# Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks

https://mins.news/en/item/67934

- Financial Times, 2026-09-21 20:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/3848a4ad-1426-4352-ba86-ef1279c4ffd1?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> The Financial Times found that thousands of Russian payments were handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international financial groups in a vast leak from inside fintech company A7, revealing a forgery scheme that moved $6.9bn through global banks.