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Digital wallet and contactless payment service for online and in-store purchases
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Community testing from Syria confirmed that Google Pay is now partially accessible. The informational site at pay.google.com/about loads correctly with full navigation and content. However, the functional Google Wallet service at wallet.google.com returns a 500 server error when attempting to set up...
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A community volunteer emailed Google's cloud compliance team at google-cloud-compliance@google.com with a formal request to activate Google Pay services in Syria. The email cited the December 2025 OFAC embargo termination, referenced official U.S. Treasury documentation, and included supporting mate...
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This is a complicated issue. Google Pay requires a licensed payment provider and card network (Visa/Mastercard) to operate in Syria first. Without local banks issuing compatible payment cards and NFC-enabled terminals at merchants, Google cannot enable Google Pay in the region. Unblocking depends on...
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Community verification from Syria via DSL: Google Pay confirmed still fully blocked.
Work at Google Pay? Know someone who does?
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 Google 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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