Onboarding Regions

Walapay can onboard customers from most countries that are not sanctioned by OFAC.

Prohibited Countries & Regions

• Afghanistan
• Belarus
• Congo, the Democratic Republic
• Cuba
• Gaza Strip
• Iran
• Iraq
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Myanmar
• North Korea
• Russia
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Syria
• Venezuela
• West Bank (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)
• Yemen
• Ukraine
• States of the US: New York

Note: in addition to the countries above, the following countries are currently not eligible for USD domestic services, including domestic wire, ACH, RTP, and VA creation: Algeria, Burundi, China, Guinea-Bissau, Japan, Tunisia

High-Risk Countries & Regions

Walapay makes case-by-case decisions for onboarding customers from high-risk countries and regions. If the combination of country and business profile is deemed high-risk, Walapay will not be able to onboard the customer. High-risk regions include:

• Åland Islands
• Algeria
• Angola
• Antarctica
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Benin
• Bolivia
• Burkina Faso
• Bouvet Island
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Bulgaria
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic*
• Chad
• China*
• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Comoros
• Congo (Brazzaville)
• Cook Islands
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia*
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands
• French Southern Territories
• Gabon
• Gibraltar
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti*
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Indonesia
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Maldives
• Mali*
• Mauritania
• Monaco
• Montserrat
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Nicaragua*
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Norfolk Island
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Pitcairn
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Sri Lanka
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Vanuatu
• Vietnam
• Virgin Islands (British)
• Western Sahara
• Zimbabwe*

*Note: these countries are currently prohibited for EUR/GBP services, including payins, payouts, and VAs.

Restricted Regions for Virtual Accounts

In addition to any prohibited countries, Walapay is not able to accommodate virtual bank accounts for consumers or businesses in the following countries and regions.