Which industries are prohibited?
At GEN Solutions, we adhere to a strict policy regarding the industries with which we engage. We do not provide services or support to customers involved in, operating within, generating income from, or having any direct or indirect dealings in, with, or through the industries listed below.
Please note that this list is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not exhaustive. GEN Solutions reserves the right to update the list periodically and may decline to process payments related to industries not explicitly mentioned.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding whether your industry falls within the prohibited categories. Please contact our Operations Team at operations@genpagamentos.com.br for further assistance. For Portuguese, please click here.
Last updated: June 2025
- Cryptocurrency, Digital Token, Virtual Asset
- Anonymous or Numbered Accounts, Shell Banking/Companies
- Correspondent Banks
- Crowdfunding
- Cash and Check Handling: Check Cashing, Deposit Taking, Cash Transfer
- Credit repair, Debt Restructuring
- Debt recovery, Debt settlement, Debt Collections
- Multi-level marketing, Financial Pyramid or Ponzi Schemes
- Gambling and Gaming
- MSBs and PSPs
- Any industry known to be an illegal industry in its local jurisdiction or the UK or HK
- Illegal Drugs and Narcotics Illegal Services
- The sale or distribution of stolen goods, counterfeit goods and violation of intellectual property, or items that violate individual privacy
- Any products harmful to human health (tobacco, e-cigarettes, and e-liquid) and pharmacological goods
- Operating a business that requires a license or special permit without obtaining such license (i.e., Unregulated Auction Houses)
- Production of Adult or Violent content
- Production or Distribution of Offensive Weapons or with potential military applications: Ammunition, Firearms, Explosives, Complex Weapons (i.e., guided missiles), Poison, Nuclear-related
- Psychic services
- Selling, hosting, distributing, producing, or promoting offensive materials, including materials that incites or promotes racial hatred or Discrimination based on gender, race, religion, national origin, physical ability, sexual orientation, or age
- Transactions involving Human Organs and Other Services
- Sanctioned individuals and entities
- Products or services related to political campaigning, social campaigning
- Trading of restricted and/or endangered animal species and products derived from them
- Sales, distribution and/or trade of archaeological and cultural relics
- Import or export of specified ‘dual used goods’ listed on the defense and Strategic Goods List
- Investment related such as Personal Investment Company / Personal holding company, brokerage/security companies or where nature of the core business activities is related to investments/brokerage/securities and/or any regulated activities
- Trusts/Funds/Foundations
- Charities, Non Governmental Organisations, Not for Profit Organisations
- Any other businesses or transactions outside of our risk appetite (eg, Oil and Gas related; mining, trading & sales of precious metals such as gold) in accordance with our internal policies, our banking partners’ policies or the policies of participants in our payment network
High-Risk Jurisdictions and Persons
Use of GEN Solutions's services for any dealings, engagement, or sale of goods or services either directly or indirectly with the following are prohibited:
- High-risk jurisdictionsPersons located in, resident in, or a citizen of, or products or services originating from jurisdictions that GEN Solutions has determined for various reasons, including legal, contractual, and commercial reasons, to be prohibited, including, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions.
- High-risk personsPersons GEN Solutions has determined for various reasons, including legal, contractual, and commercial reasons, to be prohibited, such as those individuals or entities named to a restricted person or party list of, or otherwise restricted by, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, or United Nations, including the sanctions maintained by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control or the Denied Persons List or Entity List maintained by the US Department of Commerce.
- Additionally, it's prohibited to use GEN Solutions's products and services to directly or indirectly:Prohibited servicesExport, re-export, sell, or supply accounting services; trust and corporate formation services; management consulting services; architecture services; engineering services; quantum computing services; information technology (IT) consultancy and design services; and IT-support services and cloud-based services for enterprise management software and design and manufacturing software to any person located in Russia. In the European Union and the United Kingdom, it is prohibited to use GEN Solutions products and services, directly or indirectly, to provide credit-rating services, market research and public relations services, advertising services, auditing services, or legal advisory services to any person located in Russia.Prohibited goodsDeal in any goods prohibited by law for export to or import from Russia (for example, luxury goods, sensitive goods included in the Common High Priority Items List, enterprise management software and design software).
Jurisdiction-specific prohibited businesses
Brazil | Genital and nipple jewellery Genital prosthetics Sex accessories and lifelike sex toys |
Canada | Alcohol (Restricted) Mortgage consulting |
India | Airbags Alcohol Captive insurance companies Cash couriers Charities Chit funds Cross-border jewellery sales Currency exchange Currency transportation Dating and matchmaking services Gambling equipment Genital prosthetics Junket operators Lobby groups and political organisations Mining and oil drilling and refining Non-profit organisations (NPO) Personal investment vehicles/companies Religious organisations Sex accessories and sex toys Trust service providers Unlicensed financial institutions |
Indonesia | (Prohibited = P, Restricted = R) |
Japan | Advisory services related to drop shipping and the resale of goods Animals Consultation and advisory or prediction services relating to online gaming or gambling Consultation or advisory services providing guidance, information or tools on how to profit through trading or investments in financial products or cryptocurrency or running a resale or dropshipping business Donations to individuals Fundraising for or financing of businesses that are listed above as prohibited or restricted Genital and nipple jewellery Genital prosthetics Health instruments Industrial waste disposal and garbage disposal devices and water purifiers International marriage brokerage businesses Mortgage consulting Private investigators or protection services Psychic services and fortune tellers Sex accessories and lifelike sex toys Businesses without a “Commercial Disclosure” page on their website as required by the Specified Commercial Transactions Act (SCT) |
Malaysia | Genital and nipple jewellery Genital prosthetics Matchmaking Sex accessories or sex toys |
Mexico | Adoption agencies Cross-border currency exchange services Debt collection agencies Direct marketing travel Electronic cigarettes for card-not-present transactions Ephedrine Game console modification devices Genital and nipple jewellery Genital prosthetics HCG weight loss Investment services Lifelike sex toys Penny auctions Private investigators or protection services Psychic services and fortune tellers Search engine optimisation Telemedicine |
Singapore | Genital and nipple jewellery Sale of ads for any products or services deemed illegal in Singapore – sales of products that facilitate payments to any of these products or services Sex accessories or sex toys |
Thailand | (Prohibited = P, Restricted = R) Alcohol P Bodyguard services P Charities P Dating services P Food and cosmetics R Historical artefacts P Hotels, tour operators, and transportation services R Insurance R New vehicle sales P Private investigators or detective agencies P Psychic services and fortune tellers P Timeshares P Vehicle sales P Vitamins P |
United Arab Emirates | Gambling equipment Genital prosthetics Historical artifacts, ivory products, prison-made products Private investigators or detective agencies Matchmaking services Sex accessories or sex toys |
United States | Extended warranties Medical benefit packages not offered by a government or health insurance company Mortgage consulting Online dating and matchmaking services Shipping brokers and freight forwarders, without prior authorisation from GEN Solutions |