LONDON: The world's largest money transfer company Western Union said on Friday it has suspended its services for Russia's Bank Rossiya.
In a statement, Western Union said its money transfer service continues to be available at its 20,000 plus locations and self-service terminals across Russia.
Earlier on Friday Bank Rossiya said Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc had stopped providing services for payment transactions for its clients.
Bank Rossiya, which has $10 billion in assets and is used by many senior Russian government officials, was hit by U.S. sanctions imposed in response to the annexation of Crimea.
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