transactions especially in dealing with
merchants that have limited refund policies. Pronto shall not be held
liable and accountable for such transactions. You further bind yourself
with the merchant’s terms of sale, such as but not limited to, how you
will receive the products and/or services that you purchased. Pronto is
not liable and accountable for any undelivered products and services, or
any defects, damages, and after-sales services in connection thereto.
Pronto makes no warranty and bears no liability with respect to the
products and/or services purchased by you. Transactions you have with a
seller who accepted payment through Pronto shall be subject to such
seller’s terms and conditions, including terms for purchase, return, and
refund. You acknowledge that Pronto is only used as a payment channel
and is not involved in the actual sale of the sale transaction. You may
agree with a seller to use Pronto as the payment channel for future
purchases with that seller. This agreement is between you and the seller
and allows the seller to take funds from your Pronto account with your
authorization on a one-time, regular, or sporadic basis.
TIME LIMITATION ON CLAIMS
You agree that any claim you may have arising out of or related to your
relationship with us must be filed within one year after such claim
arises, otherwise, your claim is permanently barred.
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed by
Philippine laws. Venue of all suits or legal actions in connection with
this Agreement shall exclusively either be at Cebu City, Cebu,
Philippines to the exclusion of all other venues. You waive any
objection based on lack of personal jurisdiction, place of residence,
improper venue, or forum non-conveniens in any such action.
NO WAIVER
Our failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right, power, or
privilege under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver; nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege
preclude any other or further exercise thereof.
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
If it turns out that any part of this Agreement is invalid, void, or for
any reason unenforceable, that term will be deemed severable and limited
or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary. The limitation or
elimination of the term will not affect any other terms.
ARBITRATION
Any dispute arising from or in connection with this Agreement shall be
first resolved through mediation. The mediation shall take place at the
Cebu City in accordance with the mediation procedures. Should the
mediation process fail to resolve the dispute, the dispute shall be
referred to arbitration in accordance with the Republic Act No. 9285 or
the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004 for the time being in
force, and the language of the arbitration shall be in English. The seat
of any arbitration proceeding will be in the Cebu City, Cebu,
Philippines. The arbitral award shall be final and binding upon Parties.
FORCE MAJEURE
We shall not be held liable for any delays, failure in performance, or
interruptions of service which result directly or indirectly from any
cause or condition beyond our reasonable control, including but not
limited to: any delay or failure due to any act of God, act of civil or
military authorities, act of terrorism, civil disturbance, war, strike
or other labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or
Internet services or network provider services, failure of equipment
and/or software, other catastrophe, or any other occurrence which is
beyond our reasonable control and shall not affect the validity and
enforceability of any remaining provisions.
ASSIGNMENT
Your agreement to these Terms is personal to you and you may not
transfer or assign it to any third party. You agree that we may assign
any of our rights and/or transfer, sub-contract, or delegate any of our
obligations under these Terms.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms set forth the entire understanding and agreement as to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior discussions,
agreements, and understandings of any kind (including, without
limitation, any prior versions of these Terms) and every nature between
us. For any communication, please email us at support@prontopaytech.com