Ripple Appoints DTCC's Former CEO as Advisor

Image via Stanford University. San Francisco-based Ripple Labs, the startup behind the digital payment network Ripple, has appointed a former US State Department official as an advisor. Speaking about her new role, Anja Manuel said she was excited to build on Ripple's "impressive momentum" and looking forward to help it gain international traction. "Ripple is uniquely designed to lower both the costs and risks inherent to domestic and cross-border payment systems," she added. The former US State Department official said: "It has the potential to expand the global economy through increased....

Ripple Labs, the creators and developers of the Ripple network, have appointed Donald Donahue, former CEO of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), as an adviser. The new addition to the advisory board comes amid the digital currency startup's efforts to push adoption of the Ripple payment network onto banks and financial institutions. DTCC is one of the largest clearing houses of securities and derivatives in the United States, processing $1.6 quadrillion worth of transactions last year. It is also one of the largest clearing houses in the world. "I'm very interested in the....

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Ripple Labs has named a former economic advisor to both former President Bill Clinton and current President Barack Obama to its board of directors. Gene Sperling served as director of the National Economic Council during the Clinton years. He was later made head of the economic advisory group under Obama after serving as an advisor to then-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. He resigned from the directorship of the NEC in March of last year. In a statement, Sperling said that he looks forward to helping promote the Ripple network on a broader scale, noting: "I am excited to join Ripple....