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Non-permitted
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Last updatedAugust 2026

Mitigating the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. We place several restrictions on the types of activities, industries and jurisdictions we support or service to mitigate risk. Failure to comply with these restrictions will result in delayed or rejected payments, and continuous breaches will lead to account closures.

21Restricted items
16Industries
2Activities
3Customer types

21 items

Item Category Status
Adult entertainment Industry Not Permitted
Carbon credits Industry Not Permitted
Counterfeit items Industry Not Permitted
Crypto currencies Industry Not Permitted
Discriminatory items or services Industry Not Permitted
Drug paraphernalia Industry Not Permitted
Energy trading Industry Not Permitted
Financial services activities Industry Not Permitted
Gaming Industry Not Permitted
Narcotics / Non-prescription drugs Industry Not Permitted
Pawnbrokers Industry Not Permitted
Precious metals and stones Industry Not Permitted
Speculative trading Industry Not Permitted
Weapons / military-grade security Industry Not Permitted
Firms involved in illegal activities such as counterfeit goods, trademark infringement, human trafficking, child labor, and prostitution Industry Not Permitted
Ponzi / pyramid schemes / timeshare or other illegal financial services activities Industry Not Permitted
Speculating on changes in FX rates Activity Not Permitted
Processing transactions deriving from crypto currencies Activity Not Permitted
Financial institutions making payments on behalf of other financial institutions (nested relationships or layering) Customer Type Not Permitted
Shell banks Customer Type Not Permitted
Unregistered charities Customer Type Not Permitted

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!This list works alongside our Prohibited Jurisdictions list; both are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may change without notice.

!Failure to comply with these restrictions will result in delayed or rejected payments, and continuous breaches will lead to account closures.

!Questions about a specific industry, activity or customer type? Contact our compliance team at compliance@sciopay.co.