[XRP] Ripple Speculation

[MemberBerries]

https://ripple.com/insights/ripplenet-surpasses-200-customers-worldwide/

Ripple, provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced today that 13 new financial institutions have signed up for the company’s payment network, RippleNet. The companies include Euro Exim Bank, SendFriend, JNFX, FTCS, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, Transpaygo, BFC Bahrain, ConnectPay, GMT, WorldCom Finance, Olympia Trust Company, Pontual/USEND and Rendimento. With these additions, there are now more than 200 customers signed up for RippleNet.

JNFX, SendFriend, Transpaygo, FTCS and Euro Exim Bank will leverage the digital asset XRP to source liquidity on-demand when sending payments on behalf of their customers. Using XRP for liquidity when sending a cross-border payment helps financial institutions avoid the hassle of pre-funding accounts in destination currencies. It allows them to make faster, lower cost payments than they can through the traditional correspondent banking system.

For the financial institutions on RippleNet not currently using XRP for liquidity but interested in immediate settlement—such as CIMB or Olympia Trust Company—they are able to leverage Ripple’s technology and modern APIs for faster, lower cost and more transparent payments.

Kaushik Punjani, Director, Euro Exim Bank: “As a leader in trade finance solutions for global corporates and fintechs, we are uniquely placed to offer new payment channels and ways to source liquidity. Our customers—whether big corporates or individual remitters—have historically been restricted from obtaining suitable funds or settling transactions in a cost efficient and timely manner. Working collaboratively with Ripple and selected counterparts, we have designed, tested and are implementing both xCurrent and xRapid in record time, and we look forward to the benefits these will bring our customers.”
David Lighton, Founder, SendFriend: “The existing correspondent banking system is slow, inefficient and costly. SendFriend was founded at MIT with the belief that there must be a better way to send payments. We are excited to partner with Ripple to do just that. Through our partnership, we are bringing our customers a next-generation, blockchain payment solution that leverages XRP to address many of the efficiency and equity problems with existing remittances. For them, that means cheaper and faster payments.”
Ashay Mervyn, Head of Emerging Markets, JNFX: “Payments between countries are beset with inefficiencies—inefficiencies around cost, inefficiencies around speed and inefficiencies around transparency. RippleNet is specifically geared to address these problems. For our customers who range from the largest conglomerates in Africa (with operations and commitments in over 40 countries) to individuals in villages in rural Nigeria, our decision to join RippleNet and utilize their payment solution—including XRP for on-demand liquidity—just makes sense.”
“In 2018, nearly 100 financial institutions joined RippleNet, and we’re now signing two—sometimes three—new customers per week. We also saw a 350 percent increase last year in customers sending live payments, and we’re beginning to see more customers flip the switch and leverage XRP for on-demand liquidity,” said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. “At the end of the day, our goal is to make sure our customers can provide excellent, efficient cross-border payments experiences for their customers, wherever they are in the world.”

[vsyc]

https://ripple.com/insights/ripplenet-surpasses-200-customers-worldwide/

Ripple, provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced today that 13 new financial institutions have signed up for the company’s payment network, RippleNet. The companies include Euro Exim Bank, SendFriend, JNFX, FTCS, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, Transpaygo, BFC Bahrain, ConnectPay, GMT, WorldCom Finance, Olympia Trust Company, Pontual/USEND and Rendimento. With these additions, there are now more than 200 customers signed up for RippleNet.

JNFX, SendFriend, Transpaygo, FTCS and Euro Exim Bank will leverage the digital asset XRP to source liquidity on-demand when sending payments on behalf of their customers. Using XRP for liquidity when sending a cross-border payment helps financial institutions avoid the hassle of pre-funding accounts in destination currencies. It allows them to make faster, lower cost payments than they can through the traditional correspondent banking system.

For the financial institutions on RippleNet not currently using XRP for liquidity but interested in immediate settlement—such as CIMB or Olympia Trust Company—they are able to leverage Ripple’s technology and modern APIs for faster, lower cost and more transparent payments.

