Prohibited Countries

Last updated: January 9, 2026

Meow Technologies is a financial technology company, not a bank or FDIC-insured depository institution. Banking services are provided by Grasshopper Bank, N.A.

We support U.S. companies founded by people from around the world, however we currently are unable to open accounts for founders and beneficial owners living in or, in some cases, who are citizens of the following countries.

  • Afghanistan

  • Belarus

  • Burundi

  • Cameroon

  • Central African Republic

  • The Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Croatia

  • Cuba

  • Eritrea

  • Guinea Bissau

  • Haiti

  • Iran

  • Iraq

  • Kenya

  • Kosovo

  • Lebanon

  • Libya

  • Mali

  • Mozambique

  • Myanmar

  • Nigeria

  • North Korea

  • Panama

  • Philippines

  • Russia

  • Somalia

  • South Sudan

  • Sudan

  • Syria

  • Taiwan

  • Tanzania

  • Ukraine

  • Venezuela

  • Vietnam

  • Yemen