November 22, 2025 marks a milestone for international finance. On that date SWIFT started two ground breaking initiatives aimed to reshape cross border payments. The first was the completion of the ...

Stellar CEO Denelle Dixon reveals plan to integrate XLM with SWIFT using ISO 20022 standard, positioning blockchain as bridge for global payments.

Live trials started between a Standard Chartered Bank account and an e-wallet supported by Alipay+, Ant International's wallet gateway service, using Swift’s infrastructure This development further ...

Citi (NYSE: C) and Swift announced a trial that seemingly confirms the feasibility of settling payments between fiat and digital currencies, in a Payment-versus-Payment workflow. The trial now ...

Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendrick thinks XRP's price could increase at 73% annually during the next three years. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says XRP could capture 14% of payment volume ...