The R5 payment system is no longer a rumour in policy circles. It is becoming a blueprint for a new financial order where Washington no longer sits at the gate. BRICS countries are building it to trade with one another without passing through SWIFT or American banks. These channels give the United States the power to watch or block global transactions. BRICS wants out. R5 stands for ruble, rupee, renminbi, real, and rand. Five currencies, one shared financial highway. The project is driven by a simple idea. Countries should not rely on a payment system that one government can unplug. … Continue reading R5 Payment System Is Building a World America Cannot Shut Down