All posts tagged "Crimea"
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529AML / KYCMyanmar Considers Joining SPFS, Russia’s SWIFT Alternative
Myanmar is negotiating the possibility of joining SPFS, an alternative to SWIFT, as well as the use of Russian Mir cards in Asia.
June 22, 2022 -
1.1KAML / KYCChina UnionPay to Halt Operations in Russia
UnionPay has reportedly halted negotiations with Russian banks on issuing new bank cards for their customers to avoid possible sanctions.
April 27, 2022 -
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Russian Banks Moving to China UnionPay for Card Issuance
Visa, Mastercard and American Express have all announced decisions to suspend their operations in Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.
March 8, 2022 -
891AML / KYCSWIFT Ban Spares Russian Banks Facilitating EU Energy Trade
Sberbank and Gazprombank not included in ban; Global banks demonstrating "extreme caution"; Crypto exchanges under pressure to Russia-linked transactions.
March 3, 2022 -
697AML / KYCWestern Leaders Pledge to Remove Russian Banks from SWIFT
Western leaders have committed to removing "selected Russian banks" from the SWIFT financial messaging system to harm their ability to operate globally.
February 28, 2022 -
773AML / KYCOFAC Sanctions Ukrainian Nationals Identified as “FSB Pawns”
The action is separate from the "broad range of high impact measures" the US and its allies may impose if Russia invades Ukraine.
January 24, 2022 -
505AML / KYCUS Sanctions Russia Over Election Interference, Cyber Attack
US banks will be barred from purchasing rouble-denominated sovereign bonds in the primary market starting from 14 June.
April 16, 2021 -
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What a New US Administration Could Mean for the Sanctions Landscape
Guy Harrison compares the approaches to China, Iran and Russia we can expect from incumbent Donald Trump and candidate Joe Biden ahead of the US presidential election.
November 2, 2020 -
3.5KAML / KYCTyphoon Trump: Hong Kong Braces for US Sanctions
Nick Turner at Steptoe & Johnson discusses how sanctions could be imposed against Hong Kong. While current signs point to a limited US response, it’s best to be prepared.
June 8, 2020 -
1.2KAML / KYCOFSI Fines Standard Chartered $25m for Sanctions Breaches
Standard Chartered made a series of loans to a Turkish private bank, which at the time was almost wholly owned by Sberbank, a sanctioned Russian bank.
April 8, 2020
