Swift blockchain ledger officially enters an early usable stage—within just 9 months, it moved from concept to deployment. Seventeen global banks covering six continents became the first pilot partners—Australia & New Zealand, BNP Paribas (France), BNY Mellon, Citigroup, DBS, HSBC, Standard Chartered, UBS, Wells Fargo, and others are all on the list.
The core of this pilot is to connect 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized deposits. Before traditional settlement systems complete final clearing, funds can move in real time or during non-business hours, while still preserving the existing compliance, credit, and risk-control frameworks.
Notably, Swift explicitly positions this ledger as an "orchestration layer." In the future, it will extend to the underlying infrastructure for programmable money and agentic commerce. This means traditional cross-border financial infrastructure is actively moving toward the on-chain world, rather than being passively replaced.
The market signal is equally clear: institutional-grade tokenization is no longer confined to whitepapers. The long-term narratives around stablecoins, RWAs, and payment-oriented public chains will all receive renewed endorsement.
#Swift #代币化 #cross-border payments
The core of this pilot is to connect 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized deposits. Before traditional settlement systems complete final clearing, funds can move in real time or during non-business hours, while still preserving the existing compliance, credit, and risk-control frameworks.
Notably, Swift explicitly positions this ledger as an "orchestration layer." In the future, it will extend to the underlying infrastructure for programmable money and agentic commerce. This means traditional cross-border financial infrastructure is actively moving toward the on-chain world, rather than being passively replaced.
The market signal is equally clear: institutional-grade tokenization is no longer confined to whitepapers. The long-term narratives around stablecoins, RWAs, and payment-oriented public chains will all receive renewed endorsement.
#Swift #代币化 #cross-border payments