BRICS planning SWIFT competitor

Gesara.news » » BRICS planning SWIFT competitor

Share via:

Date: September 29, 2023

The BRICS nations, have announced plans to establish their own money-transferring network, aiming to challenge the SWIFT international payment system.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov revealed this ambitious strategy in an interview with TASS news agency.
This initiative is geared toward enabling seamless cross-border transactions among BRICS member countries, reducing costs and risks associated with external financial intermediaries.
It also seeks to promote the use of BRICS currencies in international trade, potentially diminishing the dominance of the US dollar.
The BRICS network aims to rival SWIFT's capabilities by developing advanced payment infrastructure and cybersecurity measures.
While benefiting BRICS nations, it could also enhance competition and efficiency in the global financial system, benefiting businesses and individuals worldwide.
This move signifies the BRICS nations' determination to reduce reliance on Western financial systems and assert more influence in global finance.

Ghana plans to buy oil with gold rather than dollars

Ghana working on a plan to buy oil with gold rather than the dollar.
Ghana's government is working on a new policy regime where gold will be used to buy oil products rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Thursday.
Sources: reuters.com

International banking alliance using Ripple

National Australia Bank (NAB) has signed agreements with two leading global financial institutions:
- Israel's Bank Leumi;
- The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC);
- to form an international banking innovation alliance.
It is partnering with the alliance using Ripple's blockchain network technology.
NAB is one of Australia's major 4 banks and forms an international bank innovation network.
Source: news.nab.com.au

Gold demand as a store of value

Central Banks Buying Gold Could Be Catalyst for $3,000 Gold Price.
They have been net buyers of the yellow metal since 2010.
In the first quarter of 2022, they bought gold again, 84 tonnes of it.
Gold Price Analysis: XAUUSD to be in demand as a store of value given record inflation.
Economists expect the yellow metal to remain resilient as Eurozone inflation is set to hit a new record.
Sources: lombardiletter.com, www.fxstreet.com

Russia to continue Mir bankcard expansion

Mir is a payment and money transfer system operated by the Russian National Payment Card System.
The Russian Mir payments system is expanding to other countries in 2022.
Russia's central bank on Friday pledged to keep expanding the number of countries that accept its Mir bank cards.
Source: reuters.com

US Patent for Quantum computing in business problems

Accenture Awarded US Patent for Combining Classical and Quantum Computing with Potential to Address Previously Unsolvable Business Problems.
Quantum computing has the potential to solve complex business problems millions of times faster than classical computing by leveraging the properties of quantum physics to process multiple computing tasks in parallel.
Accenture new patent - U.S. Patent No. 10,095,981 - reveals how businesses could take advantage of the best aspects of both classical and quantum computing techniques to enable breakthrough solutions to problems that could not be solved before.
Sources: www.businesswire.com