Garlinghouse argues that SWIFT, despite its long-standing dominance in cross-border payments, is becoming increasingly outdated. He points to its inefficiencies, including higher error rates and slower transaction times, as key drawbacks in today's fast-paced digital economy.
In contrast, Garlinghouse positions XRP as a modern and efficient alternative. He highlights XRP's ability to facilitate faster, more transparent, and cost-effective cross-border transactions. Ripple's technology integrates both liquidity and messaging into a single system, allowing for real-time settlements and reduced fees.
Garlinghouse expresses confidence in XRP's potential to eventually replace SWIFT. He emphasizes that Ripple's solutions offer significant improvements over SWIFT's system, including a drastically lower error rate.