# KAST (كاست)

> KAST is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: No Response
- Company: [KAST](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/kast.md)
- Categories: Payment Services, Crypto Wallets, Digital Banks & Neobanks, Digital Wallets
- Official site: https://www.kast.xyz/
- Community votes: 44
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/kast

## About

Crypto-finance platform offering stablecoin cards and global USD accounts

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, compounded by the lack of Visa card infrastructure needed for its network. KAST told the team in July 2026 that Syria remains restricted for regulatory reasons, though broader access is being worked on, and gave no timeline.

## Progress timeline

- 2026-07-17 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). The volunteer pushed back, asking KAST for its justification given that all international and US sanctions have been lifted and Syria removed from the state sponsors of terrorism list, and urged reconsideration. No further reply followed.
- 2026-07-17 — Declined (Community Updates). KAST's onboarding team replied that access is currently restricted in certain countries for regulatory reasons and Syria is on that list, with no timeline given, though it said broader access is being worked on. First substantive reply from KAST.
- 2026-07-17 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote to KAST again, a second round of outreach after the first went unanswered, restating the case for enabling Syria access with OFAC/EU documentation attached.
- 2026-04-01 — Contacted Company (Community Updates). A community volunteer emailed KAST's support team requesting Syria access be enabled, citing the lifted US and EU sanctions with OFAC documentation. First outreach to KAST.
- 2026-02-15 — Investigated (Our Outreach). KAST's cards run on the Visa network, so working in Syria depends on Visa acceptance infrastructure — point-of-sale terminals, acquiring banks and card-network agreements — that does not exist there yet. Even crypto-to-fiat conversion needs banking channels not currently available.
- 2026-02-13 — Verified (Community Updates). A community member confirmed KAST is blocked in Syria, tested on MTN, Syriatel and ADSL. Inaccessible on all three networks. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/wwe5vh5gzcgrrlrladcl1o83/qrzwwcm6kplkrxgmsr5ln6of-screenshot-2026-02-12-010922.png)

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