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    Swift

    Swift is a cooperative owned by the banks and other firms that use its service. Its messaging network is the main way international payments are started. The Belgian company was founded in 1973.

    swift.com
    Chief Executive Officer
    Javier Pérez-Tasso

    Leadership

    Javier Pérez-Tasso, Chief Executive Officer. Javier Pérez-Tasso is Chief Executive Officer of Swift, a global cooperative.

    Key facts

    Founded
    3 May 1973, in Brusselssource
    Headquarters
    La Hulpe, Belgiumsource
    Ownership
    Owned by the banks and other member firms that use its servicesource
    Messages
    over 11 billion financial messages each yearsource
    Community
    more than 11,500 institutionssource

    WYDE coverage of Swift

    WYDE Newsroom has published 3 articles about Swift, from Jul 10, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026. Swift is the subject of 3 stories. The most recent is Chainlink Partners With Swift Provider Bottomline to Move Bank Payments Onchain for 600 Banks.

    Crypto & DeFi

    Chainlink Partners With Swift Provider Bottomline to Move Bank Payments Onchain for 600 Banks

    Bottomline, a top-three Swift service provider that moves more than $16 trillion in payments a year, will use Chainlink's CCIP and Runtime Environment to offer cross-chain, cross-border settlement to its 600-plus bank customers while staying compatible with existing Swift and ISO 20022 systems.

    Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Swift's banking network turned on its blockchain, Circle became a bank, and an XRP windfall gave away $154 million. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Swift's live ledger with 17 banks, Circle and Sony's OCC charters, the $1.4 trillion Meta demand, a revived 45 million hunger warning, and Rippleworks' record $154 million grant year.

    Jul 12, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Swift Turns On Its Blockchain Ledger With 17 Banks Piloting Tokenized Payments

    Swift said its blockchain-based shared ledger is ready for initial use nine months after it was announced, with 17 banks across six continents preparing to pilot tokenized deposits for 24/7 cross-border payments.

    Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Reported alongside Swift

    Sources

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