To protect your account security and ensure regulatory compliance, our card products restrict transactions with certain merchant types and categories. Please review the following restricted merchants and scenarios before making a purchase to avoid transaction declines.
Card Product Overview
Card Product | Network | BIN | Form Factor |
Cloud Card (virtual, Apple Pay supported) | VISA |
| Virtual |
Boundless Card (physical, Apple Pay supported) | VISA |
| Physical |
1. VISA Shared Base Rules (Cloud Card · Boundless Card)
Network: VISA
BIN: Cloud Card 45659910 / 49372410; Boundless Card 45659910.
The base merchant restrictions below apply to the current Cloud virtual debit card and Boundless physical debit card. Flash-specific sections 1.3 and 1.4 are historical only.
Current offline POS restrictions — 24 entries
Cloud Card and Boundless Card do not support offline POS transactions in the following 24 countries and regions. This page is the single maintained base list. Direct physical-card POS payments use this list. Phone-wallet POS tap-to-pay must additionally pass the 17-entry Apple Pay / Google Pay wallet list; a match in either list means payment is unsupported. The lists overlap in 8 entries, for 33 unique regions.
Afghanistan
Belarus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Cuba
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
North Korea
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Myanmar
Russia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Dominican Republic
Mainland China
These two region lists apply only to offline POS transactions. Online, WeChat and Alipay payments follow their own rules; do not use these lists to infer KYC, shipping or ATM eligibility. Being absent from both lists does not guarantee authorization.
1.1 Restrictions by MCC (Merchant Category Code)
Payments at merchants registered under the following MCCs will be automatically declined.
MCC | Merchant Type | Description |
5542 | Automated Fuel Dispensers | Tap-to-pay or card-on-file payments at unattended self-service gas pumps are blocked. |
7800 | Government-Owned Lotteries | Purchasing any national or government-issued lottery is prohibited. |
7801 | Government-Licensed Online Casinos | All online gambling and virtual casino transactions are strictly prohibited. |
7802 | Government-Licensed Horse / Dog Racing | Wagering on horse racing, greyhound racing, and similar animal racing events is strictly prohibited. |
7995 | Betting (Lottery Tickets, Casino Gaming Chips, Off-Track & Race Track Wagers) | Covers all casino chip exchanges, off-track betting, and race track wagering. |
9754 | Gambling — Horse Racing, Dog Racing & State Lotteries | Covers online horse/dog race wagering and state lottery purchases, complementing MCC 7802 for online/offline coverage. |
3489 | Specific Airline / High-Risk Merchant Reserved Code | A reserved MCC in the Visa network for specific merchant categories. Actual blocked scenarios are subject to the BIN provider's latest rules. |
Note · If a merchant is registered under any of the above MCCs with its acquiring bank, the transaction will be automatically blocked by the system.
1.2 Restrictions by Merchant Name
In addition to the MCC restrictions above, the following specific merchants are also blocked:
Merchant | Category | Description |
| Content Subscriptions & Adult Platforms | Adult content subscription platforms |
| Wine & Dining | Boutique wine retailers |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Fragrance e-commerce retailers |
| Gaming & Digital Goods | Game key and virtual item trading |
| Gaming & Digital Goods | Game key and virtual item trading |
| Gaming & Digital Goods | Game key and virtual item trading |
| E-Commerce & General Retail | Cross-border and general retail platforms |
| E-Commerce & General Retail | Cross-border and general retail platforms |
| E-Commerce & General Retail | Cross-border and general retail platforms |
| Parking & Transportation | Parking payment platforms |
| Payment Gateways & Intermediaries | Third-party payment gateways and collection services |
| Payment Gateways & Intermediaries | Third-party payment gateways and collection services |
| Payment Gateways & Intermediaries | Third-party payment gateways and collection services |
| Payment Gateways & Intermediaries | Third-party payment gateways and collection services |
| Other High-Risk / Flagged Merchants | Miscellaneous trading companies and flagged merchants |
| Other High-Risk / Flagged Merchants | Miscellaneous trading companies and flagged merchants |
| Other High-Risk / Flagged Merchants | Miscellaneous trading companies and flagged merchants |
| Other High-Risk / Flagged Merchants | Miscellaneous trading companies and flagged merchants |
| Other High-Risk / Flagged Merchants | Miscellaneous trading companies and flagged merchants |
Important · These restrictions are subject to dynamic adjustments based on our risk management policies and cover all online charges originating from the listed merchant platforms.
Historical: 1.3 Flash Card Additional Restrictions (stacked on top of 1.1 / 1.2)
Historical only — Flash Card is permanently retired; all former Flash Cards have been replaced with Cloud Cards and none remain in use. The Flash Card (VISA · BIN 40433705) is subject to stricter issuer-channel compliance rules. These extra restrictions are unrelated to whether Apple Pay is linked. In addition to all base restrictions in 1.1 & 1.2, the following MCC categories are also blocked.
