SWIFT

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Japan Has FATF Green Light to Create ‘SWIFT Network’ for Crypto: Report

Daniel PalmerJul 18, 2019

Japan is said to be leading the creation of an international cryptocurrency payments network similar to banking network SWIFT.

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SWIFT Gives Blockchain Platforms Access to ‘Instant’ GPI Payments Following R3 Trial

Daniel PalmerJun 24, 2019

Interbank messaging giant SWIFT will soon allow DLT-based trade platforms to make use of its GPI platform for traceable, near-instant payments.

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Wells Fargo’s Stablecoin ‘Faster, Cheaper’ Than SWIFT, Says Exec

Ian AllisonSep 20, 2019

Wells Fargo’s innovation lead says the bank’s new digital cash for internal transfers is faster and more efficient than SWIFT. 

Ripple

EU Blockchain Group Launches With SWIFT, Ripple Onboard

Yogita KhatriApr 4, 2019

Over 100 firms including SWIFT, IBM and Ripple have joined a blockchain association officially launched by the European Commission on Wednesday.

Voting

SWIFT Teams Up With Major Banks, SGX to Trial Blockchain Voting

Daniel PalmerMar 6, 2019

Financial messaging giant Swift has teamed up with Singapore Exchange and several major banks to trial a DLT platform for shareholder voting.

Ripple

SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3

Ian Allison

Global banking payments network SWIFT says it plans a trial integration with DLT provider R3.

Payments

How Blockchain Can Finally Fulfill Its Promise in Global Payments

Julio Faura

Several leading institutions are working towards producing tokenized digital central bank money, a more viable approach than unbacked crypto-assets.

SWIFT

HSBC Exec Warns ‘Digital Islands’ Could Inhibit Blockchain Trade

Ian Allison

Blockchains should do for the global value chain what shipping containers did for transport of goods, says HSBC trade finance expert Vinay Mendonca.

SWIFT

SWIFT Claims ‘Huge’ Progress on DLT Bank Pilot

Nikhilesh De

SWIFT, the interbank communications firm, has announced the results of a proof-of-concept program using DLT for bank transactions.

Ripple

Enterprise Blockchain May Be Ready for Its Breakout

Michael del Castillo

This detailed analysis of enterprise blockchain reveals a number of reason why enterprise blockchain may be on the verge of its mainstream moment.

SWIFT

Swift Signs Agreement With 7 CSDs to Explore Blockchain for Post-Trade

Michael del Castillo

Swift formalizes another major blockchain project by signing a memorandum of understanding with seven Central Securities Depositories.

Payments

Microsoft CEO Challenges Swift: Build ‘Useful’ Blockchain Applications

Michael del Castillo

The CEO of Microsoft believes blockchain can have "massive implications," a comment that helped close Swift's annual Sibos conference this year.

Ripple

Blockchain of the Vanities? Sibos, Swell and Stellar Troll in Toronto

Bailey Reutzel

No one won the game of trolls, but competition between Swift, Ripple and Stellar is still fierce, even though it might be too early for fists.

Ripple

Downplaying ‘Digital Assets’: Blockchain Reigns at Ripple’s Swell Event

Bailey Reutzel

An upstart financial conference yesterday saw discussion of digital assets – though so-called "unregulated" cryptocurrencies were the butt of barbs.

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