# WorldFirst

> WorldFirst is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-09-05.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: Declined
- Company: [WorldFirst](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/worldfirst.md)
- Categories: Payment Services, B2B Payment Processing, Banking, Money Transfer
- Official site: https://www.worldfirst.com
- Community votes: 6
- Last updated: 2026-09-05
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/worldfirst

## About

Multi-currency business accounts and international payments platform for online sellers and small businesses

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. A community volunteer contacted WorldFirst citing the lifted sanctions, but the company said in June 2026 it could not confirm any change, and Syria remains missing from its country selector at signup.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-25 — Verified. Community testing confirmed WorldFirst is restricted for Syria: the public site and registration portal load, but the country selector omits Syria, blocking account onboarding. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/yf1qm3i6659cn4269q1m85as/wiky6j3qih4bblraucxo78rp-screenshot-66-.png)
- 2026-06-01 — Declined. A community volunteer contacted WorldFirst citing the lifted US and EU sanctions on Syria. The company replied that it could not confirm any change to its service coverage or account onboarding policy.

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