**[Bottomline Integrates Chainlink to Provide Blockchain Settlement for Over 600 Banks, Processing Over $16 Trillion Annually]** Odaily Planet Daily News: SWIFT service provider Bottomline has announced a partnership with blockchain infrastructure project Chainlink to enable blockchain-based cross-border settlements for its network of over 600 banking clients. Bottomline processes over $16 trillion in payments annually and serves 1,200 financial institutions and 10,000 enterprises. Through this integration, banks can continue using the ISO 20022 standard to send payment instructions, which will be connected to blockchain settlements via Chainlink infrastructure. Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) facilitates the transfer of tokenized value across different blockchain networks, while Chainlink's Runtime Environment (CRE) handles payment workflows, transaction routing, and operational change coordination. Since July 2023, CCIP has been recording mainnet activity and is now connected to over 60 blockchain networks. Chainlink's Project Pangea has already reached more than 50 banking institutions in Europe and South Korea, with participants collectively managing assets exceeding $10 trillion. The project's goals include achieving T+0 settlement for foreign exchange transactions. (Bitcoin.com News)