I notice work is ongoing in the development of fast and efficient cross-border monetary transactions. The idea is for the platform to be relatively free of censorship. SWIFT is currently the largest mechanism through which international payments are made. The problem with SWIFT is it can be interrupted, effectively locking out some countries.
https://www.bis.org/about/bisih/topics/cbdc/mcbdc_bridge.htm
The project aims to explore a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform shared among participating central banks and commercial banks, built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable instant cross-border payments and settlement.
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