Ripple

Banking

Blockchain-Shy Bank of America Quietly Pilots Ripple Technology

Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, has discreetly tested out Ripple’s distributed ledger technology – and may be planning to do more with it.

Business  ·  17 October 2019
XRP

Ripple Invests $750,000 to Bring XRP to Crypto Wallet BRD

Mobile wallet provider BRD plans to add XRP support to its iOS and Android apps.

Markets  ·  11 October 2019
Blockchain

Bank of America Is Now Hiring in Blockchain, Not Just Filing Patents

The second-largest U.S. bank has begun hiring for blockchain positions.

Business  ·  11 October 2019
Ripple

Samsung Working With Ripple Partner Finablr on International Payments

Samsung is dipping a toe into blockchain-based remittances thanks to a partnership with Finablr.

Markets  ·  10 October 2019
Ripple

Ripple Extends Banking Network With Finastra Partnership

Ripple's partnership with banking services firm Finastra will boost each company's capacity for cross-border payments.

Markets  ·  10 October 2019
Chainalysis

Ripple’s Xpring Launches Crypto, Fiat Payments That Integrate Into Any App

Xpring says its tech uses XRP ledger to make it possible for developers to integrate payments into any application.

Business  ·  2 October 2019
Exchanges

Ripple Expands Into Iceland With Acquisition of Crypto Trading Firm

Ripple is acquiring its way into Iceland, adding a team of six engineers to focus on integrations with partner crypto exchanges.

Business  ·  30 September 2019
DeFi

Ripple’s Xpring Looks to Build XRP DeFi Products With New Acquisition

Nine Logos engineers are joining Xpring to develop DeFi products based on XRP.

Business  ·  27 September 2019
Lawsuits

Ripple Avoids Securities Question in Motion to Dismiss XRP Lawsuit

Ripple avoided arguments over whether XRP is a security in its new motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 September 2019
Ripple

Ripple Hires Legal Expert Behind Token Taxonomy Act

Blockchain payments tech provider Ripple has hired a former political adviser to assist its advocacy efforts with lawmakers in Washington, D.C.

Markets  ·  4 September 2019
Crime

Crypto Sleuthing Firm Elliptic Raises $23 Million in Fundraise Led by SBI

Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic has raised $23 million in Series B round led by Tokyo-based financial institution (and XRP holder) SBI.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 September 2019
XRP

SBI Holdings Subsidiary Will Pay a Shareholder Dividend in XRP

SBI Holdings, the investment arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, will pay out dividends in the third largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, XRP.

Markets  ·  29 August 2019
Ripple

Ripple Partnership Provides New Payment Rail for UK Remittance Firm

Ripple's newest partnership will enable UK remittance firm, Xendpay, to move money to Southeast Asia in real time.

Markets  ·  22 August 2019
Venture Capital

Ripple to Give Away 1 Billion XRP in Massive Bid to Fund Online Content

Ripple is making a major investment in Coil, a media platform that pays content creators XRP.

Business  ·  15 August 2019
Lawsuits

SEC Guidance Gives Ammo to Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is Unregistered Security

Investors suing Ripple have started citing the SEC’s token guidance to back their claim that XRP is an unregistered security.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 August 2019