Axis, one of India’s top five banks will use JP Morgan‘s Kinexys Digital Payments (formerly JPM Coin) for cross border payments. Swift payments are invariably constrained by differences in bank opening hours, whereas JP Morgan’s blockchain-based bank accounts are available for 24/7 instant payments.
This is particularly important for large corporates with subsidiaries spread around the world. It means they can send and receive funds instantly, rather than needing to keep buffers of cash to allow for timing differences. Additionally, the solution supports programmable payments.
“We are excited to work with Kinexys by J.P. Morgan to deliver a first in the market – 24/7 programmable USD clearing capability for our Institutional and Commercial Banking clients for their cross-border payments, out of GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tech City),” said Neeraj Gambhir, Group Executive & Head- Treasury, Markets & Wholesale Banking Products.”
“With this collaboration, we are bringing significant value to our clients through streamlining payments, unlocking liquidity and above all, adding further optionality on cross-border payments, utilizing blockchain-based payment rails that are fit for growth.”
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