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DBS, Citi cut Singapore-New York transfers from 2 days to minutes

DBS and Citigroup processed their first live weekend transaction sending U.S. dollars from Singapore to New York, using tokenised deposits via the Swift digital ledger, reports said. The banks said the approach reduced cross-border settlement time from up to 2 business days to minutes by avoiding delays from weekends and time zones. No separate cryptocurrency was used. The banks are pitching the capability to corporates including e-commerce and digital services firms.