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Visa Collaborates With Central Bank Of Syria Over Digital Payments In Country

BenzingaDecember 04, 2025 at 3:18 PMFull Content
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Visa is partnering with Syria's central bank to build a modern, secure digital payments infrastructure using global standards, marking its entry into the country.

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Visa has announced a strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Syria and financial authorities to develop a digital payments ecosystem. The initiative focuses on launching secure, internationally interoperable payment solutions like EMV chip cards and digital wallets. The effort is part of Visa’s broader mission to support economic integration into the global digital economy.

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Visa (NYSE: V) today announced a partnership with the Central Bank of Syria and financial authorities and institutions to implement a strategic roadmap designed to help Syria rapidly integrate into the modern global digital economy. Aligning with its mission to uplift everyone, everywhere, Visa will launch operations in Syria and support the creation of a future-ready payments ecosystem built on global standards through a phased digitization plan.

The immediate focus will be on working with licensed financial institutions to develop a robust and secure payments foundation.  This includes issuing payment cards and enabling digital wallets using global standards like EMV® chip and tokenization, ensuring they are secure and immediately ready for international interoperability.

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Visa (NYSE:V) today announced a partnership with the Central Bank of Syria and financial authorities and institutions to implement a strategic roadmap designed to help Syria rapidly integrate into the modern global
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