To meet internal and external obligations, some industries may be prohibited or restricted from working with Feather. This is based on a range of factors including but not limited to the following:
Local, national and international laws
Requirements of our payment partners (e.g. card networks)
Level of assessed risk (e.g. chargebacks, fraud)
Reputational impact to Feather and cost aspects associated with this
Additional restrictions and/or prohibitions to this list may be applicable.
This can be due to including, but not limited to legality of certain products in certain jurisdictions, use of payment methods, applicability of scheme rules or compatibility with Feather’s Platform Solutions.
If you require additional information about the specific onboarding requirements and restrictions applicable to your business, please talk to your Feather representative.
1. Restricted and Prohibited Products and
Services
The list below shows all the products and services that are restricted or prohibited from using Feather services.
This symbol indicates that your products or services offering is restricted. We will require additional documentation prior to onboarding. When Feather agrees to provide its services for a broad category of services (e.g. DVDs) it does not imply that consent is given for subcategories within that category which are prohibited or restricted as per this list (e.g. counterfeit DVDs). The fact that Feather agrees to provide its services for a particular product or service should not be interpreted as an advice or opinion as to the legality of a merchant’s products and services and of the intended use of the services therefore. The merchant is and remains solely responsible to ensure that their products and services are compliant with applicable laws.
This symbol indicates that the business or service is prohibited from using Feather’s services. When entering into an agreement with Feather and using Feather’s services you are confirming that you are not offering the products or services listed as prohibited.
Adult
Child Pornography
Sexual Encounter Firms
Content: Books,
magazines, audio,
videos, websites,
streaming services and
other content formats
deemed offensive or of a
sexual nature
Entertainment:
Gentleman's clubs,
topless bars, strip clubs,
sexually oriented
massage parlors,
saunas, escort agencies
or any sexually-related
services
Financial Businesses
Bearer Shares
Virtual Currency Dealers
Third Party Payment Processors for Debt Resolution Companies
Debt Resolution Companies
Collection Agencies, Refinancing of Debt
Investor Services/Investment Clubs. Sale of Stocks, Securities, Options and Other Investments
Financial service or
money service business,
including but not limited
to: • traveler checks •
money orders • Foreign
Exchange • check
cashing • virtual
currencies • cash
advances by non-
financial institutes
Primary Money Service Businesses (MSBs)
Payday Lenders and Auto Title Lenders
Timeshares
Third Party Payment Service Providers
Gambling / Internet Gambling
Shell banks
Intellectual Property (IP)
Counterfeit products,
replicas or designed
infringements of them
including products
designed to circumvent
IP
Products designed to
circumvent copyright
protection techniques or
to otherwise facilitate the
unlicensed use of
copyrighted material
The use of Feather's logo
and IP without express
permission or in a way
that creates reputation
risk for Feather
Marketing practices
Direct marketing – Travel Related Arrangement Services
Direct Marketing – combination catalog and retail merchant
Direct marketing – other Direct marketers (not elsewhere classified)