Countries where the Wealthsimple Cash card is not accepted | Wealthsimple | Discussion forum

Lapsusone said
Why is this list so long?

We'll automatically reject transactions made in the countries below:
Albania
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central African Republic
Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Haiti
Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq
Kenya
People’s Democratic Republic of Korea
Kosovo
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia
Mali
Mauritius
Montenegro
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Romania
Russian Federation
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tanzania
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe

  

Nothing seems out of the ordinary there. Those countries are all countries (or at least part of the countries) subject to economic sanctions, as far as I can tell.

Cheers,
Doug