Disclosure of high-risk activities
Customers are required to declare to TRUSTODI if they engage in any high-risk or prohibited activities. Accurate disclosure is part of our onboarding and ongoing compliance requirements, and is also required by our underlying banking and financial-institution partners.
High-risk industries
You must disclose the following activities during onboarding. Businesses conducting these activities are evaluated on a case-by-case basis:
- Money services (e.g. check cashing, gift cards, ATMs, remittances)
- Lending or banking
- Foreign exchange, virtual-currency brokerage, or OTC
- Holding client funds (e.g. escrow)
- Investment services
- Safe deposit box rentals
- Digital asset exchange
- Third-party payment processing
Prohibited industries
TRUSTODI cannot onboard or provide services to businesses in the following industries:
- Unlawful or abusive activity
- Fraud
- Unfair, predatory or deceptive practices
- Intellectual property infringement
- Investment or credit services
- Check cashing
- Bail bonds
- Collections agencies
- Counterfeit or unauthorized goods
- Drugs and drug paraphernalia (including pseudo pharmaceuticals)
- Gambling
- Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs
- Adult entertainment, content, and services
- Multi-level marketing
- Pharmaceuticals
- Marijuana, cannabis, or related services
- Tobacco or nicotine products
- Undisclosed money services
- Undisclosed money transmission
- Unlicensed third-party money transmission
- Precious metals / gems
- Weapons / firearms
Questions?
If you are unsure whether your business or a customer's activity falls into a high-risk or prohibited category, contact us at support@trustodi.com before onboarding.