58 tons of cash per month - this is exactly the amount that the Russian cross-border payment system A7 processes, bypassing sanctions. It collects money in the Moscow market "Ganan" The introduction of sanctions against Russian banks and payment systems, as well as the disconnection from SWIFT after the start of the great war with Ukraine, led to the emergence of shadow agents offering cross-border transfer services to Russians. The largest agent of this type is the A7 company of the Moldovan entrepreneur Ilan Shor, who was convicted in Moldova of fraud and theft. Journalists from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) found that most payments go to A7 buildings thanks to hundreds of tons of cash rubles received from individuals and companies in several wholesale and retail markets in Moscow, including the largest, Sedobod. Here's how the circuit works. Open with VPN | No VPN.

58 tons of cash per month - this is exactly the amount that the Russian cross-border payment system A7 processes, bypassing sanctions. It collects money in the Moscow market "Ganan" The introduction of sanctions against Russian banks and payment systems, as well as the disconnection from SWIFT after the start of the great war with Ukraine, led to the emergence of shadow agents offering cross-border transfer services to Russians. The largest agent of this type is the A7 company of the Moldovan entrepreneur Ilan Shor, who was convicted in Moldova of fraud and theft. Journalists from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) found that most payments go to A7 buildings thanks to hundreds of tons of cash rubles received from individuals and companies in several wholesale and retail markets in Moscow, including the largest, Sedobod. Here's how the circuit works. Open with VPN | No VPN.