Canadian Bank, Ripple and SAP Send First Int’ Blockchain Payment
Canadian bank ATB Financial has collaborated with Ripple and tech firm SAP to send the first international interbank blockchain payment to Germany’s ReiseBank. ATB: Blockchain Success ‘Encouraging To See’. The 1,000 CAD transaction, which was completed in 20 seconds on a platform built in 9 days, represents a first in an industry where more and more....
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San Francisco-based decentralized payment network provider Ripple Labs has announced that German Internet direct bank Fidor is now using the Ripple protocol as part of its transaction infrastructure. With the announcement, Fidor has become the first bank to integrate Ripple's payment protocol, allowing its customers to instantly send money in any currency in any amount through the bank's money transfer products at a lower cost. The move is significant as it will allow Ripple to showcase how its unique open-source approach to payments can be used by banks to replace many of the common....
A collaboration between Canadian financial institution ATB Financial, German software multinational SAP, blockchain startup Ripple Labs and Geman bank ReiseBank AG has demonstrated the potential of blockchain technology, wherein an international payment took 20 seconds as opposed to several working days. German multinational software firm SAP has announced the results of an international cross-border payment using a SAP-developed cloud platform and payment engine while transacting on the Ripple blockchain network. A payment of CAD $1,000 was transferred successfully from Canadian financial....
Ripple Labs made huge waves today, signing the first two U. S. banks to an agreement to use their open-source payment protocol. Two U. S. banks, Cross River Bank in New Jersey and Kansas-based CBW Bank, proclaim their utilization of the Ripple currency protocol. This makes way for an instant transfer system with international transfers at no charge on Ripple's network. "It's a big milestone," said Ripple Labs Chief, Chris Larsen. "We've been working on our enterprise banking strategy for well over a year. It takes quite a while for banks to get going." Ripple's Transaction Protocol (RTXP)....
The company behind the consensus network and currency, Ripple, has announced a new office in Sydney, Australia as part of a push further into the large Asian and Pacific markets. "We are excited to formally unveil a presence in Asia Pacific - an area that has been aggressively pursuing faster payment technologies for both domestic and cross-border payments," said Ripple Labs CEO and co-founder Chris Larsen. According to a Ripple Labs, the expansion is to meet a "growing demand" for the currency's payment services in the region. Unlike Bitcoin, Ripple relies on intermediaries to work as....
Ripple Labs CEO Chris Larsen sent the digital currency community buzzing this week when he tweeted that Ripple Labs is working with Western Union on real-time payment settlements. Many view such a partnership as a sign of Western Union's willingness to become more active in the digital currency space. The partnership also signifies a growing recognition of Ripple Labs' open protocol that lets people send digital currency across the Internet-based distributed network. Ripple Labs signed an agreement in the fall with two U. S. banks (Cross River Bank in New Jersey and Kansas-based CBW Bank)....