Onboarding regions

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

Prohibited Countries & Regions

  • Belarus
  • Cuba
  • Iran
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Syria
  • Regions of Ukraine: Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk

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:

  • Algeria
  • Albania
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • China
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza Strip
  • Gibraltar
  • Haiti
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Uganda
  • Venezuela
  • West Bank (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe

Restricted Regions for Virtual Accounts

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

CountryISO 3166-1Code
AfghanistanAF
AlbaniaAL
AlgeriaDZ
BangladeshBD
BelarusBY
Central African RepublicCF
ChinaCN
Democratic Republic of the CongoCD
EritreaER
EthiopiaET
Gaza StripPS
IraqIQ
KenyaKE
KosovoXK
LebanonLB
LibyaLY
MaliML
MoroccoMA
NepalNP
NicaraguaNI
NigerNE
North MacedoniaMK
PakistanPK
QatarQA
Russian FederationRU
SloveniaSI
SomaliaSO
South SudanSS
SudanSD
UkraineUK
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VE
West Bank (Palestinian TerritoryPS
YemenYE
ZimbabweZW