A report suggests that humanitarian organisations operating in Syria face significant challenges in moving money into the country. The principal challenges are with: moving money through the correspondent, banking system, the consequences of banks closing accounts;  increased and inconsistent due diligence, requirements; increased transaction costs associated with international financial transactions; the interaction of CTF legislation with neighbouring states’ legislative and regulatory arrangements (Turkey) or issues of political economy (Lebanon); and engaging with the informal financial sector (principally the hawala system) in Syria.