“Taking into account the rapid development of digital currencies and blockchain, it is obvious that the basis for international settlements can be formed on a completely new technological basis,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to him, the development of alternative SWIFT systems, more technologically advanced and not claiming to monopolize this area, is "not only a reaction to the current geopolitical reality, but also a response to the need to modernize payment methods taking into account modern advanced achievements in the digital sphere."
Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov commented on the possibility of disconnecting Russia from SWIFT.