payments
Ripple Is Making It Easier for Customers to Integrate XRP. So Far, They Aren't
Ripple's new version of xCurrent offers easier integration with xRapid, the product that leverages XRP. But so far, clients aren't taking the plunge.
Free Software Messiah Richard Stallman: We Can Do Better Than Bitcoin
Richard Stallman, founder of the free software movement, is building a privacy-focused cryptographic payments system, but says it's not a cryptocurrency.
Lightning-Powered Blog Sees 20,000 Bitcoin Micropayments in 7 Months
The Lightning Network is already powering a real blogging platform with bitcoin micropayments.
Malaysian Banking Group CIMB Taps Ripple for Blockchain Remittances
Malaysian banking group CIMB has joined Ripple’s blockchain-based payments network, RippleNet, seeking faster cross-border payments.
Australia's CSIRO, CommBank Complete 'Smart Money' Blockchain Trial
Australia's federal science agency CSIRO and CommBank have trialed a blockchain payments prototype they say could save "hundreds of millions" a year.
Firm Owned by India's Richest Man Turns to Blockchain for Trade Finance
Reliance Industries – owned by India's richest person, Mukesh Ambani – has used blockchain to conduct its first trade finance transaction.
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen Is Now a Bitcoin Owner
A member of the crypto community has gifted former Fed chair Janet Yellen some bitcoin in response to her negative comments on the cryptocurrency.
Promise: A Startup Based on an Anonymous Paper Plans to Replace ACH
With $47 trillion flowing through it every year, ACH is a juicy target for blockchain disruption. Can a new startup called Promise pull it off?
The New Effort to Get Bitcoin's Lightning Network In Every Browser
Devs are looking to make bitcoin's layer-two lightning network compatible with a payment standard used by all major browsers – and so far, so good.
Ripple Hires Former Google Exec as VP of Products
Blockchain payments startup Ripple has hired Google's former messaging lead as its vice president of products.
