# Weyay Bank (بنك وياي)

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

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [National Bank of Kuwait](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/national-bank-of-kuwait.md)
- Categories: Digital Banks & Neobanks, Banking
- Official site: https://weyaybank.com
- Community votes: 3
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/weyay-bank

## About

Kuwaiti digital bank for youth, a subsidiary of National Bank of Kuwait offering mobile-first banking

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria. Community testing in March 2026 confirmed weyaybank.com loads fully from a Syrian IP, verifying an earlier report from Kuwait. Account opening remains unavailable to Syrian users though: the app requires Kuwaiti residency and a valid civil ID, a universal eligibility rule rather than a Syria-specific block.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-18 — Note. Community testing shows that Weyay Bank's website (weyaybank.com) remains accessible from Syria, but opening an account is not possible for Syrian users. The app onboarding and terms require the applicant to be a resident of Kuwait with a valid civil ID, and accounts are operated in Kuwaiti dinar. This is a universal eligibility requirement rather than a Syria-specific block. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/xbkztxgp85ex3nkef8an91qz/set77bnhhsizbz98lu8o17qy-1.jpeg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/riwuxlqg5whj911a5ditivvr/vj0rvi3d167qeesgx7yiu80c-2.jpeg)
- 2026-03-09 — Verified. Community testing from Syria confirmed that Weyay Bank is accessible. The website weyaybank.com loads fully from a Syrian IP (Tarassul network, Damascus timezone), displaying the complete homepage with navigation, promotional content, and app download links in Arabic. This provides the first verified evidence from inside Syria — a previous community report from Kuwait had claimed accessibility but lacked Syrian-origin evidence. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/lpjnumg075345rdsh5sofzg2/bjkgkjgm6raq02irisowz6lg-screenshot-2026-03-09-150623.png)
- 2026-02-26 — Investigated. A community member reported that Weyay Bank is accessible from Syria. The submitter noted that Weyay Bank, a subsidiary of National Bank of Kuwait, has unblocked Syria and that accounts can be opened and browsed without issues. No evidence screenshots were provided and the report was submitted from Kuwait, not Syria — independent verification from a Syrian IP with screenshots is needed.

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