UBRI Welcomes First University Partners in Africa, UAE and Iceland, Drives CBDC Research Forward
Today, Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI)—the leading university blockchain accelerator program—welcomes the University of Capetown, Reykjavik University, and New York University Abu Dhabi (NYU Abu Dhabi) to solve key…
Read More »The Global Shift to Explore CBDCs
Unsurprisingly, the pandemic has driven many of us to rely on digital forms of payments over cash. In fact, 25% of US consumers use less cash now than before March…
Read More »CBDCs and Interoperability: Bridging the Gap in Innovation
Central Banks will play a critical role in the new, modern global financial infrastructure that blockchain technologies will undoubtedly underpin. Central Bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are an important development for…
Read More »The Growing Remittance Market in Asia-Pacific: 2020 Global Payment Opportunities
More remitters than ever are sending money home to their loved ones. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region alone, the World Bank reported a 12% growth in remittance flows in 2018—and…
Read More »Blockchain in Payments Report 2020: From Adoption To Growth
For the third straight year, Ripple is excited to share its annual Blockchain in Payments Report—a comprehensive look into the fintech industry and blockchain’s increasing role in payments. This year’s…
Read More »Mercy Corps: Leveraging the Potential of Fintech To Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets
Among the founding ideas for Ripple is to expand global financial inclusion for everyone—not just those in wealthy nations. The existing financial system is antiquated, broken and poorly designed to…
Read More »Venture Capital Valuation of Startups is Broken
TokenMarket’s Head of Research, Jay Pazos, describes his internal scoring matrix to determine the overall effectiveness that VCs have when valuing startups. Read more Opinion pieces here. Many businesses face…
Read More »The TokenMarket STO is Now Open!
We are pleased to announce that our security token offering (STO) is now open to private and everyday investors! Read more on this exciting news below. To read more TokenMarket…
Read More »136% Raised and Counting: TokenMarket is Overfunding in Under 48 Hours
In less than two days TokenMarket has overachieved it’s initial goal, hitting 136% as of Wednesday morning. However, there is still time to invest! Read more TokenMarket Updates here. TokenMarket,…
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