Citi and DBS Complete First Weekend Tokenized Cross-Border Deposit on Swift

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Published: 2026-09-07T10:34:00Z
Category: finance
Source: TradingView

Singapore-based DBS and American financial services giant Citi successfully executed the first weekend tokenized cross-border payment between Singapore and the US. The transaction, utilizing tokenized deposits via the Swift Digital Ledger, bypassed traditional banking hours and was finalized in minutes, a significant improvement over the typical two business days for traditional transfers.

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