One high-impact **General IT** story today is Reuters’ report that **Swift launched a blockchain-based shared ledger with 16 major banks**, including Citi and HSBC, to enable round-the-clock payments and compete with stablecoins.[1] This is significant because it signals mainstream financial infrastructure moving deeper into blockchain for settlement and payments.[1]

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