Hosted on MSN

Swift is piloting a blockchain-based messaging system with Consensys’ Ethereum layer-2 Linea

Swift, the payments network that keeps global banking running, is dipping its toes into blockchain. The company is testing whether its core messaging system, the mechanism that allows more than 11,000 ...
Reuters

Special Report - Not so SWIFT: Bank messaging system slow to address weak points

LA HULPE, Belgium (Reuters) - More than a dozen current and former board directors and senior managers of SWIFT, the bank messaging system that helps transmit billions of dollars around the world ...

Can countries replace SWIFT? Evidence from Russia suggests not easily

Cut off from the world’s main financial messaging system, Russia turned to a domestic alternative. But research shows it fell ...
Reuters

Global bank messaging system SWIFT calls in help to bolster cyber defences

LONDON (Reuters) - SWIFT, a messaging system used by banks across the world, announced further steps on Monday to bolster its defences against hackers, after criminals sent fraudulent payment ...
Forbes

Silent Revolution: When SWIFT Embraced The Blockchain

On September 29, 2025, at the annual Sibos conference in Frankfurt, a moment occurred that is going to reshape the architecture of global finance fundamentally. Javier Pérez-Tasso, CEO of SWIFT, stood ...
CoinDesk

What SWIFT's Blockchain Means for Stablecoins and Global Banks

SWIFT, the backbone of the global financial messaging system, is taking a step toward becoming a full-fledged blockchain infrastructure provider. This week, the network unveiled plans to build a ...