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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes (CRYPTO: XRP) could take on a significant slice of the cross-border payments market, potentially facilitating 14% of the volume currently routed through SWIFT within the next five years. Speaking at the XRP APEX 2025 event in Singapore, Garlinghouse emphasized...

Global banking network SWIFT is set to trial live transactions involving digital currencies and tokenized assets next year, marking a significant advancement in integrating these assets into the mainstream financial system. What Happened: SWIFT’s initiative aims to streamline trading by using...

SWIFT, the global bank messaging network, has announced plans to launch a new platform within the next one to two years. This platform will connect the emerging central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) with the existing financial system. What Happened: SWIFT’s head of innovation, Nick Kerigan...

In a recent development, Australian authorities are reportedly probing an assault claim against Scott Swift, the father of renowned pop singer Taylor Swift. The incident is said to have taken place on a Sydney wharf on Tuesday. What Happened: Scott Swift, 71, has been accused by Ben McDonald, a 51-...

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) unveiled a new initiative called the Payments Interoperability and Extension (PIE) task force, which will feature the participation of the blockchain-powered payment platform Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP). In a recap of the PIE task force gathering held on...

Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK), a leading Web3 services platform, announced the launch of its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Optimism (CRYPTO: OP), Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) and Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) blockchains. The protocol, which is designed to...

Xapo Bank, a private bank offering both traditional banking and access to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and stablecoins, said Tuesday that it's the world's first bank to integrate Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) payment rails. What Happened: The phased rollout will be available to all members by the end...

Julie Gillespie, Head of Market Research, TipRanks The last few years have shown us that society and the world at large can unravel at an astonishing rate. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to be winding down and a return to normalcy returning, a reality check has reared its ugly head. ...

Chatchaval Jiaravanon, owner of Fortune magazine, aims to address the underbanked Asian population by widening Lightnet — a fintech that leverages the Stellar blockchain to replace incumbent payments systems like SWIFT — through acquisitions. Lightnet is a cross-border...

A federal jury ordered Swift Transportation to pay its trucking rival more than $15 million for allegedly poaching drivers who were under contract to CRST Expedited, which is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. According to court documents filed in U.S. District Court in Iowa in March 2017, CRST claims...