'Japan Megabanks To Tap Blockchain And SWIFT For Instant Trade Payments; Cross-Border Settlement System Aims To Slash Transaction Costs For Businesses' - Nikkei Asia
'Japan Megabanks To Tap Blockchain And SWIFT For Instant Trade Payments; Cross-Border Settlement System Aims To Slash Transaction Costs For Businesses' - Nikkei Asia
《日经亚洲》：日本四大银行将利用区块链和SWIFt进行即时交易支付；跨境结算系统旨在为企业降低交易成本。
TOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks are working on a framework for instant international payments that uses blockchain technology on top of existing payment infrastructure, eyeing commercial use next year, Nikkei has learned.
东京——日经新闻获悉，日本的三家大型银行正在制定即时国际支付框架，该框架在现有支付基础设施的基础上使用区块链技术，着眼于明年的商业用途。
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will begin trials as early as this fall with more than 10 other lenders in Japan and overseas. The banks envision the setup as being mainly for transactions between companies, such as trade settlement, with the possibility of consumer usage in the future.
三菱日联金融集团、瑞穗金融集团和三井住友金融集团最早将于今年秋天开始与日本和海外其他10多家贷款机构进行试验。银行设想这种设置主要用于公司之间的交易，例如贸易结算，将来有可能由消费者使用。