SWIFT blockchain ledger goes live with 17 banks for 24/7 tokenized deposit transfers

SWIFT/SWIFT Blockchain Shared Ledger

SWIFT's blockchain ledger launched with 17 banks from six continents (BNY, Citi, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Lloyds, Standard Chartered, UBS, ANZ, DBS, MUFG, OCBC, UOB, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mashreq, Itau Unibanco, FirstRand). The ledger acts as an orchestration layer enabling continuous tokenized deposit transfers while preserving existing compliance and settlement frameworks.