Ripple Labs

Banking

Royal Bank of Canada Reveals Blockchain Trial With Ripple

Royal Bank of Canada has revealed it is working on a new proof of concept for distributed ledger-based remittances.

Business  ·  25 February 2016
Banking

Ripple: Distributed Ledger Tech Can Save Banks 42% on Payments

A new Ripple Labs report claims banks using XRP as a bridge currency could save up to 42% on costs today.

Business  ·  23 February 2016
Ripple Labs

Ripple Settles $1 Million Lawsuit With Former Executive and Founder

A months-long legal dispute involving distributed ledger tech startup Ripple and its co-founder Jed McCaleb has come to an end.

Business  ·  12 February 2016
Ethereum

Inside Earthport’s Bid to Push Banks Past Blockchain R&D

CoinDesk looks at how Earthport is adding blockchain technology to existing product lines through its Distributed Ledger Payments Hub.

Tech  ·  8 February 2016
Banking

Japan’s SBI Holdings Teams With Ripple to Launch New Company

SBI Holdings, the financial services business division of Japan’s SBI Group, has announced it is creating a new company with Ripple.

Business  ·  29 January 2016
Ethereum

Microsoft Explores Adding Ripple Tech to Blockchain Toolkit

Microsoft has issued an update to its blockchain toolkit offering, revealing it is exploring how to add Ripple's Interledger protocol.

Tech  ·  8 December 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Sues Social App for $2 Million Over Trademark Infringement

Ripple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Kefi Labs, the makers of a social photo-sharing app called Ripple.

Tech  ·  13 October 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Releases Interledger to Connect Banks and Blockchains

CoinDesk speaks to Ripple about Interledger, its new protocol aimed at connecting bank and blockchain ledgers.

Tech  ·  8 October 2015
Venture Capital

Santander InnoVentures Adds $4 Million to Ripple’s Series A Round

Ripple has received an estimated $4m in funding from Santander InnoVentures, bringing its Series A total to $32m.

Business  ·  6 October 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Labs Taps US Treasury Official for Advisory Board

Blockchain startup Ripple Labs has added a former US Treasury Department official to its board of advisors.

Business  ·  29 July 2015
Ripple Labs

Report Highlights ‘Areas of Concern’ in Ripple Protocol Design

A report commissioned by secretive consulting group R3CEV and authored by bitcoin developer Peter Todd has raised questions about Ripple's technology.

Tech  ·  13 July 2015
UK

RBS Trials Ripple as Part of £3.5 Billion Tech Revamp

RBS confirmed it is undertaking a proof-of-concept with Ripple technology, following a high-profile payments mishap earlier this month.

Business  ·  26 June 2015
Australia

Australian Banks Westpac and ANZ Experiment With Ripple

Two of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks, Westpac Banking Corporation and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, are experimenting with peer-to-peer transfers on the Ripple protocol. The news, revealed by The Australian Financial Review, follows last month’s announcement that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) – another ‘big four’ rival – is trialling the tech for transfers between […]

Business  ·  9 June 2015
Exchanges

Stellar Enters Legal Dispute With Bitstamp, Ripple and Jed McCaleb

Stellar has entered a legal battle over roughly $1m in disputed funds that continues between Ripple Labs and former exec Jed McCaleb.

Business  ·  4 June 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Appoints DTCC’s Former CEO as Advisor

Digital currency startup Ripple Labs has appointed Donald Donahue, former CEO of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) as an advisor to the company. DTCC is the main clearing house for US securities and derivatives, processing more than $1.6 quadrillion in transactions per year. In his role as COO and then CEO, Donahue is […]

Business  ·  1 June 2015