11,500 Institutions on the Swift Ledger: “More Banks Seek to Join It,” Says Chainlink Chief Nazarov

Chainlink announced on September 28, 2026 that banks can connect their own systems and their key management to Swift's blockchain ledger through the Chainlink platform. That is the short answer to what this is about: an interface between the payments network that already handles your account's international transfers today and a blockchain register. No new product for retail investors comes with it yet. For you as an investor this is interesting for two reasons. First, an announcement like this says something about how seriously traditional institutions take the technology Chainlink is built on. Second, the price of the LINK token has tracked exactly such banking announcements for years, and the token currently costs around $15, a good 15 percent more than a week ago (Coinpaprika, September 29, 2026). What Chainlink and Swift announced on September 28 Swift is the cooperative through whose messaging network banks worldwide exchange payment instructions. The organisation says it connects more than 11,500 institutions and companies in over 200 markets. Since the Sibos banking congress in 2025, Swift has additionally been building a shared blockchain register, the so-called Swift ledg...