Overview
Mesta, at a glance.
Mesta is a money services business headquartered in the United States, regulated by FinCEN. Pricing is agreed with each client. Opening an account takes 3–5 days.
Mesta's companies are not banks: accounts are provided through partner banks, which Mesta does not name. FDIC deposit insurance is not mentioned.
Why businesses pick Mesta
- Named USD, EUR, GBP and MXN account details for your business
- Payouts in 40+ currencies on local rails such as SPEI, UPI and Pix
- Stablecoin on- and off-ramps in the same account
- API with sandbox, and a white-label portal
- KYB in about 24 hours
Watch out for
- Sold mainly to payment companies and platforms through the sales team
- No prices published
- US money services business registration only; partner banks not named
- Refuses all gambling, adult and cannabis businesses
- Cards and yields are not live yet
Business fit
Will Mesta accept your business?
Four quick answers. Where your company is registered and what it does rule a provider in or out faster than anything else.
Based on Mesta's published rules
Likely fit
Mesta lists both United Kingdom companies and Financial institutions as accepted.
Mesta does not publish a minimum company age or turnover, so those two answers are not checked here.
This is one provider. Your profile checks all of them.
- Every provider that fits your business
- The reason behind each match
- Company age and turnover checked too
Who it works with
Accepted and not accepted.
What Mesta publishes about the businesses it takes on.
Who Mesta serves
- Financial institutions
- SaaS
- E-commerce
- Marketplaces
Not supported
Industries and countries Mesta does not accept, from its own published lists.
Industries
- Adult content
- Pornography and other visual content depicting explicitly sexual acts
- Services of sexual nature (webcam shows, live chats, prostitution, escorts, etc)
- Sexually oriented establishments (massage parlors, strip clubs, gentleman's clubs)
- Cannabis
- Products containing CBD
- Any other products or services related to legal marijuana trade
- Certain controlled substances or other products that present a risk to consumer safety
- Smart drugs, nootropic supplements
- Substances that provide similar effects as illegal drugs (kratom, khat, etc.)
- Anabolic steroids and peptides
- Drug paraphernalia
- Any equipment, product, or material which is intended for making, using, or concealing drugs
- Pharmaceuticals
- Nutraceuticals, pseudo-pharmaceuticals, and other products which make unreasonable health claims not approved or verified by the applicable regulatory body
- Online pharmacies
- Prescription-only pharmaceutical drugs
- Payments for the sale of pharmaceutical products to retail customers are not supported
- Chemicals
- Commodity chemicals
- Counterfeit or unauthorized goods
- Unauthorized sale of designer and/or brand products
- Sale of illegally imported or exported goods
- Gambling
- Lotteries
- Fantasy sports with cash prizes
- Games of chance with cash prizes
- Sales of in-game currencies by unauthorized vendors
- Any type of gambling payments or businesses
- Any other type of businesses related to gambling, up to Mesta's own discretion
- Intellectual property or proprietary rights infringement
- Any product or service that directly infringes or facilitates infringement upon the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secrets, proprietary, or privacy rights of any third party
- Products and services which are not legal in the jurisdiction they are being offered in
- Binary options
- Escrow services
- Using Mesta's account as an escrow account
- Shell banks
- Superannuation funds
- Syndicates
- Trust and corporate service providers that are involved in: Opening accounts on behalf of other businesses; Offshore company formation; Using nominee directors and/or shareholders to obscure company ownership
- Any other financial services operating without a license where one is required
- Individuals, entities, or countries subject to international sanctions
- Weaponry, military and semi-military goods and services.Weapons (including weapons of historic significance), military software, or any other goods or services intended for military use
- Unregistered charities are not supported from any regions
- Trade of restricted and/or endangered animal species and products derived from them
- Multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, get rich quick schemes, referral marketing, Including any other services promising unreasonably high rewards
- Businesses with relations or activity directly or indirectly linked to Cuba
- Predatory Lending Practices: Engaging in unethical lending practices with excessively high interest rates
- High-Risk Investment Schemes: Offering unregulated or high-risk investment opportunities, such as Ponzi schemes
- Environmental Hazards: Operations posing significant environmental risks without compliance with regulations
- Terrorist Financing: Any entity linked to the financing of terrorist activities
- Money Laundering: Businesses involved or suspected of money laundering activities
- Counterfeit and Piracy: Production or sale of counterfeit goods or engaging in intellectual property piracy
- Sanctioned Countries and Entities: Transactions with sanctioned or embargoed countries, entities, or individuals
