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Across Latin America, a fragmented payments landscape has resulted in low interoperability, often leading to high fees for both senders and receivers of payments. Regulators in the region are working — with varying progress and approaches — to enable real-time payment options that foster greater interoperability, increase financial inclusion, generate revenue for banks and businesses

Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, are creating tremendous opportunities for creators and collectors of art, memorabilia, and other digital assets. Since the initial launch of Ripple’s Creator Fund, we have seen incredible momentum and exciting NFT use cases come to life on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Creators like Justin Bua, xPunks, and Sebring Revolution continue to

In our recent survey of over 1,600 financial leaders across 22 countries, we uncovered some pretty astounding insights: A whopping 85% of payment leaders at financial institutions globally think their country will launch a digital currency in the next four years.  If these last two years in a pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that

We recently surveyed over 1,600 financial leaders across 22 countries and discovered that 37% of senior financial institution executives around the globe consider both “financial inclusion” and “greater access to credit” as the largest potential breakthroughs for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). This echoes the stated goals of many countries and central banks that are

It’s March Madness. Three weeks, 136 teams, and two college basketball championships. While there is no shortage of talent and promise on the court, it’s often the proven programs with the most experienced, seasoned coaches and practiced players that are the odds-on favorites. The same is true in crypto. There is a lot of hype

For many of us in the industry, it comes as no surprise that tech and finance are heavily male-dominated. Many fintechs are intersecting with blockchain and crypto — two other predominantly male spaces — which further widens the gap. But women in blockchain have persevered and are paving the way for future generations to confidently

[embedded content] In this edition of The Ripple Drop, we take a deep dive into liquidity. RippleNet General Manager Asheesh Birla joins us to explain how crypto liquidity works, why it’s important, and the roles On-Demand Liquidity and Ripple Liquidity Hub will play in driving its growth.  Rising Crypto Liquidity  Asheesh tracks the growth in

To borrow a line from the film Spinal Tap, the volume on crypto has been turned up to eleven.  The financial industry continues its march towards crypto with Worldpay’s recent announcement that it will expand merchant adoption of cryptocurrency with “pay by crypto” options. Binance also just revealed plans for a new payments processor enabling

Digital Assets in Korea: A Policy Approach to Smart Regulation The emergence of blockchain technology and digital assets is transforming the global financial landscape into a more accessible, transparent, fair and efficient system. This transformation has resulted in the development of new use cases and the opening up of new markets, providing innovative pathways for

The blockchain industry saw some big changes last year, brought on by a maturing crypto landscape and the development of innovative new technologies. Ripple set out to better understand and further analyze this rapid evolution through both primary and secondary research.  Our work included surveying more than 2,000 global financial institutions, business, individuals and developers

Countries across Asia Pacific have become global leaders at delivering instant payments through digital banking solutions. Their experimentation and innovation around alternative payment rails to better facilitate both cross-border and domestic instant payments serves to bolster the region’s growing stature and leadership across the payments sector. In recent years, APAC has grown to dominate the

Enabling a Global NFT Creator Community on XRPL Non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) and their creators are making waves across industries. From art and music, to real estate and gaming, there is not a market that will be untouched by NFTs as the underlying blockchain technology—and its myriad use cases—continue to gain momentum.  In an effort

[embedded content] Yana Novikova is on a mission to solve complex problems before they actually become problems. In her seven years at Ripple, Yana has approached every challenge with the determination to find clarity in complexity by using her wealth of experience and industry knowledge.  She started her career at Ripple as one of the

The most enduring headline from the Beijing Winter Olympics may have nothing to do with medal counts or inspiring pursuits of athletic excellence. Instead, it could be a milestone from the latest real-world pilot of China’s digital currency, which was used to make more than 2 million yuan ($315,761 USD) in payments per day at

Crypto continues to move towards mainstream adoption, with more enterprise blockchain applications leveraging cryptocurrencies and other digital assets for operational and transactional purposes. To fully realize this shift, both financial institutions and businesses will have to more wholly embrace the technology by first gaining a better understanding of crypto utility. How Are Enterprises Engaging With

There’s a reason why decentralized currencies are more than just a buzzword. With the shift toward a fully interoperable global digital economy, financial institutions have the opportunity to become more competitive in today’s modern landscape and to better serve their customers. One exciting example of this is Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), where central banks