Kaushik Punjani, Director, Euro Exim Bank: “As a leader in trade finance solutions for global corporates and fintechs, we are uniquely placed to offer new payment channels and ways to source liquidity. Our customers—whether big corporates or individual remitters—have historically been restricted from obtaining suitable funds or settling transactions in a cost efficient and timely manner. Working collaboratively with Ripple and selected counterparts, we have designed, tested and are implementing both xCurrent and xRapid in record time, and we look forward to the benefits these will bring our customers.”
David Lighton, Founder, SendFriend: “The existing correspondent banking system is slow, inefficient and costly. SendFriend was founded at MIT with the belief that there must be a better way to send payments. We are excited to partner with Ripple to do just that. Through our partnership, we are bringing our customers a next-generation, blockchain payment solution that leverages XRP to address many of the efficiency and equity problems with existing remittances. For them, that means cheaper and faster payments.”
Ashay Mervyn, Head of Emerging Markets, JNFX: “Payments between countries are beset with inefficiencies—inefficiencies around cost, inefficiencies around speed and inefficiencies around transparency. RippleNet is specifically geared to address these problems. For our customers who range from the largest conglomerates in Africa (with operations and commitments in over 40 countries) to individuals in villages in rural Nigeria, our decision to join RippleNet and utilize their payment solution—including XRP for on-demand liquidity—just makes sense.”
“In 2018, nearly 100 financial institutions joined RippleNet, and we’re now signing two—sometimes three—new customers per week. We also saw a 350 percent increase last year in customers sending live payments, and we’re beginning to see more customers flip the switch and leverage XRP for on-demand liquidity,” said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. “At the end of the day, our goal is to make sure our customers can provide excellent, efficient cross-border payments experiences for their customers, wherever they are in the world.”

Congratulation MemberBerries, that was long journey from rippletard to an XRP warrior.

So, how you got unbanned? Donated? Doxed?

[Hodor7777]

Helping Others ... With Our XRP

Blog Location: https://xrpcommunity.blog/helping-others-with-our-xrp/

XRP is being used to donate to charities at a very fast clip using the ultra-easy XRP Tip Bot; I cover these philanthropic efforts along with the latest XRP news in today's blog!

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson confirms he'll re-introduce the Token Taxonomy Act in the new session.

𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announces their new 'Instant International Transfer' service runs on Ripple.

𝐗𝐑𝐏 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: @nixerFFM (Twitter handle) takes a shot at integrating the XRP Tip Bot with Google Assistant; The Good Souls Group (GSG) standardizes their charitable giving and adds an automated Twitter bot; Exxir, the Iranian-based crypto on-ramp, pledges to add XRP support; NFC Walletcard jumps into the crypto ecosystem with support for all secret keys including XRP; and the Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) says it is 'highly likely' that XRP will be supported;

I hope you enjoy the read!

Thanks & Sincerely,
-Hodor


On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hodor/status/1082974445151666177

[Branko]

https://dailyhodl.com/2019/01/10/ripple-backed-payment-platform-sendfriend-launching-in-q1-2019-will-utilize-xrp-for-instant-cross-border-remittances/

Not sure what "backers" on their web page actually means

https://www.sendfriend.io/

[Makkara]

I don't really see any price rise happening in the short term, unfortunately.

However 2019 is just started, as soon as the market recover ripple may get back what has lost quite easily. The strong hands will prevail.

[dr.cheema]

I don't really see any price rise happening in the short term, unfortunately.

However 2019 is just started, as soon as the market recover ripple may get back what has lost quite easily. The strong hands will prevail.

Not so fast mate it's just a beginning of 2019 ripple is not very high right now so best time to pick up XRP.
Market bleeding badly and hope so recover very very soon when whales done with market so buy at every dip.
Especially Ripple standing at 2nd position again. 

