Blocked Merchant Categories
Gambling, casinos, lotteries, betting, Pawn shops, Money transfers and wire transfers, Crypto purchases, Escort and dating services, Weapons and explosives, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Political and religious organizations, Debt collection.
Restricted Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Panama, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk regions), Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.