Ripple Plans Massive XRP Adoption Push as It Expands Footprint in Japan with New Partnership

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Ripple Execs Had A Word With Mayor Of Japan’s Fastest Growing City — Is XRP Adoption Likely?

Ripple, the company associated with the seventh-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is expanding its reach. And its plans for the Asia Pacific may have just found the perfect partner in Japan's...

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Ripple Tweets About Silicon Valley Japan Platform and Aims to Disrupt the Payment Industry in Asia

Ripple is currently at the Silicon Valley Japan Platform (SVJP) working so as tobridge the gap between the Valley and Japan. Emi Yoshikawa, Global Ops & Partnership at Ripple discussed how Ripple and the Japan Bank Consirtium are disrupting the payment industry in the country.

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Crypto Tidbits: Possible Japan Bitcoin ETF, Ripple Achieves Milestone, Ethereum Classic Attack

Although the Bitcoin price stumbled, fundamental developments for the crypto industry’s facets remained strong during the second week of 2019. New York opened a so-called “Blockchain Center,” purportedly funded by Microsoft, Ripple achieved a key milestone, and Bloomberg claims that Japanese regulators may green light a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the future.

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Panama’s Bitpoint Trading Platform

The latest news regarding cryptocurrencies comes from Japan. On Wednesday, 12th of December, Bitpoint issued a statement about the launch of a trading platform for crypto-to-fiat money. The US dollar will be paired with the most known cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Core, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ripple or Ethereum in this exchange compliant with the regulations.

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Will Ripple (XRP) Ever Get Listed On Coinbase? Investors Doubt

A couple of months ago when Coinbase announced its intention to open a new branch in Japan, so many virtual exchanges supported Ripple XRP as their chosen trading option. Their choice of the crypto is based on its wide acceptance and popularity.

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Japan’s Crypto Exchange Bitpoint Expands into Latin America, Will Start Trading in Panama

Bitpoint released a press announcement on Wednesday 12th December indicating that they had recently launched a cryptocurrency-to-fiat currency trading platform that would be operating from Panama. The exchange, which has so far complied with all the set regulations is set to start offering leading cryptocurrencies, e.

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Japanese Exchange Bitpoint Launches Trading Platform in Panama

On Wednesday Dec. 12, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint announced the launch of a crypto-to-fiat trading platform in Panama. The regulatory-compliant exchange will offer USD pairs with top cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash, ethereum, bitcoin core, litecoin, and ripple.

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Japan’s Tainted Crypto-Exchange Coincheck Introduces Trading of XRP after Infamous Hack

Coincheck digital assets exchange and trading venue have announced the resumption of deposits and trading of Ripple’s XRP and Factom (FCT) altcoins, following its January 2018 half a billion dollar heist, reported Finance Magnates on November 26, 2018.

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SBI Ripple Asia Partners with Payment Card Consortium in Japan To Combat Fraud

SBI Ripple Asia has recently partnered with the Japanese Payment Card Consortium to fight fraud with blockchain technology. According to BankingTech’s article published on November 22, 2018, the participating companies plan to prevent the damages caused by fraudulent transactions, by sharing data and information on a real-time basis along Corda, R3’s open-source blockchain platform.

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A New Cross-border Payments Corridor Between Japan and Brazil Will Be Opened Soon, Utilizing Ripple

Renowned Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFG Bank and its wholly-owned subsidiary Banco MUFG Brasil signed a MoU with Brazil’s Banco Bradesco SA Bank to create a new cross-border payments corridor. The overseas payments network will work between Japan and Brazil, utilizing blockchain solutions from the US-based fintech company Ripple.

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Two Major Banks Set to Bridge Japan and Brazil Using Ripple Tech

CoinSpeaker Two Major Banks Set to Bridge Japan and Brazil Using Ripple Tech MFUG Bank is set to utilise Ripple, as it turns to cryptocurrency for a new payment service that has just been announced.

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World’s Fifth Largest Bank Will Use Ripple (XRP) For a Japan-Brazil Cross-Border Interbank Payment Service

In an official press release issued by the MUFG on November 9, 2018, the finance giant announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding To Develop A New Cross-Border Payment Service as part of a joint effort between MUFG and Bradesco.

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Bitcoin News (Nov 9): Crypto Hacking, Bakkt, BCH Fork, Tim Draper, Kaleido, VanEck Bitcoin ETF

Japan's Nomura Research Institute (NRI) and ConsenSys Create Blockchain Security Monitoring Service Japan's Nomura Research Institute (NRI) and ConsenSys Create Blockchain Security Monitoring Service Ripple On The Rise: Cred Raises $50 Million to Lend Against XRP Ripple On The Rise: Cred Raises $50 Million to Lend Against XRP Revolut CEO Claims Institutional Investor Interest in […]

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The Case for Digital Asset Regulation Part 2: Two Regulatory Approaches Driving Innovation in Thailand and Abu Dhabi

As discussed in the first of this three-part series, progressive regulation has helped the digital asset market thrive in countries like Japan. This is despite setbacks, such as the Mt Gox hack, that had many people calling for an outright ban.

