What an attempt costs
Each payment or attempt at a high-risk platform or category costs a high-risk fee of $30.00. This includes declined attempts and card checks. A declined attempt also costs the decline fee of $1.00.
Merchants can keep retrying a saved card, for example a subscription. Each retry is charged. Remove the card from any of these platforms to stop the charges.
If the fee is not paid
Fees are taken from your wallet. If your wallet does not have enough to pay a high-risk fee:
- The card is frozen until you pay what you owe. Add USDT to your wallet and it unlocks on its own.
- If it is still unpaid after 30 days, the card is blocked for good. Its balance goes back to your wallet and the fee is taken from it.
- Repeated use may lead to the card being blocked straight away.
Prohibited countries
The card must not be used in, or held by a resident of, these countries:
- Afghanistan
- Belarus
- Central African Republic
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Myanmar
- North Korea
- Russia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Syria
- Venezuela
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Prohibited services
The card must not be used for:
- Gambling and betting
- Dating
- Cryptocurrencies
- Payment systems and money transfer
- Non-profit organisations and charities
- Cigarettes and tobacco
- Drugs
- Pornography and adult content
- Weapons
High-risk merchant categories
A merchant's category is set by its bank and the payment network, not by Primcard. Every payment or attempt in these categories carries the high-risk fee.
| Category | Code | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Taxicabs and limousines | 4121 | Uber |
| Money transfer and remittance | 4829 | TapTap Send, Wise |
| Jewellery, watches and silverware | 5944 | De Angelis, Zera Diamond |
| Gift, card, novelty and souvenir shops | 5947 | Ale Hop, eCardKings |
| Adult content and inbound telemarketing | 5967 | OnlyFans |
| Quasi-cash and crypto purchases | 6051 | Swapped.com, Mercuryo, Paybis |
| Securities brokers and dealers | 6211 | IC Pay |
| Stored-value and prepaid account funding | 6540 | Roblox gift cards |
| Dating and escort services | 7273 | Tinder, Hornet |
| Gambling and betting | 7995 | Betting operators |
| Charitable and social service organisations | 8398 | Wikimedia, museums |
| Government agencies and departments | 9405 | Municipal payments |
| Government-owned lotteries | 9406 | Loterias |
Restricted platforms (88)
These platforms are restricted whatever their merchant category. The list comes from the card programme and can change. A platform that is not listed can still be restricted and charged.
Dating
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| 200 Coins (iDates) | idates.com |
| 2RedBeans | 2redbeans.com |
| AsianDating | asiandating.com |
| Badoo | badoo.com |
| Boo | boo.world |
| Bumble | bumble.com |
| CatholicMatch | catholicmatch.com |
| ChinaLove | chinalove.com |
| ChinaLoveCupid | chinalovecupid.com |
| Cupid Media | cupidmedia.com |
| DateMyAge | datemyage.com |
| Dating.com | dating.com |
| DatingEyes | datingeyes.com |
| InternationalCupid | internationalcupid.com |
| LoveHabibi | lovehabibi.com |
| Match | match.com |
| OkCupid | okcupid.com |
| OurLove | ourlove.com |
| Tinder | tinder.com |
Adult content
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| CCBill | ccbill.com |
| OnlyFans | onlyfans.com |
| SWAG.LIVE | swag.live |
Gambling and gaming
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| ARB Gaming | — |
| AviaGames | aviagames.com |
| Bet365 | bet365.com |
| Chanced | chanced.com |
| Crown Coins | crowncoins.com |
| DraftKings | draftkings.com |
| Fortune Coins | fortunecoins.com |
| Funrize | funrize.com |
| FUTcoin | futcoin.net |
| High 5 Games | high5games.com |
| Modo | modo.us |
| NoLimitCoins | nolimitcoins.com |
| Pulsz | pulsz.com |
| Puncs | puncs.com |
| Zula Casino | zulacasino.com |
Crypto
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Binance | binance.com |
| Coinbase | coinbase.com |
| CoinGecko | coingecko.com |
| Coinmama | coinmama.com |
| CoinMarketCap | coinmarketcap.com |
| Coin Metrics | coinmetrics.io |
| CoinZoom | coinzoom.com |
| Educoin | — |
| Huobi (HTX) | — |
| KuCoin | kucoin.com |
| Mercuryo | mercuryo.io |
| MoonPay | moonpay.com |
| OKCoin | okcoin.com |
| Paybis | paybis.com |
| Sky Host | — |
Payments and money transfer
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| e-Fawateercom | — |
| MoneyLion | moneylion.com |
| SuperPay | — |
| Three Sixty Comm | — |
| Wise | wise.com |
Gift cards and prepaid
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Dundle | dundle.com |
| Gift Card Granny | giftcardgranny.com |
| MyGiftCardSupply | mygiftcardsupply.com |
Charity and fundraising
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| GiveFund | — |
| GoFundMe | gofundme.com |
| Kickstarter | kickstarter.com |
| Rule of Law Society IV | — |
Food delivery
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Deliveroo | deliveroo.com |
| DoorDash | doordash.com |
| Easy Shop | — |
| foodpanda | foodpanda.com |
| Uber Eats | ubereats.com |
Rides
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Uber | uber.com |
Travel
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Almatar | almatar.com |
| MSC Cruises | msccruises.com |
| Rahalat Travel | — |
| TripGiraffe | — |
Government and legal
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Judicial Department | adjd.gov.ae |
| Alpha Horizon Immigration | — |
| ICP Smart Services | icp.gov.ae |
| MOJ Execution Account | — |
Software and subscriptions
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Adobe | adobe.com |
| Audible | audible.com |
| Claude | claude.ai |
| InstaFollowers | instafollowers.co |
| linkedin.com | |
| Starlink | starlink.com |
Shopping
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| Amazon Digital Germany | amazon.de |
| Poshmark | poshmark.com |
Other
| Platform | Website |
|---|---|
| 7assal | — |
| All fuel and gas stations | — |