Swift links HSBC and StanChart tokenized deposits
Swift, HSBC and Standard Chartered completed the first live interbank transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger on Aug. 19, 2026. Summary Swift connected HSBC and Standard...
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StanChart, HSBC execute first live transaction on Swift blockchain ledger
Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first live cross-border transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, demonstrating interoperability between the banks’ tokenized deposit systems a month...
SWIFT just built its answer to stablecoins. It runs on bank money, not crypto.
The network that moves the world’s money spent 9 months building a blockchain, and the most important decision it made was what not to put...
Swift built the thing XRP was supposed to replace. It chose deposits.
For fifteen years the loudest promise in crypto was that XRP would replace Swift. Not complement it, not plug into it, replace it: the slow,...
Ripple XRP Gains Attention After SWIFT Blockchain Expansion
SWIFT moved its blockchain-based shared ledger into live operational use, naming 17 pioneer banks for 24/7 tokenized cross-border payments. Its payments framework lists more than...
SWIFT Crypto Ledger Targets Settlement Dead Zones With 17-Bank Go-Live
SWIFT is taking its biggest step into crypto after confirming its blockchain-based shared ledger is ready for initial use. Built on Hyperledger Besu over nine...
Swift launches blockchain ledger with 17-bank tokenized deposit pilot
The world’s largest financial messaging network, Swift, said its blockchain-based ledger is ready for initial use after nine months of development. Seventeen major banks, including...
XRP price rises as SWIFT taps Ripple-linked banks for blockchain payments
XRP price has climbed about 1.6% after SWIFT announced a blockchain payments pilot involving 17 banks, including several with Ripple ties. Summary XRP gained around...
Swift Readies Ledger for 24/7 Token Transfers—Though True Settlement Is Stuck on Old Rails
In brief Swift’s pilot allows 17 global banks to transfer tokenized deposits on weekends, but ultimate settlement still relies on legacy, business-hour systems. Participating institutions...
Ripple vs SWIFT: Is XRP complementing the banking network or replacing it?
For years the XRP community has promised that XRP would flip SWIFT, the messaging network behind global banking. In 2026 the reality is stranger than...