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NEW: Russian payment firm A7 processed at least $14bn USD in raw cash rubles from Moscow markets - in bank and other payments bound predominantly for Chinese banks, according to exclusive documents obtained by @ICIJorg.

icij.org/news/2026/10/k…

www.icij.org Kremlin payment firm A7 has been pumping billions in ‘untraceable’ cash into global financial... Documents show the sanctioned payments firm has handled at least 283 tons of rubles gathered in Moscow’s giant trading halls, processed and trucked to Russia’s main defense bank.

Tom Rowley @te_rowley Nov 5

The new Karfagen tapes coming out of NABU in Ukraine are wild. One of the worst things I've heard in a while.

Tom Rowley @te_rowley Oct 27

Incredible - my investigations on the sanctions-busting A7 payment network for @london_reporter have been shortlisted for the Business category.

Press Gazette @pressgazette Oct 27

The shortlist for the British Journalism Awards is finally here! With hundreds of outstanding entries, making the shortlist is a true mark of excellence. Congratulations to everyone shortlisted, and thank you to all who entered.
pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-… #BJA2026 #PressGazette

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Tom Rowley @te_rowley Oct 22

This is a crazy story.

At its core sits a bag.

A bag of cash rubles.

And how a Kremlin payment firm takes that cash, counts it, and then smuggles its value out of the country - through Kyrgyzstan, and then onto Chinese banks.

To the tune of $14bn USD

icij.org/news/2026/10/k…

www.icij.org Kremlin payment firm A7 has been pumping billions in ‘untraceable’ cash into global financial... Documents show the sanctioned payments firm has handled at least 283 tons of rubles gathered in Moscow’s giant trading halls, processed and trucked to Russia’s main defense bank.

Tom Rowley @te_rowley Oct 12

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