The Central Bank announced the accession to the Russian alternative to SWIFT 50 new members

She said this while speaking at the forum "Banks of Russia - XXI century".

“Since the beginning of this year, more participants have joined the SPFS than in all previous years of its existence.

This year, 50 new participants have joined the system, now there are 440 of them, of which more than 100 are non-residents, ”TASS quotes her.

Earlier, Filipino Ambassador to Moscow Igor Bailen said that the Philippines is considering connecting to the Russian Financial Messaging System in order to continue trading with Russia.