While most types of businesses can use Informer Payments, some are not eligible.
This is not based on preference but on a risk assessment. Informer, Swan, and their partners cannot collaborate with businesses that pose a reputational or financial risk.
Swan is open to working with more types of businesses in the future.
Examples of excluded industries are:
Substance-related activities
Tobacco culture and products
Manufacture of tobacco products
Marijuana culture and illicit marijuana products
Financial and regulatory risk activities
Shell banks
Trust & off-shore company service providers
Company domiciliation businesses
Non-licensed money service businesses and payment service providers
Crypto-assets trading, exchange and custody platforms
Crypto-currency mixing activity
Money remittance
Currency dealer & exchangers, FOREX
Industries with a high environmental impact
Extractive industries such as oil, gas, and coal, including the extraction, processing, commerce, and other related activities
Nuclear material and power generation
Palm oil production
Polluting or dangerous industry chemicals
Controversial or sensitive activities
Weapons and defense materials providers
18+ services and entertainment
Gaming and entertainment
Gambling industry, including video games classified as online gambling
Game publisher of online games that permit value transfer between gamers
Online bartering services
Other
Religious activities
Precious stones, gems, and jewels