# Relay (ريلاي)

> Relay is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Relay Financial Technologies](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/relay-financial-technologies.md)
- Categories: Digital Banks & Neobanks, Banking, Money Transfer, Payment Services
- Official site: https://www.relayfi.com
- Community votes: 12
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/relay

## About

Digital business banking platform with checking accounts, cards, and payment tools

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria. A community report in February 2026 flagged Relay as blocked, and that month a community volunteer emailed the company asking it to enable access following the lifting of sanctions. The company replied acknowledging the sanctions relief but said it currently cannot service accounts for Syrian business owners, noting the matter is pending review by its banking partner. No further progress has been recorded.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-19 — Company Responded. Relay Financial's support team responded to the outreach via Zendesk. A Relay Customer Experience Specialist acknowledged receipt and confirmed awareness that sanctions on Syria have been lifted. However, they stated Relay is "currently unable to service accounts for business owners who are citizens of Syria." They explained the matter is subject to review and discretion of Thread Bank, their banking partner, and that the requester will be notified once there is an update.
- 2026-02-16 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Relay Financial at support@relayfi.com requesting an executive-level compliance review to enable service access for users and businesses in Syria. The email cited the 2025 OFAC and EU sanctions lift and included supporting documentation from UnblockSyria.
- 2026-02-16 — Investigated. Community report from Syria (Android/Chrome mobile, timezone America/New_York). Submitter reports Relay digital banking platform is blocked in Syria. Evidence provided is only the Relay app logo/branding, not actual blocking proof. Blocking status needs independent verification. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/hd9f6do5ecszr6udz7ue4t4j/fscrcrwnw3ujxwrftbb2oxx2-screenshot-.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/relay?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/relay/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/relay
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/relay.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/relay.md