Legal Information

List of prohibited products and services

Last update:

Below is a list of business types that we currently prohibit at our firm. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and that anything we consider to be illegal content or in violation of card scheme rules will be rejected at application stage by our Compliance team.

  • Adult Entertainment / Pornography
  • Cannabis Seeds/Plants
  • Inappropriate Content
  • Cryptocurrency – Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
  • High Risk File Hosting/Sharing
  • Illegal Drug Creation
  • Marijuana Products & Services
  • Tech Support – Outbound Telemarketing
  • Independent Financial Advisers
  • Penny and Reserve Auctions
  • Pyramid or Ponzi Schemes
  • Tech Support – Outbound Telemarketing
  • Timeshare and Timeshare Maintenance
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Social Media “Click Farms”
  • Essay Mills/Paper Mills
  • Counterfeit Medical or Dental Devices
  • Jammers
  • Any goods, products, services, or distributions prohibited by any applicable law, or under the card schemes’ requirements.
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Drug Paraphernalia
  • Get Rich Schemes
  • Psilocybin Mushrooms and Spores (i.e. hallucinogenic mushrooms)