Legal information

Prohibited industries and countries

As a Canadian money services business, registered with FINTRAC, Luopay Canada Ltd (“Luo”), some business sectors and countries of operation are outside Luo's risk appetite and cannot be integrated into the platform. Please find below the current list of prohibited industries and countries of operation.

Prohibited Industries

17 industries
  • Adult content (all formats)
  • Unlicensed Gambling / lotteries / betting companies
  • Marijuana / CBD related
  • Weapons / arms / defense
  • Binary options
  • Credit repair / payday companies
  • MLM / Ponzi / pyramid schemes
  • Shell companies
  • NGOs or charities
  • Unlicensed financial institutions
  • Escort / dating / mail-order brides
  • Replica / counterfeit goods
  • Fortune tellers / psychics
  • Timeshare sales
  • Nested payments / anonymous txs
  • Privacy coins (Monero, Dash…) & Non-regulated VASP
  • Cheque cashing / gift cards bulk

Prohibited Countries

21 countries
  • Afghanistan
  • Belarus
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Cuba
  • Eritrea
  • Haiti
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Libya
  • Myanmar
  • Nicaragua
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen