Woofun AI reports that Swift has declared its blockchain-based ledger operational, enabling 17 financial institutions across six continents to initiate pilot programs for tokenized cross-border payments. The infrastructure serves as a secure orchestration layer, allowing participating banks to issue tokenized deposits on their own ledgers and facilitate round-the-clock fund transfers prior to final settlement via existing systems. The consortium includes ANZ, BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citibank, DBS Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, FirstRand Bank, HSBC, Itaú Unibanco, Lloyds Bank, Mashreq Bank, MUFG Bank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS Group, UOB, and Wells Fargo.