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Ripple On-Demand Liquidity Corridor Opens Between Japan and Philippines

It marks a significant step for Ripple looking to cut in a slice of the $1.8 billion in yearly remittances from Japan to the Philippines.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:32 p.m. Published Jul 28, 2021, 7:01 a.m. 1 min read
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Ripple is looking to tap the almost $2 billion a year remittance market between Japan and the Philippines through the use of its on-demand liquidity (ODL) service.

  • Japan's money transfer provider SBI Remit is linking arms with Philippines mobile payments service Coins.ph and crypto exchange SBI VC Trade to open up a remittance corridor between the two countries, Ripple announced in a blog post on Wednesday.
  • It marks a significant step for Ripple looking to get a cut of the $1.8 billion in yearly remittances from Japan to the Philippines.
  • ODL via Ripple’s RippleNet cross-border payment service allows companies to transfer funds from one fiat currency to XRP and from XRP to another currency.
  • The move follows on from Ripple's expansion in Asia after acquiring a 40% stake in cross-border payments firm Tranglo in March.

Read more: Ripple Acquires 40% Stake in Asia Remittance Payments Firm Tranglo

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