ANZ completes cross-border tokenized deposit test
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Reported on October 9, 2026, ANZ, BHP, Citi, and SWIFT completed a cross-border corporate treasury transaction using tokenized deposits and SWIFT's blockchain ledger to process a U.S. dollar payment from Melbourne, Australia, to New York, the United States. BHP continued to use its existing ANZ account and banking channels for the transaction, while the tokenized deposits and distributed ledger technology operated in the background. The test focused on how tokenized deposits issued by different banks could achieve interoperability through shared infrastructure and explored round-the-clock cross-border liquidity management. The report did not disclose the transaction amount or subsequent commercial arrangements.
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ANZ, BHP, Citi and SWIFT completed a cross-border corporate treasury transaction using tokenized deposits and the SWIFT blockchain ledger, processing a USD payment from Melbourne to New York. BHP used its existing ANZ account and banking channels, while the tokenized deposits and distributed ledger technology ran in the background; the test focused on how tokenized deposits issued by different banks can interoperate through shared infrastructure and explored around-the-clock cross-border liquidity management.