Company
Citi says it is first to run several domestic instant-payment rails through the Swift scheme, but the US dollar leg reaches only Citi account holders, which narrows the claim.
October 1, 2026
The proof of concept spans 14 organisations on four continents, yet the release names no operator for the alias directory and no fraud liability model.
September 30, 2026
ACI wants banks to treat tokenized deposit payments as one more rail in the same payments hub. The idea is sound, but nothing in the announcement says when a live bank will run it.
September 24, 2026
Citi moved client dollars on Swift’s blockchain ledger alongside First Abu Dhabi Bank and OCBC, the first live ledger transactions for a US bank and for the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
September 8, 2026
Bank of America and JPMorgan are among the first banks on Swift’s retail transfer framework, which promises the full amount arrives and fees and rates are shown up front.
August 22, 2026
Itaú, Brazil’s largest private bank, is the first in the country on Swift’s retail framework, which shows fees and rates up front and delivers the full amount sent.
July 20, 2026
Siam Commercial Bank is the first client globally live on Citi’s 24/7 USD Clearing paired with Citi Token Services, moving cross-border dollars at any hour.
July 13, 2026
