Ripple’s blockchain based global settlements network launched its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) in June of last year. Ripple is collaborating with leading universities around the world to support and accelerate academic research, technical development and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments. Ripple’s university partnerships team is working with…

Back in June of this year (2019) we covered a story on how Paypal’s XOOM service has signed a deal with Euronet Worldwide subsidiary Ria, which will offer Xoom customers cash pickup services “at more than 150,000 of Ria’s international network locations,” according to a statement. Ria’s network includes approximately…

WOW. After SWELL 2019 came to an end Ripple made its way over to a meet up in Japan.  And boy did the news keep on rolling.  Warren Paul Anderson who is the product manager at Ripple dropped a major bomb.  Warren Paul stated that Xpring is focused on the…

Swell 2019 is officially over and what a great event it was.  One of the last meetings was between the CEO of MoneyGram Alex Holme and the CEO of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. What we already knew that MoneyGram was currently moving 10% of its transaction volume through ODL between…