[xrpholder1982]

Ripple's fundamentals, as good as they were before the dec 17' run, have become exponentially stronger through 2018.  Even if they just maintain this pace of RippleNet adoption and companies deciding to use XRP in their payment flows than Metcalfe's Law will take shape before Q3 this year.  Once that happens its an avalanche of growth regardless of the market sentiment.  Buy now people, maybe there will be another month or 3 of low prices but when the train leaves this time its not coming back because of all the utility driven demand of XRP in enterprise client's payment flows.  

[MemberBerries]

https://ripple.com/insights/ripplenet-surpasses-200-customers-worldwide/

Ripple, provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced today that 13 new financial institutions have signed up for the company’s payment network, RippleNet. The companies include Euro Exim Bank, SendFriend, JNFX, FTCS, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, Transpaygo, BFC Bahrain, ConnectPay, GMT, WorldCom Finance, Olympia Trust Company, Pontual/USEND and Rendimento. With these additions, there are now more than 200 customers signed up for RippleNet.

JNFX, SendFriend, Transpaygo, FTCS and Euro Exim Bank will leverage the digital asset XRP to source liquidity on-demand when sending payments on behalf of their customers. Using XRP for liquidity when sending a cross-border payment helps financial institutions avoid the hassle of pre-funding accounts in destination currencies. It allows them to make faster, lower cost payments than they can through the traditional correspondent banking system.

For the financial institutions on RippleNet not currently using XRP for liquidity but interested in immediate settlement—such as CIMB or Olympia Trust Company—they are able to leverage Ripple’s technology and modern APIs for faster, lower cost and more transparent payments.

Kaushik Punjani, Director, Euro Exim Bank: “As a leader in trade finance solutions for global corporates and fintechs, we are uniquely placed to offer new payment channels and ways to source liquidity. Our customers—whether big corporates or individual remitters—have historically been restricted from obtaining suitable funds or settling transactions in a cost efficient and timely manner. Working collaboratively with Ripple and selected counterparts, we have designed, tested and are implementing both xCurrent and xRapid in record time, and we look forward to the benefits these will bring our customers.”
David Lighton, Founder, SendFriend: “The existing correspondent banking system is slow, inefficient and costly. SendFriend was founded at MIT with the belief that there must be a better way to send payments. We are excited to partner with Ripple to do just that. Through our partnership, we are bringing our customers a next-generation, blockchain payment solution that leverages XRP to address many of the efficiency and equity problems with existing remittances. For them, that means cheaper and faster payments.”
Ashay Mervyn, Head of Emerging Markets, JNFX: “Payments between countries are beset with inefficiencies—inefficiencies around cost, inefficiencies around speed and inefficiencies around transparency. RippleNet is specifically geared to address these problems. For our customers who range from the largest conglomerates in Africa (with operations and commitments in over 40 countries) to individuals in villages in rural Nigeria, our decision to join RippleNet and utilize their payment solution—including XRP for on-demand liquidity—just makes sense.”
“In 2018, nearly 100 financial institutions joined RippleNet, and we’re now signing two—sometimes three—new customers per week. We also saw a 350 percent increase last year in customers sending live payments, and we’re beginning to see more customers flip the switch and leverage XRP for on-demand liquidity,” said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. “At the end of the day, our goal is to make sure our customers can provide excellent, efficient cross-border payments experiences for their customers, wherever they are in the world.”

Congratulation MemberBerries, that was long journey from rippletard to an XRP warrior.

So, how you got unbanned? Donated? Doxed?

I paid a bribe 

[Hodor7777]

Proof-of-Work Crypto Will Be Left Behind

Blog Location: https://xrpcommunity.blog/proof-of-work-cryptos-will-be-left-behind/

In today's blog I describe the reasons why proof-of-work crypto is headed for a museum, and discuss news affecting XRP!  

𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Ripple announces twelve new customers, including five new xRapid partners; The Paris Fintech Forum is promoting a panel discussion on January 30th with both Brad Garlinghouse and the former CEO of SWIFT; and SendFriend's CEO, David Lighton, provides insight into their plans for xRapid.  

