Swift, HSBC and StanChart complete first live blockchain bank payment, advancing tokenized deposits and 24/7 transfers.

What Is a Distributed Ledger? Blockchain has gotten a lot of attention recently thanks largely to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but distributed ledgers have not received the same level of focus.

HSBC and Standard Chartered completed the first live interbank cross-border transaction on SWIFT’s blockchain-based ledger on Aug. 19. SWIFT is not using XRP, stablecoins, or ...

The cross-border transaction is Swift’s first in a pilot project as it pivots from messaging to settlement in its push to ...

Distributed ledger technology (which includes blockchain) is transformative in its own right. That said, one of the unique aspects of distributed ledger technology is its ability to benefit numerous, ...

Cryptocurrency web wallet provider Blockchain has struck a deal with hardware wallet producer Ledger to manufacture a custom hardware device that will allow Blockchain users to seamlessly manage their ...

Blockchain is being explored by a wider and wider audience everyday, and traditional centralized bodies like banks and governments are starting to take interest into what the tech can do for them. But ...

The "BankChain Alliance" is aiming for a 2027 launch, and would foster stablecoins, payments and tokenized deposits inside ...

Blockchain startup Blockchain shared its roadmap for the coming months. The company is launching a hardware wallet in partnership with Ledger. Blockchain is also launching a new trading platform ...

Last year, I spent some time in Jakarta visiting HARA, an AWS customer. They've created a way to connect small farms in developing nations to banks and distributors of goods, like seeds, fertilizer, ...

What if everyone involved in a financial transaction could share the same ledger—and it was always up to date? No need for reconciliations, with simultaneous settlements immediately available to all ...