# Karta (كارتا)

> Karta is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-09.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Karta Finance](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/karta-finance.md)
- Categories: Payment Services, Crypto Wallets
- Official site: https://karta.io
- Community votes: 4
- Last updated: 2026-08-09
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/karta

## About

Virtual and physical Visa cards funded with USDT and USDC stablecoins, with spend management for freelancers and teams

## Activity summary

Restricted in Syria. Community testing in August 2026 found that the platform itself is reachable and signup can be started through the Telegram mini app, but the KYC verification form cannot be completed. Karta's own help centre article of 3 July 2026 lists Syria among the countries where USD card transactions are declined, on sanctions compliance grounds. No outreach to the company yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-08-09 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that Karta restricts users in Syria. The company's own help centre article, dated 3 July 2026, lists Syria among the countries where USD card transactions are declined when made from or within them, citing compliance with global financial sanctions. The Telegram mini app loads and account creation begins, but the KYC identity verification form cannot be completed from Syria. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/wzqs45kjvgxlyzy1hex906gk/ktjr0bff15ppq0idugin7y71-1000149123.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/karta?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/karta/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/karta
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/karta.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/karta.md