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Prohibited and high-risk countries

In which countries can I use my Pliant credit card?

Updated over 2 weeks ago

General Information

Due to increased security risks, payments in certain countries are only possible to a limited extent or not at all. We monitor these payments closely and divide them into 2 categories. High-Risk Countries are countries where there is an increased incidence of card fraud or which are not subject to the general visa guidelines.

You do NOT need to inform us before traveling to these countries.

In the table below you can see all High Risk Countries:

Prohibited jurisdictions

Pliant does not accept customers incorporated in prohibited jurisdictions or customers with UBOs residing in a prohibited country. Additionally, Pliant does not accept shareholders from FATF Blacklisted countries. Pliant cards cannot be used in prohibited jurisdictions, transactions to such are blocked.

Afghanistan

Iran, islamic Republic of**

Russian Federation

Belarus

Iraq

Somalia

Central African Rep

Kazakhstan

South Sudan

Congo, the Democratic republic

Lebanon

Sudan

Cuba

Libya

Syria

Eritrea

Mali

Ukraine (Prohibited under UK/TPL)

Gaza Strip

Myanmar**

Ukraine - Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk (All setups)

Guinea

Namibia

Venezuela

Guinea Bissau

Nicaragua

West Bank (Palestinian Territory)

Haiti

North Korea**

Yemen

High Risk jurisdictions

Pliant does not accept customers incorporated in High-Risk jurisdictions.

Albania

French Polynesia

Oman

Algeria

Gabon

Pakistan

American Samoa

Gambia

Palau

Andorra

Georgia

Panama

Angola

Ghana

Papua New Guinea

Anguilla

Gibraltar

Paraguay

Antigua and Barbuda

Grenada

Peru

Argentina

Guadeloupe

Philippines

Armenia

Guam

Puerto Rico

Aruba

Guatemala

Qatar

Azerbaijan

Guernsey

Rwanda

Bahamas

Guyana

Samoa

Bangladesh

Honduras

Sao Tome & Prin.

Barbados

India

Senegal

Belize

Indonesia

Serbia

Benin

Isle of Man

Seychelles

Bermuda

Israel

Sierra Leone

Bhutan

Jamaica

Solomon Islands

Bolivia

Jersey

South Africa

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Jordan

Sri Lanka

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Kenya

St Kitts & Nevis

Brazil

Kiribati

Saint Lucia

British Indian Ocean Territory

Kosovo

St Maarten

British Virgin Islands

Kuwait

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Bulgaria

Kyrgyzstan

Suriname

Burkina Faso

Lao People’s Democratic republic

Tajikistan

Burundi

Lesotho

Tanzania

Cambodia

Liberia

Thailand

Cameroon

Macau

Timor-Leste

Cape verde

Macau

Togo

Cayman Islands

Madagascar

Tokelau

Chad

Malawi

Tonga

China

Malaysia

Trinidad & Tobago

Christmas Island

Maldives

Tunisia

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Marshall Islands

Turkey

Colombia

Martinique

Turkmenistan

Comoros

Mauritania

Turks & Caicos

Congo (Brazzaville)

Mauritius

Tuvalu

Cook Islands

Mexico

Uganda

Cote D’Ivore

Micronesia

Ukraine (Prohibited for UK/TPL)

Croatia

Moldova

United Arab Emirates

Curacao

Monaco

United States Virgin Islands

Cyprus*

Mongolia

Uzbekistan

Djibouti

Montenegro

Vanuatu

Dominica

Morocco

Vatican City State (Holy See)

Dominican Republic

Mozambique

Vietnam

Ecuador

Nauru

Western Sahara

Egypt

Nepal

Zambia

El Salvador

Niger

Zimbabwe

Equatorial Guinea

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Niue

Fiji

Norfolk Islands

French Guiana

North Mariana Islands

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