Prohibited Activities

If a customer, beneficial owner, counterparty or transaction is linked to any of the activities below, onboarding and/or transaction processing will be declined.

Generally prohibited

• Weapons, ammunition and other military or war-related goods.

• Shell banks or shell banking structures.

• Nuclear or atomic energy businesses, including nuclear materials and related commercial activities.

• Gambling, betting, wagering and any services that enable or support gambling activity.

• Any business that is required to be licensed but does not hold a valid licence in the relevant jurisdiction.

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Intellectual property and proprietary rights infringement

• Sale, distribution or access to pirated or counterfeit music, films, software or other licensed content without authorisation from the rights holder.

• Any product or service that infringes, or facilitates infringement of, trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets or third-party proprietary or privacy rights.

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Counterfeit or unauthorised goods

• Unauthorised sale or resale of branded or designer goods or services.

• Sale of goods or services that are illegally imported or exported.

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Regulated or illegal products and services

• Charities and non-governmental organisations, including fundraising and donation processing.

• Marijuana dispensaries and cannabis-related businesses.

• Sale of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes and e-liquids.

• Online pharmacies and remote or cross-border pharmaceutical fulfilment.

• Age-restricted goods or services where regulatory compliance cannot be demonstrated.

• Weapons, munitions, gunpowder, explosives, fireworks and related materials.

• Toxic, flammable or radioactive materials.

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Adult content and services

• Pornographic or obscene material in any form, including text, images, video or other media.

• Sexually-oriented services, including prostitution, escort services, pay-per-view adult content and adult live-chat services.

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Get-rich-quick schemes

• Investment opportunities or other services marketed as offering guaranteed, fixed or unusually high returns.

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Mugshot and pay-to-remove platforms

• Platforms that publish arrest photographs or similar content primarily to pressure individuals into paying for removal or to create reputational harm.

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No-value-added services

• Sale or resale of services without meaningful additional value to the buyer.

• Resale of government or public services without authorisation or legitimate added value.

• Business models that are deceptive, unfair or predatory toward consumers.

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Aggregation and obfuscation of funds

• Any licensed or unlicensed aggregation of funds owed to third parties.

• Factoring or similar arrangements primarily intended to obscure the origin, ownership or flow of funds.

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Drug paraphernalia

• Equipment designed primarily for the manufacture or use of drugs, including bongs, vaporizers and hookahs.

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Multi-level marketing and pyramid schemes

• Pyramid schemes and multi-level, network or referral marketing programmes.

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Pseudo-pharmaceuticals

• Products making medical or health claims that have not been approved or verified by the applicable regulator.

• Products making specific claims relating to weight loss or enhanced sexual performance without regulatory approval.

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Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs

• Sale of legal substances designed to replicate the effects of illegal drugs, including salvia and kratom.

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Violence and hate-based activity

• Any organisation that engages in, promotes or celebrates unlawful violence or physical harm to people or property.

• Any organisation that promotes or supports violence or hatred against protected groups, including on the basis of race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation or national origin.