Russia discusses integration of payment infrastructures with BRICS

MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia is discussing with other BRICS countries the interaction of national systems for transmitting financial messages, the country's central bank governor, Elvira Nabiullina, said on Tuesday.

"Russia has a System for Transmitting Financial Messages (SPFS), which is an alternative to SWIFT. Similar infrastructure exists in some other countries. We are holding discussions on the inter