SWIFT’s CBDC pilot test shows promising results for cross-border payment

On March 9, SWIFT, the global interbank messaging platform, released a statement announcing positive outcomes from their pilot test connecting various Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The enco...

Swift’s phase two CBDC pilot program takes flight

Swift’s phase two CBDC pilot program is set to revolutionize cross-border payments by exploring the potential benefits and challenges of integrating digital currencies with Swift’s platform. Swift, th...

Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well,’ ‘Good Night Oppy,’ Robert Downey Jr. Doc

Topline The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday its shortlist for Oscars nominations for 10 categories—amid the prominent snubs wereTaylor Swift, the well-liked documentary...

Is Ripple Ready? SWIFT’s Latest Innovation Targets 500 Banks in 120 Countries

SWIFT, the global financial messaging services company, unveiled the SWIFT Go service in July last year, entering market competition with Ripple in low-value cross-border payments. At the time, only s...

Copyright Lawsuit Over Taylor Swift’s Song ‘Shake It Off’ Dropped Before Heading To Trial

Topline A copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift was dropped Monday after five years, ending a long-running dispute alleging one of Taylor Swift’s most popular songs—2014’s “Shake It Up”—was lyrically...

FTX Reportedly Pursued $100 Million To Sponsor Taylor Swift’s Tour

Topline Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX reached “late stages” of negotiating a $100 million sponsorship deal with Taylor Swift before they ended last spring, according to the Financial Times. ...

‘Anti-Hero’ Surpasses ‘Shake It Off’ As Taylor Swift’s Second-Longest-Running Billboard Hit

Topline Taylor Swift’s single “Anti-Hero” spent a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking her second-longest reign atop the chart, surpassing her 2014 hit “Shake It Off.” Taylor Sw...

SWIFT’s New Blockchain Pilot Project Aims to Drive Efficiency Around Corporate Events

Leading secure financial messaging system SWIFT is testing out blockchain in a pilot project with fintech company Symbiont Inc. Previously, SWIFT explored ways how to enter the central bank digital cu...

Man Arrested For Trespassing At Taylor Swift’s Manhattan Apartment Building

Topline A man was arrested Friday night on stalking charges after he allegedly yelled over an intercom at Taylor Swift’s Manhattan apartment, harassing the singer and eventually breaking into the apar...

Taylor Swift’s Label Buys Bored Ape NFT

Alex Dovbnya The newly acquired NFT will lead the band of virtual apes that was initially launched in November Universal Music Group, the record label behind such megastars as Taylor Swift and Drake, ...