Simple Twint payment goes astray

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A simple Twint payment between friends almost became an international incident.

The pair had a meal at an Afghan restaurant in Zurich. One paid the bill on his credit card and the friend wanted to settle up using the popular mobile payment system. 

It was for only around 40 francs. 

But as the meal was at an Afghan restaurant – the friend titled the payment ‘Afghanistan’, so he knew what it was for.

The fee never arrived. 

After investigation the bank, Credit Suisse, says the money was caught up in its system to make sure are no payments to countries that are under international sanctions. 

For reference the bank points out there could be issues with Iran, Crimea, Cuba, North Korea or Syria.

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