SWIFT

Iran, Russia ditch SWIFT, creating their own banking messaging channel

The decision to create a separate banking messaging channel comes after the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, known as SWIFT, announced in November that it would sever ties with individual Iran-based banks for the sake of the "global stability of the system".

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Russia, Iran coordinating their payment systems as SWIFT alternative

SWIFT, an international messaging network for communications between banks, suspended access for several Iranian-based banks in November in the wake of US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

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