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Swiss Federal Supreme Court Confirms PostFinance's Universal Service Duty Despite Foreign Sanctions Designations (4A_454/2025, 3 March 2026)
In a landmark decision published on 1 April 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed that PostFinance (“PF”) must keep providing basic CHF payment services to a Russian national residing in Switzerland who is subject to US and UK economic sanctions, but not to Swiss sanctions.
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