Prohibited Businesses For Account Opening
No. Class of Trade Type
1 Financial Services Cash and Check Handling: Check Cashing, Deposit-Taking, Cash Transfer
2 Financial Services Multi-level marketing, financial pyramid selling or Ponzi schemes, matrix programs or other “get rich quick” schemes
3 Financial Services Shell banks. Syndicates.
4 Financial Services Services that facilitate anonymous payments/financial services.
5 Financial Services Binary options. Using the Wallter account as an escrow or safeguarding account.
6 Illegal Services Unlicensed or illegal lotteries, gaming, or gambling services (including without limitation the use of or participation in illegal gambling houses)
7 Illegal Services Any industry known to be an illegal industry in its local jurisdiction, in the UK, Singapore or in Lithuania
8 Illegal Services Illegal Drugs and Narcotics, including Cannabis in all forms, Drug paraphernalia
9 Illegal Services Unlicensed/Unregulated Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm related products, including electronic cigarettes.
10 Illegal Services Items which encourage or facilitate illegal activities
11 Illegal Services The sale or distribution of stolen goods (including digital and virtual goods), counterfeit goods and violation of intellectual property, or items that violates individual privacy (revenge porn); Satellite and cable TV descramblers
12 Illegal Services Counterfeit goods: Unauthorised sale of designer and/or brand products. Sale of illegally imported or exported goods
13 Illegal Services Intellectual property, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, proprietary rights infringement
14 Other Services Operating a business that requires a license or special permit without obtaining such license
15 Other Services Production of Violent content, material which incites violence, hatred, or racism
16 Other Services The sale of Nutra – off the counter and/or prescribed medicine
17 Other Services Production or Distribution of Offensive Weapons: Ammunition, Firearms, Explosives, Complex Weapons (i.e., guided missiles), Poisons
18 Other Services Psychic services
19 Other Services Selling, hosting, distributing, producing, or promoting offensive materials, including materials that incites or promotes racial hatred or discrimination based on gender, race, religion, national origin, physical ability, sexual orientation or age
20 Other Services Transactions involving Human Organs
21 Other Services Prepaid debit cards or other stored value cards that are not associated with a particular merchant and are not limited to purchases of particular products or services
22 Other Services Unregistered charity services
23 Other Services Timeshares or property reservation payments (On and Off Plan)
24 Other Services Adult content: Pornography and other visual content depicting explicitly sexual acts. Services of sexual nature (webcam shows, live chats, prostitution, escorts, etc). Sexually oriented establishments (massage parlours, strip clubs, gentleman’s clubs).
25 Other Services Chemicals, Nuclear Chemicals or related product sales, distribution, or related businesses
26 Other Services Trade of restricted and/or endangered animal species and products derived from them
27 Other Services Unregulated/Unlicensed IPTV and VOIP services
28 Other Services Section 311 of USA Patriot Act designated entities
29 Sanction Sanctioned individuals and entities
Prohibited Jurisdiction For Account Opening
Country Code Country
AF Afghanistan
BY Belarus
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
BI Burundi
CF Central African Republic
CU Cuba
CG Democratic Republic Of The Congo
GN Guinea
GW Guinea-Bissau
HT Haiti
IR Iran
IQ Iraq
KP Korea North
LB Lebanon
LY Libya
ML Mali
MM Myanmar (Burma)
NI Nicaragua
NE Niger
PS Palestinian Territory Occupied
RU Russian Federation
SO Somalia
SS South Sudan
SD Sudan
SY Syria
UA Ukraine regions: Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Sevastopol, Zaporizhzhia
VE Venezuela
YE Yemen
ZW Zimbabwe
Prohibited Businesses & Jurisdiction For Operations

The specific business activities and jurisdictions prohibited for operations can vary based on our banking partners. Please contact our Support Team at [email protected] for detailed information on the specific restrictions that may apply to your Wallter account.