China's UnionPay shuns Russian banks as sanctions force caution

Bank card company forgoes new opportunities to maintain global connections

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UnionPay had drawn interest in Russia as an alternative to Visa and Mastercard. © Reuters

IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Even as China continues to distance itself from Western sanctions, the measures are affecting business decisions by companies like China UnionPay that worry about potentially being caught in the sanctions net themselves.

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