GIST: Swift Payment System
Ukraine Under Attack
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A number of Russian banks are now banned from the vital international payment system SWIFT. As Russian forces continue their attack on Ukraine, a tougher sanction being discussed is cutting Russia off completely. Gerald Tan walks us through the significance of that.
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