Due to travel and trade sanctions and economic embargoes imposed by the United States and the European Union on certain countries Butterfield is unable to be involved in the processing of transactions originating in those countries. Butterfield must comply with international banking regulations that preclude us from facilitating payments to or accepting business from persons or businesses in some countries. As a result, you cannot use your Butterfield card(s) for purchases or cash advances in those locations. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. The countries from which Butterfield is unable to process transactions are Afghanistan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire(Ivory Coast), Egypt, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, , Lebanon, Libya, Libya, Moldova, North Korea, Russia, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan(South and North), Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and Zimbabwe.