Restrictions on Payment Card Transactions
Unfortunately, the number of cases of payment card fraud is increasing these days. In order to reduce the risks of fraud, based on the data available to the bank and the accumulated experience, the following countries are identified where the use of payment cards is restricted:
American Samoa, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Egypt, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Haiti, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States of America (USA), United States Virgin Islands.
In the event you are planning a trip to one of the countries above, please inform us in advance via the Internet Banking system, indicating the planned dates and countries to be visited. After we have received your message, your card will be included on a special list (White List), allowing you to use the card without restrictions.
Prohibited use of payment cards
In order to reduce the risks related to money laundering and terrorism financing, the bank has determined the countries in whose territory the use of the bank's payment cards, including cash withdrawals, is prohibited:
Afghanistan, Belarus, Crimea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Luhansk / Donetsk, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen.