China’s UnionPay Wary of Deals With Russian Banks – RBC

Russian banks that have become targets of economic sanctions will not be able to issue cards using China’s UnionPay system, the Moscow-based RBC business daily reported on Wednesday.

UnionPay is wary of cooperating with sanctioned Russian banks due to the risk of secondary sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the publication cited sources as saying.

Read the full report: RBC.

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