Restricted Countries and International Payment Types
Restricted Countries
Rho does not support transactions to and from the following restricted countries:
Code Value | Definition | Category |
AF | Afghanistan | Restricted |
BY | Belarus | Restricted |
BI | Burundi | Restricted |
CM | Cameroon | Restricted |
CF | Central African Republic | Restricted |
TD | Chad | Restricted |
CG | Congo | Restricted |
CD | Congo, The Democratic Republic of | Restricted |
CU | Cuba | Restricted |
ER | Eritrea | Restricted |
ET | Ethiopia | Restricted |
IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Restricted |
IQ | Iraq | Restricted |
KP | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Restricted |
XK | Kosovo (temporary code) | Restricted |
LB | Lebanon | Restricted |
LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Restricted |
ML | Mali | Restricted |
MM | Myanmar | Restricted |
RU | Russia Federation | Restricted |
SO | Somalia | Restricted |
SS | South Sudan | Restricted |
SD | Sudan | Restricted |
SY | Syrian Arab Republic | Restricted |
VE | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic | Restricted |
UA | Ukraine | Restricted |
YE | Yemen | Restricted |
ZW | Zimbabwe | Restricted |
AS | American Samoa | Unsupported |
BZ | Belize | Unsupported |
BQ | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Unsupported |
BV | Bouvet Island | Unsupported |
KM | Comoros | Unsupported |
CW | Curaçao | Unsupported |
DJ | Djibouti | Unsupported |
GQ | Equatorial Guinea | Unsupported |
TF | French Southern Territories | Unsupported |
GU | Guam | Unsupported |
JO | Jordan | Unsupported |
MG | Madagascar | Unsupported |
NG | Nigeria | Unsupported |
PS | Palestinian Territory, Occupied | Unsupported |
BL | Saint Barthélemy | Unsupported |
MF | Saint Martin | Unsupported |
SZ | Swaziland | Unsupported |
TM | Turkmenistan | Unsupported |
BR | Brazil | Payments in USD are not supported. However, payments to individuals and businesses in Brazilian Real are supported. Sending BRL to businesses is currently limited to 10,000 USD |
MD | Moldova | Payments in USD are not supported. You can still send payments in EUR and GBP currency. |
CO | Colombia | Payments to businesses in Colombia are currently not supported. |
BD | Bangladesh | Payments to businesses in BDT currency are currently not supported. You can still send payments in EUR and GBP currency |
PK | Pakistan | Payments in USD to business accounts are not supported. |
AL | Albania | Card Restriction |
AO | Angola | Card Restriction |
BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Card Restriction |
EG | Egypt | Card Restriction |
GN | Guinea | Card Restriction |
GW | Guinea-Bissau | Card Restriction |
HT | Haiti | Card Restriction |
LA | Laos | Card Restriction |
MR | Mauritania | Card Restriction |
ME | Montenegro | Card Restriction |
NI | Nicaragua | Card Restriction |
MK | North Macedonia | Card Restriction |
PS | Palestine, State of | Card Restriction |
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.