Airline Direct-Ticket MCCs (specific carrier codes)
MCC | Airline |
3011 | United Airlines |
3013 | Delta Airlines |
3016 | Northwest Airlines |
3018 | British Airways |
3023 | Atlantic Southeast Airlines |
3027 | Southwest Airlines |
3031 | Qantas Airways |
3033 | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
3036 | Turkish Airlines |
3041 | Frontier Airlines |
Hotel / Lodging Brand MCCs (specific brand codes)
MCC | Brand |
3551 | Best Western Hotels |
3555 | Howard Johnson |
3560 | Dusit Hotels |
3564 | Park Inns |
3582 | Clarion Hotels |
3597 | Radisson Hotels |
3620 | Ramada Inns |
3624 | Conrad Hotels |
3628 | Club Med |
3662 | Crowne Plaza / Holiday Inn |
3667 | Amerisuites |
3669 | Wellesley Inns |
3676 | Homestead Village |
3679 | Saddleback Valley Lodges |
3682 | Village Lodge |
3708 | Vantis Hotels |
3712 | Movenpick Hotels |
3728 | Extended Stay America |
3731 | Microtel Inn & Suites |
3737 | Chuck E. Cheese's |
3738 | Jolly Hotels |
3761 | Marriott Hotels |
3762 | Swisshotel |
3764 | Reso Hotels |
3766 | Hoteles Melia |
3767 | Sandman Hotel |
3768 | Venture Inns |
3769 | Vagabond Hotels |
3771 | Joie de Vivre Hotels |
3773 | Promontory Club |
3774 | Summerfield Suites |
3792 | Swissotel Hotels |
3794 | Curio Hotels |
3796 | Fairfield Hotels |
Additional Restricted Categories
MCC | Merchant Type | Definition |
5933 | Pawn Shops | Pawn Shops |
5937 | Antique Reproductions | Antique Reproductions |
5967 | Inbound Teleservices | Direct Marketing — Inbound Teleservices |
6010 | Manual Cash Disbursements | Manual Cash Disbursements — Financial Institutions |
7800 | Government Lotteries (overlaps base rules) | Government-Owned Lotteries |
7801 | Licensed Online Casinos (overlaps base rules) | Government-Licensed On-Line Casinos |
7802 | Horse / Dog Racing (overlaps base rules) | Government-Licensed Horse/Dog Racing |
7995 | Betting / Wagering (overlaps base rules) | Betting — Lottery Tickets, Casino Chips, etc. |
8651 | Political Organizations | Political Organizations |
8661 | Religious Organizations | Religious Organizations |
9406 | Government Lottery Tickets (supplemental code) | Government-Owned Lottery Tickets |
Historical only — Flash Card is permanently retired; all former Flash Cards have been replaced with Cloud Cards and none remain in use. Important: The above Flash Card extra restrictions are applied on top of the base rules in 1.1 and 1.2 — all restrictions are cumulative.
Historical: 1.4 Flash Card — Sanctioned Countries / Regions
Historical only — Flash Card is permanently retired; all former Flash Cards have been replaced with Cloud Cards and none remain in use. The Flash Card (VISA · BIN 40433705) is blocked from transacting in the following countries and regions:
🔴 Fully restricted — both online and offline transactions blocked
All transactions (online and offline) in the following countries and regions are blocked:
Country / Region | Country / Region | Country / Region |
Afghanistan | Akrotiri | Albania |
Antarctica | Armenia | Ashmore & Cartier Islands |
Bassas da India | Belarus | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Bouvet Island | Burundi | Central African Republic |
Clipperton Island | Coral Sea Islands | Cuba |
Cyprus | DR Congo | Dhekelia |
Ethiopia | Europa Island | Fr. Southern & Antarctic Lands |
Glorioso Islands | Guatemala | Guinea |
Guinea-Bissau | Haiti | Heard & McDonald Islands |
Iran | Iraq | Juan de Nova Island |
Kyrgyzstan | Lebanon | Libya |
Mali | Moldova | Montenegro |
Myanmar | Navassa Island | Nicaragua |
Niger | North Korea | Paracel Islands |
Pitcairn Islands | Russia | Serbia |
Somalia | S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands | South Sudan |
Spratly Islands | St Kitts & Nevis | Sudan |
Syria | Tajikistan | Tromelin Island |
Tunisia | Turkey | Ukraine |
Vanuatu | Venezuela | Wake Island |
Yemen | Zimbabwe | — |
Historical only — Flash Card is permanently retired; all former Flash Cards have been replaced with Cloud Cards and none remain in use. The Flash Card is a virtual card and does not support ATM cash withdrawals — ATM access requires a physical card such as the Boundless Card. "Offline transactions" here refers to contactless payments made with the card added to Apple Pay.
⚠️ Important: This sanctions list is subject to dynamic updates based on compliance policies. The in-app prompts in MPChat are authoritative.
Transaction Declined?
If your transaction is blocked and the merchant is not listed above, the block may be due to a dynamic update to our risk controls. Please contact us via the in-app support chat in MPChat, and we will look into it for you as soon as possible.