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SWIFT and Wells Fargo join Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust initiative
SWIFT, the global financial messaging backbone, and major US bank Wells Fargo have joined the Linux Foundation's Decentralized Trust open-governance project. Signals exploration of decentralized identity and settlement standards.
WHY IT MATTERS
SWIFT's participation in a decentralized platform working group indicates the incumbent is hedging against blockchain-based alternatives; widespread adoption of decentralized identity could reshape KYC and settlement validation.
Source: Finextra · 2026-09-25