Swift has moved its blockchain-based ledger into initial use, giving 17 banks a live pilot for 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized deposits. The pilot includes banks across six continents, including ANZ, BNP Paribas, BNY, Citi, DBS, First Abu Dhabi Bank, FirstRand, HSBC, Itaú Unibanco, Lloyds Bank, Mashreq, MUFG, OCBC, Standard Chartered, UBS, UOB and Wells Fargo.