Just over a month ago Barclays, Credit Suisse, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, HSBC, MUFG, and State Street joined UBS and BNY Mellon in a project to launch a cryptocurrency — the «utility settlement coin» — set for a limited back - end run by 2018. (fortune.com)
As such, it provides yet another way for the back offices of banks to use blockchain to enhance the speed and efficiency of settlement systems, with the utility settlement coin allowing banks to transfer value and assets without having to wait for long periods of time, as is currently the case with traditional methods. (internationalbanker.com)
Swiss global financial company UBS has led an initiative to create a «utility settlement coin» that would represent each major national currency. (tradeready.ca)