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Cryptocurrencies
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UK clamps down on Russia’s A7 crypto rails tied to Ukraine conflict
May 27, 2026
NCA: UK artwork storage at risk of ML by individuals under Russia sanctions
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AML
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NCA: Artwork storage at risk of ML by individuals under Russia sanctions
January 26, 2024
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Europe
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Five alleged spies with links to ex Wirecard Chief attend court in London 
September 26, 2023
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AML
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Suella Braverman looks to strengthen UK's ability to eradicate ‘dirty money’
April 3, 2023
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Blockchain
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Russia to launch pilot for Digital Ruble this April
February 20, 2023
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Cryptocurrencies
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Russia on the verge of legalising cross-border crypto payments
September 6, 2022
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Fintech
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Paynetics and phyre combine to support humanitarian organisations
March 14, 2022
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Compliance
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The EU extends sanctions against Russia and Belarus 
March 10, 2022
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Featured
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Russia looks to UnionPay to ease the impact of Western sanctions
March 8, 2022
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Fintech
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Volt unites with Yapily and Token to boost donations in Ukraine
March 7, 2022
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Compliance
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VISA and Mastercard suspend all operations in Russia
March 7, 2022
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Compliance
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Task Force KleptoCapture formed to prevent crypto bypassing of Russian sanctions
March 4, 2022
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Compliance
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UK Government to strengthen money laundering laws with new Economic Crime Bill
March 3, 2022
SWIFT
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Europe
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EU orders SWIFT removal of seven Russian banks
March 2, 2022
Apple has become the latest corporation to cease its operations in the Russia, confirming that its Apple Pay financial product will no longer be available in the country. 
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Compliance
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Apple Pay halted in Russia as sanctions increase
March 2, 2022
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Featured
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Peter Klein: ‘SWIFT removal unlikely to have significant impact on the movement of money’
March 2, 2022
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Featured
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Mastercard to block ‘multiple financial institutions’ in Russia
March 1, 2022
In what was seen as a significant step by Western allies, leaders have agreed to cut certain Russian banks from global financial messaging service SWIFT.
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UK
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SWIFT sanctions imposed by Western Allies as the UK targets the Central Bank of Russia
February 28, 2022
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Featured
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Joe Biden: 'Removing Russia from SWIFT is not the route European allies wanted to take'
February 25, 2022
05:09
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Featured
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Chris Weafer: ‘Very extreme action’ of removing Russia from SWIFT remains unlikely
February 24, 2022
The Russian finance ministry has submitted a federal law draft aiming to make digital currencies legal in Russia for the first time. 
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Cryptocurrencies
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Russia plans to make cryptocurrencies legal with new federal draft law
February 23, 2022
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Featured
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Boris Johnson to target Russian banks as UK maps out initial sanctions
February 22, 2022
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Agentic payments
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Features & Analysis
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Visa is preparing for agentic commerce, but when will it come? 
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Stablecoins
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FCA sets final crypto rules, Bank takes systemic stablecoins
June 30, 2026