Chainlink: Bottomline launches Global Pay Connect linking Swift rails to blockchains via CCIP - 17 Sep 2026
Bottomline announces the launch of Global Pay Connect, an onchain payment connectivity platform for 600+ banks. The platform uses Chainlink CCIP and CRE to connect Swift payment messaging to blockchain networks without replatforming, placing Chainlink infrastructure inside existing bank payment rails that move over $16 trillion annually.The mechanism is direct: Swift messaging stays in place, and CCIP plus CRE translate those flows into cross-chain transactions. For 600+ banks handling over $16 trillion a year, institutional payment flow now runs through Chainlink's cross-chain infrastructure at stated top-tier Swift scale, giving LINK a defined role in bank payment connectivity. One limitation is that the pace of adoption among the connected banks is not specified, so realized throughput depends on individual bank rollouts.NEW: Bottomline, a top-three Swift service provider moving $16+ trillion in payments annually, has launched Global Pay Connect, a new onchain payment connectivity platform for 600+ banks powered by Chainlink. and Chainlink are now giving financial institutions a…