SWIFT probably won’t exist in 5 years: Mastercard CEO
Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard told an audience of blockchain executives that he expects SWIFT to phase out of existence in as little as five years' time.
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Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard told an audience of blockchain executives that he expects SWIFT to phase out of existence in as little as five years' time.
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SWIFT, the interbank payments protocol and messaging system, has announced it is working to connect the different central bank digital currency (CBDC) protocols in development today. The company has partnered…
The global provider of secure financial messaging services, SWIFT, is testing to interlink multiple domestic-based emerging CBDC networks for cross-border transactions. The Belgium-based network, which enables financial institutions to communicate…