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BRICS Payment Platforms Gain Momentum as US Dollar Alternatives, Says Russian Official

BRICS—featuring Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—is turning heads with its venture to establish ...

By Isaiah Mccall

Last Updated: Sep 17, 2024

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BRICS Payment Platform Gains Speed as US Dollar Alternative

BRICS—featuring Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—is turning heads with its venture to establish payment systems that bypass the dollar and euro.

This initiative is rapidly gaining ground, threatening to upend the financial stage and diminish reliance on Western currency lines.

BRICS: A Shift Towards Financial Independence

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has spotlighted the surge in interest for these financial platforms, pointing out how they could economically liberate nations from the stranglehold of Western currency politics.

“Many are attracted by the fact that payment platforms are being developed within BRICS, which allow trading, investing, carrying out other economic operations without being dependent on those that decided to weaponize the dollar and the euro.” – Sergey Lavrov

These new systems, including BRICS Pay, BRICS Bridge, and Russia’s SPFS, are designed to facilitate trade and investment in local currencies, thereby reducing the necessity for the U.S. dollar in international transactions.

Meanwhile, the BRICS payment system just gained 159 allies, marking a global pivot away from Western monetary dominance and SWIFT’s grip.

For sanctioned nations like Russia, this step could be their ticket to reclaiming trade autonomy and economic self-determination.

Toward a New Economic Era

 

As BRICS payment systems gain traction, they’re doing more than boosting economies; they’re redrawing the geopolitical map. Nations like Venezuela, Malaysia, Thailand, Nigeria, and Turkey are lining up, hinting at a major shift in power plays.

Turkey’s interest as a NATO member, especially, signals a tectonic shift in global politics.

All eyes are glued to the 2024 BRICS Summit, which will be hosted in Russia from October 22 to 22, for the grand reveal of the payment platform. A successful launch could ignite a seismic shift in global trade, paving the way for nations eager to escape the shackles of Western hegemony.

This is going to be one wild end to the year.

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Isaiah Mccall
Isaiah Mccall
Crypto Analyst

Isaiah McCall is an ultramarathon runner and journalist for 99Bitcoins. He started at USAToday in 2019 and now has a Medium blog following of 30k+ and millions of views. Follow him at @AfroReporter Read More

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