Restricted Countries
Rho does not support payments to the following countries. For details and notes on specific categories and payment types, please reference the tables below.
General restriction:
All payments to and from these countries are unsupported. Owners from these countries are also ineligible to apply for an account (for more information, check out our article on ineligible locations).
Code Value | Country |
|---|---|
CU | Cuba |
IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
KP | Korea, People's Democratic Republic |
RU | Russian Federation |
SS | South Sudan |
SD | Sudan |
SY | Syrian Arab Republic |
VE | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic |
International Banking Payment restriction:
Code Value | Country |
AF | Afghanistan |
BI | Burundi |
BY | Belarus |
BZ | Belize |
BQ | Bonaire |
AS | American Samoa |
BV | Bouvet Island |
CF | Central African Republic |
CW | Curaçao |
TD | Chad |
Crimea | |
ER | Eritrea |
IQ | Iraq |
LY | Libya |
CG | Congo (Republic of the Congo) |
CD | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
DJ | Djibouti |
Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic | |
TF | French Southern Territories |
GU | Guam |
GN | Guinea |
PK | Pakistan |
NG | Nigeria |
GQ | Equatorial Guinea |
MG | Madagascar |
SZ | Swaziland |
SO | Somalia |
BL | Saint Barthelemy |
MF | Saint Martin (French Part) |
TM | Turkmenistan |
PS | Palestine |
JO | Jordan |
IO | British Indian Ocean Territory |
VE | Venezuela |
TG | Togo |
TK | Tokelau |
SY | Syria |
GS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island |
YT | Mayotte |
MM | Myanmar |
KP | North Korea |
SX | Sint Maarten |
CM | Cameroon |
YE | Yemen |
ZW | Zimbabwe |
Exceptions:
Code Value | Country | Currency |
BD | Bangladesh | BDT (Payments to businesses are currently not supported) |
BR | Brazil | BRL (Payments to businesses are currently not supported) |
CO | Colombia | COP (Payments to businesses are currently not supported) |
EH | Western Sahara | MAD (Payments to individuals and businesses are supported) |
TZ | Tanzania | TZS (Payments to businesses are currently not supported) |
QA | Qatar | EUR or GNP (Payments in USD unsupported at this time) |
Card Transaction restriction:
Card transactions originating from or directed to merchants in these countries are not permitted.
Code Value | Country |
AF | Afghanistan |
BI | Burundi |
BY | Belarus |
CF | Central African Republic |
TD | Chad |
CG | Congo (Republic of the Congo) |
CD | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic | |
MM | Myanmar |
IQ | Iraq |
AL | Eritrea |
AL | Albania |
AO | Angola |
BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
ET | Ethiopia |
HT | Haiti |
LA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
LB | Lebanon |
LY | Libya |
SO | Somalia |
YE | Yemen |
ML | Mali |
Crimea | |
MR | Mauritania |
ME | Montenegro |
NI | Nicaragua |
NE | Niger |
NG | Nigeria |
GN | Guinea |
GW | Guinea-Bissau |
GQ | Equatorial Guinea |
UA | Ukraine |
MK | North Macedonia |
EG | Egypt |
XK | Kosovo |
PS | Palestine |
PK | Pakistan |
ZW | Zimbabwe |
Industry Restrictions for International Payments
Currently, entities holding an account at Rho that fall under the following industries are not permitted to send international payments:
Weapons / military-grade security
Pawnbrokers
Political organizations
Precious metals and stones
Adult entertainment
Drug paraphernalia
CBD and related products
Carbon credits
Cryptocurrencies
Gambling
Ponzi / pyramid schemes
Firms involved in the servicing of illegal goods/services including but not limited to: counterfeit goods/trademark infringement, human trafficking, child labor, prostitution.
Additionally, please keep in mind that international payments sent to recipients in these industries may be rejected or subject to additional compliance screenings.