Shin (@hey_itsmyturn) posted a quip questioning the mechanics of a newly reported Syrian transaction:

Isn't the first Visa transaction locked to pin-only?

The post quotes Open Source Intel (@Osint613):

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa made the country's first international Visa card payment, swiping for coffee at a Damascus hotel cafe with Central Bank Governor Safwat Raslan.

It came one day after Washington removed Syria from its State Sponsor of Terrorism list, in place