Settlement risk mitigation involves strategies and procedures designed to reduce the potential for loss during the final exchange of assets in a transaction. In digital asset transactions, this includes employing technologies like atomic swaps, instant settlement protocols, or smart contracts that ensure both parties fulfill their obligations simultaneously or that neither party loses assets if the transaction fails. The objective is to eliminate or significantly lessen the exposure to counterparty risk, where one party delivers an asset but does not receive the expected counter-asset. This enhances transactional integrity and confidence.
Context
Settlement risk mitigation is a critical area of focus in both traditional finance and the digital asset space, frequently discussed in news related to payment system innovations and cross-border transactions. Developments in blockchain technology and decentralized finance offer new avenues for achieving real-time or near-instantaneous settlement, thereby reducing risk. The ongoing pursuit involves creating more efficient and secure settlement infrastructures for global financial markets.
The hybrid DLT model leverages Swift’s existing messaging standard with blockchain-native atomic settlement to eliminate counterparty risk in cross-currency flows.
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