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Syria re-enters global financial system after US terror list removal

Syria financial reintegration Visa Mastercard Syria US terrorism list removal Ahmed al-Sharaa digital payments Syria

Syria is re-entering the global financial system following the United States' decision to remove the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation held since 1979. This geopolitical shift has enabled the resumption of international digital payment services in the country.

In a symbolic demonstration of this reintegration, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa performed the first live Visa transaction by paying for coffee at a shop in Old Damascus. The transaction was conducted in the presence of Central Bank Governor Mohammed Safwat Raslan. Simultaneously, Mastercard and QNB Group successfully processed the first end-to-end international Mastercard payment in Syria through QNB Syria.

These technical milestones follow a roadmap established between the Central Bank of Syria and Visa in late 2025. While the tests mark a transition from technical readiness to public service, full widespread availability of international cards across all Syrian merchants remains subject to gradual regulatory approvals and infrastructure development.

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Ahmed al-Sharaa · Central Bank of Syria · Fransabank Lebanon · Mastercard · Mohammed Safwat Raslan · QNB Group · Safwat Raslan · Scott Bessent · Syria · United States · Visa

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من تجربة الرئيس الشرع إلى التشغيل الفعلي: ماذا تعني عودة Visa وMastercard إلى سوريا ومتى يحصل السوريون على البطاقات؟ [syrianbusinessgateway.com]
Visa và Mastercard xử lý giao dịch quốc tế đầu tiên tại Syria [doanhnghiephoinhap.vn]
سوريا والسعودية تتفقان على تأسيس مصرف مشترك [www.syrianow.net]
Сирија се враќа во глобалниот финансиски систем: Претседателот плати за кафе со картичка [vreme.mk]
خطوة بـ 47 عاماً ببطاقة "فيزا". . الرئيس أحمد الشرع يعلن عودة سوريا إلى النظام المالي العالمي (فيديو) [syria-online.net]
من "النقد" إلى "Visa". . أول عملية دفع دولية في سوريا تدشن مرحلة مصرفية جديدة - [golan-media.com]
الشرع يكسر حاجز الـ15 عاماً… أول دفعة بـ"فيزا" في قلب دمشق (فيديو) [ch23.com]
Estados Unidos retira a Siria de la lista de estados patrocinadores del terrorismo. Villa Ángela Prensa [villaangelaprensa.com.ar]
Visa and Mastercard enable international card payments in Syria after US delisting [timesofmiddleeast.com]
Syria marks first international card transaction in more than 15 years with Mastercard and QNB Group | The AI Journal [aijourn.com]
Sirija se vraća u globalni finansijski sistem: Kafa u Damasku plaćena karticom [www.biznis.ba]
Syria President Uses Visa Card After Terror List Removal [internewscast.com]
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Mastercard and QNB Process Syria’s First International Card Payment in More Than 15 Years [techafricanews.com]
Visa offers International Card Payment in Syria [intlbm.com]
Mỹ loại Syria khỏi danh sách các nước tài trợ khủng bố: Điều gì đằng sau quyết định này? [kevesko.vn]
Syria marks first international card transaction in more than 15 years with Mastercard and QNB Group [news.cube-soft.jp]
Carovana dei Ghiacciai 2026, Monte Bianco sempre più fragile [www.lsdmagazine.com]
(video) O cafea băută de președintele Siriei și platită cu Visa a devenit un simbol: Care este motivul [news.yam.md]
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Sân chơi mới của cường quốc [thanhnien.vn]
Visa and Mastercard launch international card payments in Syria for the first time in over 15 years [cryptobriefing.com]
Ο πρώτος άνθρωπος που πλήρωσε με κάρτα στη Συρία μετά από 15 χρόνια (βίντεο) [www.naftemporiki.gr]
Сирија се враќа во глобалниот финансиски систем: Претседателот плати за кафе со картичка [vecer.mk]
OVAJ SNIMAK IZ SIRIJE OBIŠAO JE SVET: Predsednik platio kafu a ono što je uradio bilo je NEMOGUĆE 15 godina (VIDEO) [www.espreso.co.rs]
SNIMAK PREDSEDNIKA SIRIJE KAKO PLAĆA KAFU OBIŠAO SVET! Potez o kom svi pričaju: Ovo u zemlji niko nije mogao da uradi 15 GODINA, evo šta je razlog (VIDEO) [www.kurir.rs]
رئیس‌جمهور سوریه هزینه قهوه‌اش را با ویزاکارت پرداخت کرد؛ بازگشت دمشق به سیستم‌های مالی بین‌المللی [aftabnews.ir]
The First Visa Card Transaction in Syria Takes Place! [www.youngpioneertours.com]
Πρόεδρος Συρίας πληρώνει καφέ με Visa καθώς Δαμασκός επανέρχεται στα διεθνή χρηματοοικονομικά [gr.euronews.com]
Visa-kártyával fizet a szíriai elnök, miközben Damaszkusz visszatér a globális pénzügyi rendszerbe [hu.euronews.com]
Un pago con Visa de su presidente marca la vuelta de la banca a Siria [es.euronews.com]
Il presidente siriano paga il caffè con Visa: Damasco rientra nei sistemi finanziari [it.euronews.com]
La syrie réintègre le système de finance mondial [fr.euronews.com]
Presidente sírio pagou café com cartão Visa: Damasco regressa ao sistema financeiro global [pt.euronews.com]
تراکنش نمادین در دمشق در پی خروج رسمی سوریه از انزوای مالی بین‌المللی [ir.voanews.com]
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Ahmed al-Sharaa Makes Syria’s First International Visa Payment [themedialine.org]
ビザ決済でシリアが国際金融システムに復帰、アル・シャラア大統領がコーヒー購入でカードをスワイプ [www.arabnews.jp]
President Al-Sharaa celebrates Syria’s removal from terror financing list by using credit card in Damascus [www.arabnews.pk]
Visa, Mastercard arrive in Syria. Will this help the economy? [www.newarab.com]
Syriens Präsident zahlt Kaffee mit Visa-Karte: Damaskus kehrt ins Finanzsystem zurück [www.merkur.de]
Syria Reconnects to Global Finance as Visa Tests First International Card Payments [gulfnews.com]