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		azinman2 on March 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: If You Are in Russia Cutting off SWIFT I believe is a primary way of making it impossible to pay...

astrange on March 1, 2022 [–]

SWIFT is a messaging network and could be replaced by email.

They’ve been banned from the US/UK central banks and can’t settle transactions in those currencies at all. Maybe more by now.

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