# Stripe (سترايب)

> Stripe is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-30.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Stripe](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/stripe.md)
- Categories: Payment Services, API Services, B2B Payment Processing, Billing & Subscriptions
- Official site: https://stripe.com
- Community votes: 370
- Last updated: 2026-08-30
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/stripe

## About

Online payment processing infrastructure for internet businesses and developers

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026 when the homepage loaded but sign-in and all services failed. Stripe engaged substantively through April 2026, escalating internally and saying it continuously reviews compliance across markets, but gave no timeline; a volunteer wrote again on 27 August 2026.

## Official timeline

- 2026-04-04 — Company Responded. Stripe's support team responded to our March 31 follow-up via support@stripe.com with a substantive, personalized reply. The response acknowledged the work of the UnblockSyria community and recognized the impact of geographic restrictions on Syrian professionals. Notably, Stripe accepted the distinction between Stripe Atlas (company formation) and platform-level access that was raised in the follow-up, confirming the team engaged closely with the specific arguments presented. Stripe confirmed the regulatory landscape has evolved and stated they continuously review compliance obligations across all markets, though these reviews involve complex legal and operational considerations across multiple jurisdictions. While no timeline was provided, the response offered interim workaround guidance for professionals with legal presence in supported countries. This is a human response from a named representative showing substantive engagement with the compliance review.
- 2026-03-31 — Follow-up Sent. Official follow-up email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to notices@stripe.com. The email addressed the unanswered Stripe Atlas suggestion, clarifying that Atlas is an incorporation product that does not resolve IP-level blocking. Cited Mastercard as fully accessible and Visa, Google Pay, Revolut as partially restored.
- 2026-02-15 — Company Responded. Stripe support responded to the follow-up clarification that the request concerns country-level IP restrictions, not an individual account. Stripe acknowledged the details provided and stated: "Currently, there are no updates to Stripe in Syria. Our internal teams are working in order to extend support." This confirms the matter has been recognized as a policy-level issue and is being reviewed internally, though no concrete changes have been made yet.
- 2026-02-15 — Follow-up Sent. Follow-up reply sent to Stripe support to reopen the auto-closed ticket. The email clarified that our request is not about an individual account — it concerns Stripe's country-level IP restrictions on Syria that block all users nationwide. We requested escalation to Stripe's legal and compliance team for a policy-level review, citing the complete dismantling of the U.S. Syria sanctions framework since Stripe's July 2025 decline (OFAC removal Aug 2025, Caesar Act repeal Dec 2025).
- 2026-02-15 — No Response. Stripe automatically closed the support request due to no response from UnblockSyria to their previous request for account details. The automated message stated: "We haven't heard from you for some time now, so we're closing this support request." The ticket can be reopened by replying to the email or by contacting support via support.stripe.com.
- 2026-02-13 — Note. Automated message from Stripe stating the case is on hold while awaiting a response to the previous request for Stripe account details. The team is waiting for a reply to proceed.
- 2026-02-11 — Note. Stripe support continued their review and requested account details (email address, business name, account ID) to further investigate and resolve the Syria IP restrictions case. Multiple support agents have been actively working on the request.
- 2026-02-10 — Under Company Review. Stripe Support responded to our outreach requesting removal of Syria IP restrictions. A support agent escalated the request to an internal team best positioned to handle it, and a second agent confirmed that the team is actively reviewing the matter and will follow up with an update.
- 2026-02-09 — Note. Email to legal@stripe.com bounced — Google Group does not exist or no permission to post
- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company. Outreach email sent to Stripe at notices@stripe.com and legal@stripe.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions under the current post-sanctions legal framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-08-27 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer emailed Stripe's notices address asking that the country restriction on Syria be reviewed. The email set out the regulatory position for Stripe's legal and compliance teams: Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism was rescinded on 24 August 2026, the Caesar Act was repealed on 18 December 2025, the United States sanctions programme was terminated by Executive Order 14312 with the Syrian Sanctions Regulations removed from the Code of Federal Regulations, and the European Union lifted its economic sanctions on 28 May 2025. It asked which regulation the restriction rests on if it remains in place after review. Stripe has engaged substantively before, escalating internally and confirming through April 2026 that it continuously reviews compliance across markets, without giving a timeline.
- 2026-03-18 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer sent outreach emails to Stripe at both support@stripe.com and notices@stripe.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The emails referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo, OFAC sanctions documentation, and supporting materials from unblocksyria.com/resources. This is a new community outreach channel, independent of the ongoing official correspondence which last received a positive signal from Stripe in February 2026 confirming internal teams are working on extending support.
- 2026-02-24 — Company Responded. Stripe's support team responded to the volunteer's outreach via support@stripe.com. The response confirmed the case would be passed to the sales team for assistance and requested business details (contact name, email, industry, website, account ID, phone, location, expected processing volume). This is a human response showing active engagement — the support team had been following up on the ticket since Feb 23 and kept it open for continued dialogue.
- 2026-02-24 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Stripe's support team at support@stripe.com and CC'd notices@stripe.com with a formal request to enable service access for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo, OFAC sanctions programs documentation, and supporting materials from unblocksyria.com/resources. This is a separate outreach channel from the ongoing corporateaffairs correspondence.
- 2026-02-12 — Verified. Community verification via DSL: Stripe's landing page is accessible from Syria, but attempting to sign in or use any services fails. The platform effectively remains blocked for all functional purposes despite the homepage loading. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/htpnfcy1dwq33rhu78shsy90/e6efsnmftvuy4s9x0wg20erx-screenshot-2026-02-12-202053.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/rxyfigfb6zp01vj4d8abfn0m/gwg76s1bro971b5onxgtgrnp-screenshot-2026-02-12-202159.png)
- 2026-01-20 — Contacted Company. Stripe payment pages are blocked in Syria. We request lifting the IP restriction, allowing access for international customers using foreign cards, without processing Syrian bank payments.
- 2025-07-09 — Declined. I am sorry to inform you that, at this time, we do not have any plans to lift the restrictions on Syria, and we will not be declassifying Syria from the high-risk jurisdiction list. I understand that this may not be the response you were hoping for, but please rest assured that I will share your feedback with the relevant team to help improve the user experience in the future.
- 2025-06-30 — Follow-up Sent. Thank you for the clarification. We understand the risks and are ready to work with Stripe. Could you share the steps, criteria, and due diligence needed to declassify Syria or allow access to Stripe payment pages? We can provide all necessary documentation and compliance info.
- 2025-06-24 — Company Responded. Your case about lifting Syria-related restrictions has been reviewed. These restrictions are due to Syria being a high-risk jurisdiction, not just U.S. sanctions, and cannot be lifted because of legal, contractual, and risk reasons. More details: https://stripe.com/legal/restricted-businesses
- 2025-06-22 — Company Responded. After reviewing your request, we'll need to pass this to our specialized team to support. They'll be in contact with you as soon as possible to help resolve your question.
- 2025-06-21 — Investigated.

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