Taurus enables institutional connections to Swift’s ledger
28 August 2026 Switzerland
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Taurus, a provider of digital asset infrastructure, is enabling institutions to connect to Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger.
The first distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions facilitated through Taurus are expected to be announced in due course.
Swift smart contracts have been integrated into Taurus-CAPITAL, the firm’s tokenisation offering, and its custody solution Taurus-PROTECT, which have been extended to bank-issued tokenised money and 24/7 cross-border payment use cases.
Swift’s ledger coordinates the movement of funds between participating institutions, including overnight and on weekends.
According to the firms, because the orchestration takes place before final settlement, banks can extend payment availability without replacing their preexisting arrangements.
Taurus says that the partnership is intended for Swift clients requiring an enterprise-grade tokenisation and wallet management solution, or who want to enter the market without prior experience.
Commenting on the initiative, Lamine Brahimi, co-founder and managing partner at Taurus, remarks: “By enabling seamless connectivity to Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger, Taurus is helping banks extend their digital asset capabilities to tokenised deposits and cross-border payments while retaining control of their own infrastructure.”
Swift says that 17 first-movers are utilising the ledger by piloting tokenised deposit transactions across a variety of use cases.
The first distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions facilitated through Taurus are expected to be announced in due course.
Swift smart contracts have been integrated into Taurus-CAPITAL, the firm’s tokenisation offering, and its custody solution Taurus-PROTECT, which have been extended to bank-issued tokenised money and 24/7 cross-border payment use cases.
Swift’s ledger coordinates the movement of funds between participating institutions, including overnight and on weekends.
According to the firms, because the orchestration takes place before final settlement, banks can extend payment availability without replacing their preexisting arrangements.
Taurus says that the partnership is intended for Swift clients requiring an enterprise-grade tokenisation and wallet management solution, or who want to enter the market without prior experience.
Commenting on the initiative, Lamine Brahimi, co-founder and managing partner at Taurus, remarks: “By enabling seamless connectivity to Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger, Taurus is helping banks extend their digital asset capabilities to tokenised deposits and cross-border payments while retaining control of their own infrastructure.”
Swift says that 17 first-movers are utilising the ledger by piloting tokenised deposit transactions across a variety of use cases.
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