𝐗𝐑𝐏 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: WietseWind announces the formation of a new company with three founders, including himself, and calls it XRPL Labs; XRPL Labs adds an option to the XRP Tip Bot to enable recurring daily, weekly, or monthly tips; Bithomp publishes a new API to capture and share rich XRP Wallet information for organization wallets; and GB Exchange (GBX) decides to list XRP;

I hope you enjoy the read!

Thanks & Sincerely,
-Hodor


On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hodor/status/1084423666081976320

[RivAngE]

For those who don't know or are lost with the many different platforms Ripple offers, xRapid is the one which uses XRP and the most interested one for us who lurk in these forums!

[Makkara]

For those who don't know or are lost with the many different platforms Ripple offers, xRapid is the one which uses XRP and the most interested one for us who lurk in these forums!

There is also coil which is interesting and is not talked much about i reckon. It's still in its infancy but it may compete with the big boys in the close future. 

[alarsincoin]

I recently bought this coin. It seems to me that now is a good time to invest. But I can’t be completely sure of my choice.

[elcoblast]

I don't really see any price rise happening in the short term, unfortunately.

However 2019 is just started, as soon as the market recover ripple may get back what has lost quite easily. The strong hands will prevail.

for now the new year is just started in 2 weeks, and i think is too difficult for some altcoin growing up, need more times to see a big change in the market, maybe in the Q1 or in middle 2019

[Hodor7777]

XRP: By the Numbers

Blog Location: https://xrpcommunity.blog/xrp-by-the-numbers-2/

If you're a 'numbers person,' you are in luck: Today's blog is all about the key statistics of XRP!

I hope you enjoy the read!

Thanks & Sincerely,
-Hodor


On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hodor/status/1085875464231636992

[Makkara]

XRP: By the Numbers

Blog Location: https://xrpcommunity.blog/xrp-by-the-numbers-2/

If you're a 'numbers person,' you are in luck: Today's blog is all about the key statistics of XRP!

I hope you enjoy the read!

Thanks & Sincerely,
-Hodor


On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hodor/status/1085875464231636992

Nice article 

Those numbers looks good to start with and since one bank already joined xRapid some other will follow if there is going to be a good outcome.

One thing i was wondering is why ripple never pushed for extending their token support, it could be much better than it is now.

[dr.cheema]

I don't really see any price rise happening in the short term, unfortunately.

However 2019 is just started, as soon as the market recover ripple may get back what has lost quite easily. The strong hands will prevail.

Yeah you are right we are not seeing any up spikes even market is still red sign, it's just a beginning of 2019.
We are still waiting for bull run but there is no latest news that trigger the bull run, there is only predictions about prices but predictions gone wrong.
Weak hands will sell at this point but strong hands will buy more at this point as you said.

[yanesna3]

Better choose any other good cryptocurrency and buy it. Ripple is not the best choice. I do not understand still why so many people invest in it.

[fakegurutu]

ripple has a shot against ethereum but i doubt ethereum will fully goes down because maybe the whales out there were just toying with all the crypto people around. But, honestly speaking, ripple has a future and will always be behind bitcoin in the long run.

[MemberBerries]

Better choose any other good cryptocurrency and buy it. Ripple is not the best choice. I do not understand still why so many people invest in it.

But xrp is the only one that got recognised by central banks amd governments around the world...

Please Buy muh eferium or buttcorn

[RivAngE]

Better choose any other good cryptocurrency and buy it. Ripple is not the best choice. I do not understand still why so many people invest in it.

Okay, which and why?

Which coin is being deflated while time passes instead of inflating?
Which coin has a stronger and more experienced dev team support than XRP?
Which coin is faster than XRP?
Which coin is cheaper than XRP?
Which coin has significantly more liquidity than XRP?
Which coin has more collaborations around the world?

Sure, if you ABSOLUTELY want a decentralised network which is driven by community developers you have some good choices.
But then you probably have to deal with the price manipulation from the whales, depending on the coin.

So... which is the "any other good cryptoccurency"?