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Chainlink

2026-10-02 08:48:43

Chainlink and Swift demo automated tokenized equity dividend payments across four blockchains

Chainlink used the 2026 Swift Hackathon to present an automated cash dividend payment system for tokenized equities, showing how the process can run across four blockchains from announcement to payment and final reconciliation. The demo combined Swift messaging, the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), and the ISO 20022 standard. According to the report, the setup was designed to coordinate traditional financial market infrastructure with multichain tokenized assets without manual intervention. The demonstration focused on operational challenges tied to corporate actions for tokenized assets such as stocks, especially dividend distribution, and aimed to give institutions a workflow built around familiar interaction standards. Chainlink’s entry placed second in the Swift Hackathon business challenge. The project has not been launched in production and remains a technical demonstration, according to the report, which cited NewsBTC.

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blockchain se

2026-09-03 20:38:36

Bottomline Integrates Chainlink to Enable Blockchain Settlement for 600+ Banks, Processing Over $16 Trillion Annually

Bottomline, a SWIFT service provider, has partnered with Chainlink to bring blockchain-based cross-border settlement to its network of over 600 banks. The company processes over $16 trillion annually and serves 1,200 financial institutions. Banks can continue using ISO 20022 messaging, with Chainlink's CCIP and CRE handling the on-chain settlement. Project Pangea already covers 50+ banks with over $10 trillion in managed assets, aiming for T+0 forex settlement.

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Chainlink

2026-09-03 15:49:17

Chainlink partners with Swift provider Bottomline to support cross-chain cross-border payments

Chainlink said it has entered a strategic partnership with Bottomline, a Swift service provider, to link existing payment infrastructure with both public and private blockchains. Under the arrangement, Chainlink will supply the interoperability and orchestration layer for the integration. Its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, will handle the secure cross-chain transfer of tokenized value, while the Chainlink Runtime Environment, or CRE, will coordinate payment workflows end to end. The setup is designed so that Bottomline’s banking customers can keep using the ISO 20022 messaging standard they already rely on, while gaining access to on-chain payment rails through a single, network-agnostic connection. The announcement frames the collaboration as a way to bridge established financial messaging systems with blockchain-based payment channels without requiring banks to replace their current messaging format.

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G20

2026-09-03 02:42:00

G20 Backs Clearer Regulatory Path for Digital Assets, Urges Stronger AML Enforcement

At the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville, United States, from August 31 to September 1, the group supported creating a clearer regulatory path for digital assets and included digital assets on the agenda for the U.S. presidency in 2026. The G20 acknowledged that digital financial innovation can support broad economic growth and that the private sector plays a vital role in driving such innovation. The meeting also discussed global stablecoins, cross-border payments, and extending operating hours for large-value payment systems, while endorsing the ISO 20022 data standard. Additionally, the G20 urged the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to prioritize jurisdictions with significant virtual asset activity to enhance the enforcement of anti-money laundering standards. As of July, FATF assessed 149 jurisdictions, finding that only one fully complied with relevant standards, 34% were largely compliant, 43% partially compliant, and 22% were non-compliant.

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G20

2026-09-03 02:42:52

G20 Backs Clearer Regulatory Path for Digital Assets, Adds to 2026 Agenda

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors met in Asheville, supporting clearer regulatory paths for digital asset growth and placing digital assets on the U.S. 2026 presidency agenda. The meeting highlighted global stablecoins, cross-border payments, extended operating hours for large-value payment systems, and ISO 20022 adoption. The G20 urged FATF to prioritize jurisdictions with large virtual asset activities to strengthen AML enforcement. Only 1 out of 149 jurisdictions fully met FATF standards as of July.

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G20

2026-09-01 23:43:59

G20 Statement Acknowledges Digital Assets' Growth Potential, Pledges 'Clear Path' for Responsible Innovation

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's 20 largest economies recognized the potential of digital assets to support economic growth in a G20 chair statement released by Scott Bessent. The statement commits to establishing a "clear path" for responsible innovation, calls for improvements in cross-border payments—including extending operating hours of payment systems, promoting wider adoption of the ISO 20022 messaging standard, and simplifying data transfer processes—and notes that G20 members await the Financial Stability Board's study on the cross-border impact of global stablecoins.

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Zebec Network

2026-07-23 19:55:15

Zebec Sets 2026 Institutional Compliance Plan With MiCA, ISO 20022 and Payroll Rails

Zebec Network has outlined its 2026 institutional compliance plan, combining Nacha membership confirmation, ISO 20022 alignment, and a NatPay integration with new goals around MiCA preparation, on-chain buyback transparency, and ZBCN tokenomics.

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Swift

2026-07-23 01:30:14

Swift and Chainlink Expand Tokenized Bond Work Across Blockchains and Legacy Systems

Swift completed an interoperability trial with Chainlink that showed tokenized bond transactions can move across blockchains and traditional financial systems using ISO 20022 messaging, AI-validated data, and integrated identity and compliance tools.

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