• 19 أغسطس 2026 · 16:43 UTC · body · New information from a source

  • HSBC and Standard Chartered executed a live transaction on Swift's 24/7 blockchain ledger, with the system matching and netting obligations recorded across both banks' separate platforms.
  • Final settlement still routed through existing banking infrastructure rather than on-chain.
  • HSBC and Standard Chartered have completed the first live transaction on Swift's blockchain ledger, according to The Defiant, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph.
  • The transaction connected the two banks' separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift's ledger, according to Cointelegraph, which described the move as a step toward interoperable, 24/7 cross-border payments.
  • CoinDesk reported the transaction ran on Swift's 24/7 ledger.
  • According to The Defiant, Swift's ledger matched and netted the obligations that had been recorded on the two banks' separate platforms.
  • However, final settlement of the transaction still went through existing banking systems rather than the blockchain ledger itself, The Defiant reported.
  • The transaction marks Swift's ledger moving from testing into live use by banks for a real transaction between two institutions' tokenized deposit platforms.

• 19 أغسطس 2026 · 16:43 UTC · summary · New information from a source

  • HSBC and Standard Chartered completed their first live transaction using Swift's blockchain-based ledger for matching and netting obligations.
  • HSBC and Standard Chartered ran their first live transaction on Swift's blockchain ledger, which matched and netted obligations from the banks' separate systems before settlement finished on existing infrastructure.

• 19 أغسطس 2026 · 16:43 UTC · headline · New information from a source

  • HSBC and Standard Chartered execute first live transaction on Swift's blockchain ledger
  • HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Transaction on Swift's Blockchain Ledger

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