Beyond SWIFT: Blockchain as the New Financial Corridor

Language: English. For fifty years SWIFT has been the pipe through which money crosses borders. Now, for the first time, there is a real alternative on the table: public and private blockchains that settle value in minutes, 24/7, at a fraction of the cost. Banks, brokers and custodians are already testing which flows move better on the new rails and which still belong on the old ones. In this panel, Banco Santander, Swissquote and BitGo share where they already use blockchain as a settlement corridor, what works, what still does not, and how the next generation of cross-border payments and asset transfers will actually be built.