What are prohibited businesses?
The following categories of businesses and activities are restricted from using the Valyuz services:
- Any criminal or illegal activities;
- Adult, pornography, and related industries;
- Affiliate marketing registered in non-EU Target Territories
- Ammunition, guns, arms, offensive weapons, poisons, dangerous substances (as defined by applicable laws), firearms, etc.;
- Auctions organization and performance;
- Audit;
- Binary options;
- Circumvention devices;
- Counterfeit/Pirated goods;
- Cryptocurrency related activities, including trading, mining, ICO, STO, except providing services to cryptocurrency-related businesses;
- Cultural objects like sculptures, statues, antiques, collector’s items, archeological pieces;
- Debt restructuring, credit repair, debt settlement, providing credit, debt collections;
- Embassies, diplomatic missions, and consulates;
- Financial pyramid similar to Ponzi scheme, matrix programs, other schemes;
- Home-made alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and tobacco;
- Legal services, advocate practice, notary activity;
- Licensed Forex (FX/CFD) services registered and licensed in Non-EU Target Territories;
- Long term investment type insurance activities;
- Multi-level marketing programs;
- Non-licensed Online Casino/Online Poker/Online Gambling/Online Betting/Prize Draws/Gift Cards/Any form of Lottery/Scratch cards;
- Operating a business that requires a license or special permit without holding such license;
- Prescription drugs, devices, certified pharmacies;
- Production or trade in radioactive materials;
- Sale of petroleum products, including solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels and related products;
- Sale of traveler checks or money orders, currency exchanges, other cash-intensive businesses;
- Selling, hosting, distributing, producing, or promoting offensive materials, including materials that incite racial hatred or promote discrimination based on gender, race, religion, national origin, physical ability, sexual orientation, or age;
- Steroids and other products that pose danger to health;
- Stolen goods including digital and virtual goods, counterfeit goods and violation of intellectual property, items that violate someone’s privacy;
- Telemarketing companies;
- Trade with precious metals, gemstones, jewelry, and artworks;
- Trading of Animal Fur, Bones and Ivory;
- Transactions with items subject to export restrictions or special declaration of clearance;
- Transactions with live animals (exceptions possible like payments for horse riding or dog classes);
- Unregulated Forex (FX/CFD) services or any other unregulated financial activity;
- Used automobile dealers and sellers of used car parts;
- Wholesale of alcohol and tobacco products;