Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 122 | Page 36

FEATURE: BLOCKCHAIN

CLINGING TO LEGACY RAILS IS A FAST TRACK TO OBSOLESCENCE.

This is where Swift stands today. Real-time payments and stablecoins are no longer experiments but part of the plumbing of finance. In this environment, clinging to legacy rails is a fast track to obsolescence.
Even traditional payment giants have come to the party. Visa, for example, has partnered with Yellow Card to expand stablecoin-powered payments
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