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Card Payment Restricted Countries

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Written by Rick
Updated this week

Country Code

Country Name

Restriction Reason

AF

Afghanistan

Restricted due to elevated geopolitical and financial system risks.

BY

Belarus

Restricted in accordance with international compliance and sanctions guidance.

CU

Cuba

Card payments not supported due to external regulatory considerations.

IR

Iran

Restricted due to international sanctions and compliance constraints.

KH

Cambodia

Restricted due to increased regulatory concerns and monitoring obligations.

KP

North Korea

Restricted based on comprehensive international compliance standards.

LB

Lebanon

Payments not supported due to financial system instability.

LY

Libya

Restricted due to political uncertainty and cross-border transaction risks.

MM

Myanmar

Card acceptance restricted due to geopolitical conditions.

NG

Nigeria

Temporarily restricted due to high risk of unauthorized transactions.

PK

Pakistan

Restricted due to enhanced monitoring requirements and dispute activity.

RU

Russia

Restricted in line with international financial network requirements.

SD

Sudan

Restricted due to elevated compliance and operational risk.

SO

Somalia

Transactions not supported due to infrastructure and regulatory limitations.

SY

Syria

Restricted in accordance with international sanctions frameworks.

VE

Venezuela

Card usage not supported due to ongoing financial and regulatory challenges.

ZW

Zimbabwe

Restricted due to systemic economic and transaction stability concerns.

CD

Congo (DRC)

Restricted due to operational and financial crime risks.

CF

Central African Republic

Transactions limited due to enhanced compliance review requirements.

YE

Yemen

Restricted due to ongoing geopolitical and settlement-related concerns.

HT

Haiti

Card payments not supported due to transaction monitoring challenges.

GH

Ghana

Temporarily restricted due to high volumes of disputed card activity.

BD

Bangladesh

Restricted due to increased oversight and authentication concerns.

CI

Côte d'Ivoire

Transactions limited due to enhanced scrutiny on card-present fraud.

IN

India

Restricted for selected industries due to elevated chargeback activity.

PH

Philippines

Restricted due to card verification concerns and regional risk controls.

VN

Vietnam

Restricted due to inconsistent user verification and dispute volumes.

EG

Egypt

Restricted due to recurring dispute patterns and authentication limitations.

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