Restricted Countries - Credit/Debit Cards

Modified on Mon, 16 Feb at 10:38 AM

The following countries and regions are restricted for card payments


(due to EU, U.S., or UN sanctions, AML risk, or international restrictions)

  • Afghanistan
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (certain entities)
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cuba
  • Eritrea
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Iran
  • Israel
  • Iraq (certain entities and regions)
  • Lebanon (select institutions)
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Nicaragua
  • North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
  • Russia (including Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine)
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe

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