{
  "id": 5090517,
  "title": "First Abu Dhabi Bank tests 24/7 cross-border payments with Citi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/first-abu-dhabi-bank-tests-24-7-cross-border-payments-with-citi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:17:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/banking/first-abu-dhabi-bank-tests-247-cross-border-payments-with-citi-1.500660520"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has completed live US dollar transactions with Citi using tokenised bank deposits, as banks test technology that could allow cross-border payments to operate around the clock. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. The transactions were completed as part of Swift’s Ledger Minimum Viable Product (MVP). FAB said it is…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}