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In addition to those industries that are not supported for Revolut Business accounts, we have some additional industries we don’t support for Merchant accounts.

Some businesses may be eligible upon risk reviews. If Revolut Business determines your business may be suitable for a Merchant account, we’ll ask for more information. This might include, but isn't limited to, financial statements, licences, previous acquirer history, registration documents, etc.

See the list below to find out which industries and business models we don’t currently support for Merchant accounts. This list is constantly changing based on our offerings and partner agreements, so check again in the future if your business isn’t currently eligible.

• Alternative medicine & homeopathy
• Copyright-infringing activity
• Ad-hoc concierge services, cryptocurrency exchanges, signals, and mining
• Dating apps, matchmaking and advice
• Drop-shipping businesses
• Digital games, keys & in-app purchases
• Cyberlockers and file-sharing platforms
• Surveillance equipment, jams, spy software, radar jammers, unlocking or jailbreaking tools, DRM or lock bypasses, and unapproved VPN access
• Payday lenders, debt collectors & consolidation
• Fortune-tellers
• Holding companies owning subsidiaries without direct operations
• Illegal or illicit drugs, unprescribed pharmacy sales, research chemicals, and drug mimics
• Smuggled goods and protected cultural artifacts
• Marketplaces
• Unlicensed medical devices including needles
• Medical and needling services like Botox, acupuncture, and tattoos (restricted exceptions exist)

• Nicotine, and tobacco goods, including cigarettes, vapes, and e-liquids (vape hardware excluded)
• Unlicensed after-market resellers (non-OEM auto parts, installers, tire, and battery sales exempt)
• Unlicensed sellers of Apple products not on official registry, or branded items like Marvel, DC, Disney
• Personal shoppers buying items for clients
• Toxic, illegal, prohibited, or endangered plants, seeds, fungi, and spores
• Multi-level marketing using recruitment schemes or social media
• Pawn shops, private investigators, bail bonds, adoption agencies, essay services, PPI claims, social media likes
• Real estate sales and timeshares
• Refurbished or second-hand consumer electronics
• Remote desktop access or remote software tools
• Resellers of high-value products lacking registered quality inspection or certificates, including Rolex watches, rare Pokémon cards, and limited-edition sneakers

• Sale of live animals, breeding services, puppies, insects, animal parts, blood, and fluids
• Sexual services, sex products (toys, dolls, costumes) are permitted if entirely separated from prostitution
• Subscription models selling goods with subjective outcomes based on personal satisfaction
• Pseudo-pharmaceuticals covering weight loss, anti-aging, tanning, and teeth whitening
• Health supplements making unsubstantiated or unverified claims, vitamins, and standard food supplements are permitted if verifiable
• Unauthorised transaction activity displaying personal data violating GDPR
• Unqualified vehicle tuning or modifications
• Weapons including firearms, guns, and combat knives (standard kitchen knives are permitted)
• These restricted or prohibited business categories require careful compliance review before onboarding or processing payment transactions across networks