Ripple

Two new payment firms try out Ripple's cryptocurrency

01/24/18

Plans by IDT and MercuryFX to test XRP for cross-border payments are another vote of confidence for Ripple’s products.

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MoneyGram pilot is important real-world test for Ripple's payments plan

01/11/18

The San Francisco startup behind the cryptocurrency XRP claims it can send money around the world faster, cheaper and with greater transparency.

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CFPB turmoil, Ripple's plans and Equifax: Most read stories of 2017

01/02/18

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dominated three of the top most read stories of last year, while Ripple upstart seized two. Other highlights included our annual Women in Banking package, the aftermath of the Equifax data breach and news of Amazon's possible banking plans.

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Ripple adds Morgan Stanley veteran to board of directors

12/19/17

The blockchain startup continues to pack its board with mainstream finance experts.

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Ripple adds former NYDFS head to board of directors

11/21/17

The digital-currency startup, which markets software to banks, appears keen to signal that it wants to play by the rules.

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Blockchain moves beyond its 'moonshot' phase

11/16/17

Brian Behlendorf, leader of the Linux Foundation's effort to establish standards for blockchain, likens the invention of cryptocurrencies to the moon launch and says banks, open-source developers and others are working to make the underlying technology commercially viable.

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R3 to take on Ripple with cross-border payments blockchain

10/31/17

The bank consortium is going directly after the business of its former partner Ripple in the middle of their legal battle over an option for digital currency worth $1 billion.

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Fed's Powell gives boost to banks in real-time payments race

10/19/17

The Federal Reserve Board governor sketched out a future in which U.S. banks remain at the center of commercial transactions.

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Web’s creator to fintech players: Beware the blockchain Frankenstein

10/17/17

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, exhorted developers to think about unintended consequences, saying he felt guilty over the digital divide and the proliferation of fake news.

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Equifax offers breach details; Bank rally needs validation

10/11/17

Hackers accessed driver’s license data on nearly 11 million people, the company says; the rally in bank shares may sputter out if third-quarter earnings reports disappoint.

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