Payment-focused blockchains are often pitched as a better alternative to the SWIFT-based system. However, SWIFT itself is increasingly committed to blockchain solutions. SWIFT's latest project will ...

Swift concludes digital asset interoperability trials with major banks, proving tokenised bond settlement across platforms ...

A structural shift in global payments is becoming visible in the data. In 2025, the SWIFT network recorded a 15% month-over-month decline in total transaction volume, one of the sharpest drops in its ...

The groundwork for a system of international payments that bypasses the sclerotic SWIFT network has been created. Now the banking industry needs to get behind the switch to blockchain-based payments, ...

As global payments shift toward instant settlement, cryptocurrencies built for real-world transfers are gaining renewed attention. While the broader market rema ...

SWIFT, a cooperative owned and governed by representatives of the banks it serves, was founded in 1973 and operates a secure messaging network that has been considered reliable for four decades. But ...