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Ripple takes fright at Congressional pushback on digital currencies

In the face of a Congressional onslaught against facebook and its putative digital currency Libra, Ripple chiefs Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen have penned an open letter to lawmakers urging them not to paint all fiat alternatives with the same brush.

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Ripple buys stake in MoneyGram

Ripple has agreed to invest up to $50 million in MoneyGram as part of a two-year partnership that will see the old-school money transfer player tap the blockchain startup's XRP digital currency for cross-border payment and foreign exchange settlement.

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Ripple launches in Brazil

Ripple is looking to expand its footprint in Latin America, launching operations in Brazil and bringing in former American Express and Banco Bradesco exective Luiz Antonio Sacco as managing director.

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Big banks back new international blockchain alliance

Barclays, BBVA, Deutsche Boerse and Swift are among the financial services sector names to join a new collective promoting the development of a global framework for the development and adoption of distributed ledger technology.

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DLT ready to drive widespread disruption in cross-border payments

The cross-border payments industry is "ripe for disruption", with distributed ledger technologies leading the charge, according to a blog post published by the World Bank.

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Barclays, Ripple and Mastercard Foundation join SendFriend financing round

Barclays, the Mastercard Foundation and Ripple have joined in a $1.7 million funding round for overseas remittance startup SendFriend.

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Currencies Direct switches on xCurrent from Ripple for Indian remittances

Currencies Direct is to open a new real-time cross-border remittance corridor to India using Ripple's xCurrent payment protocol.

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R3 and Ripple play nice as new Corda app supports XRP

Distributed ledger technology outfit R3 has launched a universal settler application to facilitate payments on its Corda platform, with rival Ripple's XRP the first cryptocurrency to be supported.

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Singapore Fintech Fest showcases innovations in payments

The Singapore Fintech Festival yesterday played host to a quartet of distinct cross-border and digital currency payment initiatives, drawing in United Overseas bank, Grab, Ripple and the country's central bank.

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MUFG and Banco Bradesco team on Ripple-based cross-border payments

Japan's MUFG Bank and Brazil's Banco Bradesco are teaming up to develop a cross-border payments service based on distributed ledger technology from Ripple.

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Moneynetint signs on with Ripple

UK e-money outfit Moneynetint has become the latest firm to sign up for Ripple's blockchain-based instant payments rails.

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SBI Ripple Asia MoneyTap goes live

MoneyTap, a DLT-based payment app developed by SBI and Ripple has gone live in Japan.