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Blocked in Syria. As documented in February 2026, enabling Apple Pay depends first on a licensed payment provider and local banking infrastructure operating in Syria, so a sanctions lift alone is not enough. The team raised it with Apple in early 2026 alongside other Apple products, but no company response has been recorded.
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Official follow-up email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to executiveescalations@group.apple.com. Apple Pay was explicitly named as restricted alongside six other Apple products. The email argued that Apple's own accessible services demonstrate the compliance groundwork is already establ...
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at Apple Pay or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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