The US Treasury Department added the Russian payment network A7 to the SDN sanctions list as a single entity. It was assigned the TCO tag — recognition as a significant transnational criminal organization. This was reported by the department's press service. According to Washington, A7 structures helped circumvent restrictions against Russia and Iran. A7 denied the accusations, stating multi-level compliance and verification of all clients.
The network's geography includes Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. FinCEN — the US Treasury Department's financial crime enforcement division, which analyzes suspicious transactions and issues rules for American banks. According to its data, A7 sub-agents processed over $17 billion from January 2025 to June 2026. The sanctions were introduced as part of Operation Economic Outcast against Iranian circumvention schemes.
However, A7 Network is listed on the SDN under the TCO tag, not on an Iranian basis — there is no formal ban for banks in China, the UAE, or India on operations with it.
The toughest measure is an additional one: FinCEN recognized transactions with foreign A7 sub-agents as a money laundering threat and proposed to prohibit American organizations from making transfers with them. The list of sub-agents will be closed and updated via the FI-Portal — there will be no public register, making it harder to replace exposed companies.
A7 was established in autumn 2024 with the participation of PSB Bank, which owns 49%. The company services settlements for Russian exporters and importers with foreign partners. By the end of the year, revenue amounted to 83.5 billion rubles, its share in the cross-border payment market was 19%, and the company plans to increase it to 50%.