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Ripple touts private version of XRP ledger as CBDC problem-solver

Ripple is piloting a private version of its public, open-source XRP Ledger for central bank-backed digital currency issuance.

04 March 2021

News/people

SETL hires former Swift and Ripple exec Marjan Delatinne

Blockchain settlement and payment infrastructure provider SETL has hired former Ripple executive Marjan Delatinne to lead its payments business.

25 February 2021

News/crypto

MoneyGram suspends Ripple pact over SEC suit

MoneyGram has suspended trading on Ripple's platform over concerns about the latter's litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

22 February 2021

Company announcement/sustainable

Ripple pledges to achieve carbon net-zero by 2030

The world is in the midst of a global climate crisis—one that is impossible to ignore. To avert the worst-case climate scenarios, countries around the world have committed to reach carbon net-zero by 2050.

05 February 2021

News/crypto

Ripple formally responds to SEC lawsuit

Ripple has accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of distorting the facts about the status of its cryptocurrency XRP in its first formal response to a regulatory lawsuit filed in December.

01 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

Abu Dhabi's LuLu Exchange opens remittance corridor to India with Federal Bank and Ripple

In a boost to UAE’s cross-border payments sector, LuLu Exchange – a leading Abu Dhabi based financial services provider, has partnered with Federal Bank and Ripple – the leading provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for global payments, to enhance real-time payments made into the Indian corridor.

28 January 2021

News/inclusion

Ripple creates Malaysia-Bangladesh remittance corridor

Ripple has signed a deal with Malaysia's Mobile Money and Bangladesh's bKash to power a wallet-to-wallet remittance corridor between the two countries.

15 January 2021

News/crypto

Former Ripple CTO can't remember a password that would unlock a fortune in bitcoin

The former chief technology officer of Ripple Labs has just two more password attempts to lay his hands on $240 million in bitcoin that has been locked in an IronKey hard-drive for over a decade.

13 January 2021

News/crypto

Ripple awaiting XRP enforcement action

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is gearing up to take enforcement action against Ripple and its digital asset XRP.

22 December 2020

Company announcement/people

Former JPMorgan Chase chief regulatory affairs officer Sandie O’Connor joins Ripple

Today, Ripple is thrilled to announce that Sandie O’Connor is joining its Board of Directors.

16 December 2020

Finextra TV/crypto

How Ripple is boosting education around blockchain and crypto

We speak with Ken Weber, Head of Social Impact at Ripple, regarding the significant work the software company is undertaking in partnership with academic institutions and bodies such as the UBRI and University College London to boost education around blockchain and crypto. Weber also addresses the work being carried out by the firm’s Ripple Impact initiative, which works to further financial inclusion and sustainability across the globe.

12 November 2020

News/payments

Ripple invests in Money Tap

Ripple has invested in Money Tap, the P2P cash transfer app operated by a consortium of Japanese financial institutions.

03 November 2020