Tom Zschach: The Swift Ledger Is Live And Banks Are Already Using It (Faster Than Anyone Expected)
Three years ago nobody at Swift was thinking about carrying a token across the network and now the ledger is live and banks are settling cross-border payments with their own deposit tokens. Tom Zschach, who was CIO through that shift, cuts through what he says is widespread confusion: the Swift ledger doesn't do settlement, doesn't hold custody, and doesn't issue tokens. It orchestrates the transaction, and the member banks decide where settlement lands. He also confirms the rumors: big announcements are coming at Money 2020.
Tom Zschach is the former Chief Innovation Officer at Swift.
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