- Unregulated Cryptocurrency Operations: Cryptocurrency businesses lacking compliance with AML, KYC, and CFT regulations
- Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs): Associations with PEPs that pose a heightened risk of corruption and bribery
- Unlicensed NBFIs and Banks: Operating without regulatory oversight
- Unlicensed Remittance Agents, Exchange Houses, or Money Transfer Agents: Lacking oversight by regulatory bodies
Countries
- Afghanistan · owners
- Belarus · owners
- Myanmar (Burma) · owners
- Central African Republic · owners
- Congo - Brazzaville · owners
- Cuba · owners
- Ethiopia · owners
- Iran · owners
- Iraq · owners
- Lebanon · owners
- Libya · owners
- Nicaragua · owners
- North Korea · owners
- Russia · owners
- Somalia · owners
- South Sudan · owners
- Syria · owners
- Ukraine · owners
- Venezuela · owners
- Palestinian Territories · owners
- Yemen · owners
- Afghanistan · company or owners
- Belarus · company or owners
- Myanmar (Burma) · company or owners
- Central African Republic · company or owners
- Congo - Brazzaville · company or owners
- Cuba · company or owners
- Ethiopia · company or owners
- Iran · company or owners
- Iraq · company or owners
- Lebanon · company or owners
- Libya · company or owners
- Nicaragua · company or owners
- North Korea · company or owners
- Russia · company or owners
- Somalia · company or owners
- South Sudan · company or owners
- Syria · company or owners
- Ukraine · company or owners
- Venezuela · company or owners
- Palestinian Territories · company or owners
- Yemen · company or owners
Coverage
Where can you use Mesta?
Coverage is a starting point. It does not confirm that every business in these markets is eligible.
Supported currencies
USD, EUR, GBP, MXN
Hold and receive · 4 currencies
- EUR
- USD
- GBP
- MXN
Payment reach
Not published
Who can apply
Company incorporation countries229 countries · show list
- Åland Islands
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard & McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao SAR China
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Romania
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St. Barthélemy
- St. Helena
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Martin
- St. Pierre & Miquelon
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard & Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Vietnam
- Wallis & Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Owner nationality and residency229 countries · show list
- Åland Islands
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard & McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao SAR China
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Romania
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St. Barthélemy
- St. Helena
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Martin
- St. Pierre & Miquelon
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard & Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Vietnam
- Wallis & Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Company types
Businesses (no unregistered charities)
Pricing
What does Mesta cost?
Look beyond the monthly fee. Your total cost depends on how many transfers you make, where they go and how much you convert.
Account cost
Opening fee
Not published
Monthly fee
Not published
Custom pricing
Custom
Transaction fees
Other fees
Currency exchange (FX)
| Cost | Listed amount | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|
| FX markup | Not published | Rate shown when you create a quote |
Crypto
| Cost | Listed amount | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|
| On-ramp (fiat to crypto) | Not published | |
| Off-ramp (crypto to fiat) | Not published |
Onboarding
From application to live account.
Opening an account typically takes three to five business days.
- 1
Talk to sales
Describe your flows and corridors to Mesta's sales team.
- 2
KYB
Mesta checks the business and its owners; it says KYB takes about 24 hours.
- 3
Integrate
Use the portal, or the API and sandbox to create accounts and payments.
- 4
Go live
Collect into your named accounts and pay out in 40+ currencies.
Documents you need
Not published
FAQ
Your questions, answered.
Is Mesta a bank?
No. Mesta Payments LLC is registered with FinCEN as a money services business (31000321315545). Mesta says its companies are not banks and that services run through partner banks.
Which account details do I get?
Named accounts with US routing and account numbers (ACH, wire, FedNow), a EUR IBAN (SEPA), UK sort code and account number (Faster Payments, BACS) and a Mexican CLABE (SPEI).
Does Mesta accept gambling businesses?
No. Its acceptable use policy refuses any type of gambling payments or businesses, as well as adult content, cannabis and pharmaceuticals.
How much does Mesta cost?
Mesta publishes no price list. The exchange rate and fees are shown when you create a quote, and pricing is agreed with the sales team.
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How Mesta compares.
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|---|---|---|
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| BVNKE-money institution | StablecoinsEnterprise | |
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