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All you need to know about industries available for international (SWIFT) transfers
All you need to know about industries available for international (SWIFT) transfers

This article is for our clients using international transfers with a GB IBAN

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Written by Elena
Updated over 3 months ago

We understand how important it is to be able to have fast and reliable payment solutions for your international transfers.

In order to make sure we provide you with safe service, we have to comply with laws and regulations including those related to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, sanctions, and export control laws.

Please note that despite our efforts to make life for our clients easier with our solution and support of a wide range of industries, there are some restrictions on industries and activities we can work with. These restrictions can result in impossibility to issue/receive transfers from some counterparties.

Below, you can find the list of industries we are unable to support at this time:

  • Weapons/military-grade security

  • Multi-level marketing

  • Pawnbrokers [MCC: 5933 – Pawn Shops]

  • Political organizations [MCC: 8651 – Organizations, Political]

  • Precious metals and stones, including diamond traders [MCC: 5094 – Precious Stones and Metals, Watches and Jewelry]

  • Unauthorized re-sale of luxury goods – including watch traders

  • Adult entertainment

  • Drug paraphernalia

  • CBD and related products

  • Carbon credits, including carbon credits traders

  • Cryptoassets

  • Gambling [MCC: 7995 – Betting (including Lottery Tickets, Casino Gaming Chips, Off-track Betting and Wagers)]

  • 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.

  • Mining and extraction

  • Scrap metal traders

  • Energy traders

  • Speculative trading

Transfers to and from counterparties within these industries are impossible

Please note that foreign currency exchange and international transfers in Finom are available by countries and currencies.

You can check availability of countries and currencies in the articles here:

If you want to initiate an international transfer, you can check how to do it in this article

If you want to know how to make currency exchange, you can check this article

If you require any support or would like to work with partners outside countries mentioned, then don’t hesitate to contact us using our in-app chat, or via email at [email protected].

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