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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Coingape

‘Dead Like Kodak’: Software Engineer Slams SWIFT’s 5-Year Delay on Blockchain Plans

SWIFT’s blockchain plans spark backlash as experts cite slow timelines and faster alternatives from modern networks.