Crypto exchange Binance has suspended USD (SWIFT) bank deposit/withdrawal channel for 145 countries.
This is according to a recently updated frequently asked questions on its website.
The company said that “fund transfers from the below list of countries will be rejected and returned to the sender’s wallet.”
It added that “The amount returned will be net of any administrative fees incurred.”
Binance noted that the return period could take 8 to 20 business days depending on the country.
Here are the countries as listed by Binance:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Korea, North
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Palestinian Territories-West Bank/Gaza
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Russia
- Saint Martin (France)
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Somalia
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Sudan (North)
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- The Bahamas
- The Philippines
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Binance said that for the countries not listed above, the USD (SWIFT) channel will remain available.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.