{"id":256433,"date":"2026-03-14T04:29:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/?p=256433"},"modified":"2026-03-14T04:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:29:04","slug":"libyan-banks-block-several-cards-on-the-mastercard-network-reasons-and-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/libyan-banks-block-several-cards-on-the-mastercard-network-reasons-and-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Libyan banks block several cards on the Mastercard network\u2026 reasons and solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amen Bank announced that it had detected unusual activities involving suspicious transactions linked to the use of <strong>foreign point-of-sale (POS) devices<\/strong>. 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