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Why SWIFT and Ripple Are Really Competing for Institutional Legitimacy, Not Technology

SWIFT and Ripple represent two models of global finance: legacy trust versus blockchain efficiency. ISO 20022 acts as the ...
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What Is the SWIFT Banking System That Could Be Used as Sanction Against Russia?

President Joe Biden unveiled new sanctions against Russia on Thursday in response to President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine, and said that collectively, they will be "more consequential ...
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What is SWIFT and why it's being called the 'nuclear' option for Russian sanctions

NEW YORK -- As Western allies levy increasingly harsher economic sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the latest target involves Russia's access to SWIFT. An acronym for Society for ...
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SWIFT Tests A Blockchain Ledger With 30+ Banks -- What It Means For XRP

SWIFT is building a blockchain-based shared ledger as an add-on to its existing network for global money transfers. More than 30 household-name banks are participating, including Bank of America, Citi ...

Prediction: XRP (Ripple) Will Soar to This Price in 5 Years

Ripple solves those problems by using XRP as a bridge currency. Transactions not only settle within seconds, but also cost a fraction of a cent. In June, CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted XRP would ...