U.S. Blacklists Russia’s A7 Payment Platform Over Alleged Sanctions Evasion
First reported 1 Oct, 20:21 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources
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The Treasury accused the A7 network of enabling Iran and others to bypass Western banking restrictions.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has designated A7, a Russia-linked payment network created to evade sanctions, a “significant transnational criminal organization.”
Led by a "sanctioned and convicted criminal fraudster," and a state-owned Russian bank tied to the military, the A7 shadow network has helped Russian entities evade sanctions since 2024.
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- US Treasury cracks down on Russian shadow banking network funding Iran (opens The Kyiv Independent in a new tab)
Led by a "sanctioned and convicted criminal fraudster," and a state-owned Russian bank tied to the military, the A7 shadow network has helped Russian entities evade sanctions since 2024.
- US hits Russian company A7 with new Iran-related sanctions (opens The National (UAE) in a new tab)
The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed new penalties on Russian financial company A7 on accusations that it has been used to help Iran evade sanctions. The Treasury Department in a statement described how the FinTech firm developed a network of companies based in third countries to help Iran, as well as other…
- U.S. designates Russia-linked sanctions-evasion payment network A7 a ‘significant transnational criminal organization’ (opens Meduza in a new tab)
The U.S. Treasury Department has designated A7, a Russia-linked payment network created to evade sanctions, a “significant transnational criminal organization.”
- U.S. Blacklists Russia’s A7 Payment Platform Over Alleged Sanctions Evasion (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
The Treasury accused the A7 network of enabling Iran and others to bypass Western banking restrictions.
