# Mastercard (ماستركارد)

> Mastercard is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Mastercard](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/mastercard.md)
- Categories: Card Networks, Digital Wallets, Payment Services
- Official site: https://www.mastercard.com
- Community votes: 207
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/mastercard

## About

Global payment network for credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria. After a community member raised availability, the company clarified in August 2025 that it is a technology provider licensing its network to banks, not a card issuer, so any restriction lies with the issuing banks rather than the network itself. Reports also point to a forthcoming bank agreement to enable services in Syria, with no set timeline.

## Community reports

- 2025-08-31 — Company Responded. A community member contacted Mastercard regarding service availability in Syria. Mastercard responded clarifying that they do not issue cards or maintain cardholder accounts — they serve as a technology provider licensing their network to banks. They stated the issue is with the issuing banks, not Mastercard's network, and advised contacting the bank directly. Separately, there are reports of a forthcoming agreement with QNB bank to enable Mastercard services in Syria, though no specific activation timeline has been given. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/b4auil2pybu613as7c7tl9mp/mo82shonschrij9pr0osqyzt-img-9902.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/jz9inb4ygjmqcc7okoydggz9/p76t932dhqnqy3cygtkkd41h-img-9901.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/mastercard?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/mastercard/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/mastercard
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/mastercard.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/mastercard.md