Scheme23 Aug 2026
Standard Chartered and HSBC settle the first live interbank transaction on Swift's blockchain ledger
The two banks have moved a cross-border tokenised deposit between their own separate platforms using Swift's blockchain-based ledger as the orchestration layer — the first live...

What changed
The two banks have moved a cross-border tokenised deposit between their own separate platforms using Swift's blockchain-based ledger as the orchestration layer — the first live interbank transaction on that ledger.
What merchants must do
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