# Visa, Mastercard launch international card payments in Syria after US lifts terrorism designation

https://mins.news/en/item/34757

- Reuters, 2026-08-27 18:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/visa-mastercard-launch-international-card-payments-syria-after-us-lifts-2026-08-27/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a907eb88f085800017b4b00

> Visa and Mastercard processed their first international card transactions in Syria on Wednesday, marking a major step toward reconnecting the country to global payment networks days after Washington removed it from its state sponsors of terrorism list.

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