Foreign financial institution.

§ 566.309 Foreign financial institution. (a) The term foreign financial institution means: (1) A foreign bank; (2) Any branch or office located outside the United States of a covered financial institution, as defined in § 566.303; (3) Any other person organized under foreign law (other than a branch or office of such person in the United States) that, if it were located in the United States, would be a covered financial institution, as defined in § 566.303; and (4) Any person organized under foreign law (other than a branch or office of such person in the United States) that is engaged in the business of, and is readily identifiable as, a dealer in foreign exchange or a money transmitter. (b) For purposes of paragraph (a)(4) of this section, a person is not “engaged in the business” of a dealer in foreign exchange or a money transmitter if such transactions are merely incidental to the person's business. [81 FR 22186, Apr. 15, 2016, as amended at 84 FR 35310, July 23, 2019]