[Swift launches public beta of interconnection solutions. Three global central banks and monetary authorities join the public beta] Golden Finance reported that it was learned from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) that Swift’s groundbreaking work on central bank digital currency (CBDC) interactivity has entered a new stage. At this stage, three central banks and monetary authorities, including the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), are conducting public beta testing of their innovative solutions for interconnecting CBDCs. 30 financial institutions are also piloting the solution in a new sandbox environment to explore further use cases. (Shanghai Securities News)