# Onboarding Regions

Scallop can onboard customers from most countries that are not sanctioned by OFAC\
(Office of Foreign Assets Control). Scallop is not able to accommodate virtual bank accounts or virtual cards for consumers or businesses in the following countries and regions.

### Prohibited Countries & Regions

* Afghanistan
* Albania
* Belarus
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Burundi
* Central African Republic
* Cuba
* Congo (Kinshasa)
* Congo (Brazzaville)
* Ethiopia
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Haiti
* Iran
* Iraq
* Kosovo
* Lebanon
* Liberia
* Libya
* Mali
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Myanmar
* Nicaragua
* Niger
* North Korea
* North Macedonia
* Pakistan
* Russia
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Syrian Arab Republic
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Tunisia
* Ukraine
* Venezuela
* Western Sahara
* Yemen
* Zimbabwe

#### High-Risk Countries & Regions

Scallop 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, Scallop will be able to onboard the customer only after some additional questionnaire which is needed as per our compliance. High-risk regions include:

* Algeria
* Angola
* Bangladesh
* Barbados
* Cayman Islands
* China
* Eritrea
* Gibraltar
* Jamaica
* Jordan
* Kenya
* Morocco
* Nepal
* Nigeria
* Philippines
* Qatar
* South Africa
* Uganda
* West Bank (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)

#### Restricted Regions for Virtual Accounts

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

| Country                          | ISO 3166-1Code |
| -------------------------------- | -------------- |
| Algeria                          | DZ             |
| Bangladesh                       | BD             |
| China                            | CN             |
| Eritrea                          | ER             |
| Gaza Strip                       | PS             |
| Kenya                            | KE             |
| Morocco                          | MA             |
| Nepal                            | NP             |
| Qatar                            | QA             |
| Slovenia                         | SI             |
| West Bank (Palestinian Territory | PS             |


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