Russian fintech firm A7 has launched an international payment platform that allows businesses and individuals to settle invoices using digital assets. The service enables recipients to receive bank transfers in currencies including UAE dirhams and Chinese yuan at a 0.3 percent commission. The platform routes USDT payments on the TRON blockchain into conventional bank accounts via SWIFT.
Russian financial technology company A7 has unveiled A7 International, a cross-border payment service enabling payers to settle invoices using USDT while recipients receive traditional SWIFT bank transfers. The service supports payouts in Chinese yuan, UAE dirhams, US dollars, and euros, with a 0.3% commission fee. Transactions are available in jurisdictions where digital currency transactions are legal.
US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Roger Wicker sent a letter urging the Trump administration to execute new sanctions ahead of an October 18 deadline. The lawmakers called for crackdowns on Russian oil trading intermediaries in Dubai and Hong Kong, as well as transit networks in China and the UAE. They also urged the Treasury Department to target illicit banking channels, specifically naming overseas branches including VTB Bank in Shanghai.
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