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Countries where the Wealthsimple Cash card is not accepted
November 22, 2024
9:56 pm
Lapsusone
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Why is this list so long?

We'll automatically reject transactions made in the countries below:
Albania
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central African Republic
Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Haiti
Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq
Kenya
People’s Democratic Republic of Korea
Kosovo
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia
Mali
Mauritius
Montenegro
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Romania
Russian Federation
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tanzania
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe

November 23, 2024
1:21 pm
Doug
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Lapsusone said
Why is this list so long?

We'll automatically reject transactions made in the countries below:
Albania
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central African Republic
Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Haiti
Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq
Kenya
People’s Democratic Republic of Korea
Kosovo
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia
Mali
Mauritius
Montenegro
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Romania
Russian Federation
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tanzania
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe

  

Nothing seems out of the ordinary there. Those countries are all countries (or at least part of the countries) subject to economic sanctions, as far as I can tell.

Cheers,
Doug

November 24, 2024
2:15 am
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Slovenia and Latvia are full members of the European Union and use the Euro for their currency. Those one’s are definitely out of place. It’s an extraordinary achievement to gain full membership.

November 24, 2024
7:48 am
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I was in China a few weeks ago and was able to use the card in Hong Kong but not in China.

November 25, 2024
2:46 pm
Lapsusone
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Here is the same list for EQ bank:

Iran
North Korea
Russia
Sudan
Syria
Ukraine
Cuba

Or Wise:

Afghanistan,
Burundi,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo,
Cuba,
Eritrea,
Iran,
Iraq,
Libya,
North Korea,
Russia,
Somalia,
Sudan,
South Sudan,
Syria,
Venezuela,
Yemen,
Belarus,
Crimea,
Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DNR and LNR),
Kherson,
Palestinian Territories,
Zaporizhzhia

51 countries for WS, 7 for EQ, 22 for Wise.

November 26, 2024
5:06 am
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I rather see an online bank block more rather than less. Its for the safety of the bank, It's members, its depositors.

November 29, 2024
2:52 pm
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mikee said
I was in China a few weeks ago and was able to use the card in Hong Kong but not in China.  

Was it due to Wealthsimple rejecting the transaction, or was it simply that all Mastercard were unsupported on the device you used?

November 30, 2024
6:45 am
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My intent was to use the Wealthsimple card to obtain Chinese currency from an ATM. The ATM's I tried in China accepted the card and password. However, a message indicated that the transaction was not permitted. I did not try to use the card for purchases. My spouse used an Alipay account. Cash is not commonly used in China. Street vendors appear to prefer electronic payment. I was able to use my Rogers card to use the subway. There are glass doors on subway platforms in Beijing and Shanghai and the stop announcements and signs are in both Mandarin and English. It was quite the experience.

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