# UnionPay (يونيون باي)

> UnionPay is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [UnionPay International](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/unionpay-international.md)
- Categories: Card Networks, Payment Services
- Official site: https://www.unionpayintl.com
- Community votes: 7
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/unionpay

## About

Chinese card payment network and financial services provider for global transactions

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. A community report in February 2026 noted that UnionPay, the Chinese card payment network, does not operate in Syria, so Syrian users cannot obtain or use UnionPay cards. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-17 — Investigated. Community member reported UnionPay as restricted in Syria. The Chinese card payment network does not operate in Syria, meaning Syrian users cannot obtain or use UnionPay cards. Reported from Syria. No evidence screenshots were provided.

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