XRP Lawsuit Wins Don’t Equal ‘Resilience’, Says SWIFT Executive

End of Road for XRP? Ripple vs SWIFT Debate Escalates on Settlement Rails

Tom Zschach, the Chief Innovation Officer at SWIFT, has once again stirred a fresh debate by attacking Ripple’s XRP settlement rails. Zschach stated that banks are unlikely to adopt XRP, noting they would instead favor their own payment rails, tokenized deposits, or regulated stablecoins. Market analysts debate whether this means the end of the road The post End of Road for XRP? Ripple vs SWIFT Debate Escalates on Settlement Rails appeared first…

Banks Won’t Trust Ripple And XRP, SWIFT CIO Says

Ripple and XRP were thrust into the spotlight after SWIFT chief innovation officer (CIO) Tom Zschach delivered a pointed critique on LinkedIn—widely read as a jab at the company and its XRP token—over what actually constitutes “resilience” for banks and how institutional trust is earned. The exchange began under a comment praising Ripple’s regulatory endurance, where Zschach countered bluntly: “Surviving lawsuits isn’t resilience. Neutral, share…

SWIFT Executive Criticizes XRP, Says Beating Lawsuit Doesn’t Prove Resilience

Tom Zschach, SWIFT’s Chief Innovation Officer, recently caused a stir by saying that Ripple’s XRP doesn’t show durability through its judicial successes. Zschach said, “Surviving lawsuits isn’t resilience,” in response to a blockchain supporter who called XRP “battle-hardened” after it had been under SEC examination for almost five years.  He emphasized that the real strength of blockchain systems lies in having shared standards and a fair archi…

Now That XRP is Dead, What’s Next? Swift Executive Calls Ripple a Dead Chain Walking

XRP price and DeFi activity are under fire again, with Swift’s Chief Innovation Officer Tom Zschach, calling Ripple a ‘dead chain walking’ “Surviving lawsuits isn’t resilience. Neutral, shared governance is,” Zschach wrote in a LinkedIn post. “ He continued: “Institutions don’t want to live on a competitor’s rails. Compliance isn’t about one company convincing regulators it should be allowed to operate. It’s about an entire industry agreeing on …