Are any countries considered “blocked countries?”
Yes. We have placed elective "blocks" on debit card activity in these countries due to the level of Debit Card fraud, but we can modify these rules for your travel. Let us know before you leave by filling out the below form.
**Please take other forms of payment in case, certain merchants or ATM's cannot transact with MasterCard. Certain ATM's in foreign countries do not allow foreign ATM transactions due to high risk concerns. We are unable to override any rules that are controlled outside of Hingham Savings.
Angola Azerbaijan Congo Cuba Estonia Grenada Guam Guyana Haiti Honduras Indonesia Kazakhstan | Korea Kuwait Lebanon Palestinian Territory Philippines South Africa Sri Lanka Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan |
Are any countries too high risk that my card is restricted from use?
For the following countries, the risk of debit card fraud or government regulations prevent us from processing transactions altogether. We cannot lift restrictions on the following countries.
Afghanistan Bosnia Cyrus Herzegovina | Iran Latvia Malaysia Malta | Namibia Nigeria Pakistan Qatar Republic of Korea Romania Russian Fed Samoa South Sudan | Sudan Syrian Arab Rep Ukraine United Arab Uzbekistan |