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NEWS: UK payments executive linked to Russia’s A7 ‘shadow banking’ network

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By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

A British payments executive has been linked to a company involved in A7 Network, a shadow banking network with ties to Russia, although he denies working for the firm.

A7 staff presented plans for the company, VexPay, to senior Kyrgyz officials in April and described it as an “alternative to Swift”, according to leaked documents.

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