What Money Transmitters Need To Know About New Colo. Law

Co-Author, Law360, June 17, 2025

On April 18, Colorado joined a growing list of states that have enacted the Money Transmission Modernization Act, which repeals and replaces the state's previous Money Transmitters Act. The law updates standards for the licensing, supervision and regulation of money transmitters while codifying an agent-to-payee exemption.

Colorado is among 31 states that have enacted the model legislation in full or in part. This is another step toward standardizing money transmission rules across state governments. The enactment of the law comes amid an effort to tax remittances at the federal level — potentially increasing compliance burdens for money transmitters across the country.

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