# Google Wallet (محفظة جوجل)

> Google Wallet is available in Syria with limited functionality, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: limited
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Google](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/google.md)
- Categories: Digital Wallets, Payment Services
- Official site: https://wallet.google/
- Community votes: 96
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/google-wallet

## About

Digital wallet for storing payment cards, boarding passes, tickets, and IDs

## Activity summary

Partially blocked in Syria. Community reports in February 2026 found the website and app both open without a VPN, but adding a payment service fails with an error, so core payment features do not work. Full functionality also depends on Syrian banks issuing compatible cards. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-15 — Investigated. This is a complicated issue. Google Wallet stores payment cards, but the payment functionality requires local banks in Syria to issue cards compatible with the wallet system and card networks (Visa/Mastercard) to be operational. Storing passes and tickets may work, but payment features depend on financial infrastructure entering Syria first.
- 2026-02-14 — Evidence Added. Community report: User from Syria reports Google Wallet website and app both open without VPN. However, when attempting to add a service within the app, an error message appears saying "Please try again later." Core functionality is partially restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/li5h904msibr2brlat64t3r5/h2eynjzkxeo92qerydac0g4y-1000066859.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/mxibwgdp8akr4v5rpkv6val7/r4pk3jaeezc758vapyxp79rg-1000066860.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/tlwjm5afvdg2orweinnfcp66/t23jen6n7lq04nvwao6m422k-1000066861.jpg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/google-wallet?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/google-wallet/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/google-wallet
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/google-wallet.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/google-wallet.md