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Ripple Explains How Japan Dominates the Digital Asset Market

Japan has remained at the forefront of digital currency innovation. One of the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, Mt Gox, was based in Japan. However, after the $460-million Bitcoin theft and bankruptcy filing by the exchange in 2014, Japan didn’t immediately grow defensive.

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The Case for Digital Asset Regulation Part 1: How Regulation Helped Make Japan the Leading Digital Asset Market

In 2014, one of the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchanges, Mt Gox, filed for bankruptcy after the theft of more than $460m of Bitcoins. With investors losing such a large amount of money, the nascent digital asset market looked under threat.

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Massive Loss For Bitcoin, Will The Price Hold?

Today has been a bleak day for Bitcoin. The price looked like it was holding steady at the $6,500 mark but now it has dropped 5% which has dragged everything else down with it, including Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, Stellar and more.

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XRP Olympic Petition Tops 10K Signatures, Raises Goal to 15K

Last week, CryptoSlate reported on Japan resident Ken Takahashi’s Change. org petition to make Ripple’s XRP the official cryptocurrency of the 2020 Olympic games. At the time the petition had reached over 5K signatures toward a goal of 7,500.

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SBI Ripple Asia Launches MoneyTap with Three Japanese Banks

SBI Ripple Asia launched the MoneyTap application in Japan. Now clients can execute real-time payment transactions at any time.

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Ripple Blockchain-Powered Mobile Payment App ‘MoneyTap’ Comes Online in Japan

SBI Ripple Asia, a Joint-venture based in Tokyo, Japan has launched its blockchain based money remittance app. The app called MoneyTap can make real-time, no-cost domestic transfers using Ripple’s xCurrent payment solution.

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Ripple запустила в Японии платежное приложение MoneyTap

Американская блокчейн-компания Ripple запустила в Японии платежное приложение MoneyTap. Создано оно было совместно с корпорацией SBI Holdings, доступно для устройств на базе iOS и Android. The Japan Bank Consortium launched MoneyTap today, a Ripple-powered payments app to offer real time settlement for domestic payments in Japan! https://t.

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SBI & Ripple Launch Blockchain Payment App In Japan

MoneyTap, the Ripple-powered payments app has officially gone live according to a tweet by the official account on October 3rd. The consumer-focused service was co-developed by the Japanese financial service SBI Holdings and Ripple.

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Японские банки начали использовать приложение MoneyTap от Ripple

Мобильное платежное приложение MoneyTap начали использовать несколько японских банков для внутренних платежей. The Japan Bank Consortium launched MoneyTap today, a Ripple-powered payments app to offer real time settlement for domestic payments in Japan! https://t.

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В Японии запустили мобильное платежное приложение MoneyTap от SBI Ripple Asia

Консорциум японских банков запустил приложение для внутренних платежей MoneyTap, построенное SBI Ripple Asia на продукте xCurrent компании Ripple. Об этом калифорнийский стартап сообщил в Twitter: “Japan Bank Consortium запустил сегодня MoneyTap — работающее на технологии Ripple платежное приложение, которое предлагает мгновенное урегулирование внутренних платежей в Японии!”.

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Japan Bank Consortium launches its Ripple-powered payment app

Japan has finally given the green light to the Japan Bank Consortium to launch its Ripple-powered payments app for Android and iOS. The news comes straight from Ripple themselves. “The Japan Bank Consortium launched MoneyTap today, a Ripple-powered payments app to offer real time settlement for domestic payments in Japan,” the company wrote on Twitter.

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SBI Ripple Asia's MoneyTap App Has Launched in Japan

MoneyTap, a blockchain money transfer app built by SBI Holdings and Ripple, has just gone live in Japan.

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SBI Ripple Asia Nears MoneyTap Launch with Blockchain Payments License

SBI Ripple Asia has registered as a substitute agent for electronic settlements with Japan's Ministry of Finance.

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SBI Ripple Asia Attains Payment License for their Revolutionary Money Tap App

The SBI Ripple Asia Co. Ltd that is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, made a new step in launching their highly awaited Money Tap App that is scheduled for release this Fall. In a public notice, the firm made an announcement of the attainment of a payment license that will allow for the Money Tap Application […] The post SBI Ripple Asia Attains Payment License for their Revolutionary Money Tap App appeared first on Ethereum World News.

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In First Half of 2018, Japan Counts $540 Million Lost to Crypto Thefts

When Tokyo-based Mt. Gox got hacked to the tune of 650,000 bitcoin in 2014, Japan learned early on the tough lessons of cryptocurrency theft. Yet, to this day, despite the country’s ongoing efforts to educate investors and ramp up oversight of crypto exchanges, it still feels the sting of hackers.

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Stolen XRP: Lack Of Laws Stop FBI And Korea From Recovering $800K

The U. S. FBI and law enforcement in South Korea and Japan have arrested two people in connection to phishing scam that stole $800,000 worth of Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) tokens in a joint operation reported last week.

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Ripple And XRP To See Mass Integration With New Money Transfer App

XRP is often considered as Japan’s favourite cryptocurrency. This rumour was confirmed when Ripple and SBI Holdings announced their partnership, a partnership that really did secure the future for Ripple within Japan, and across the Pacific.

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LG Joins Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM) In Cross-border Remitting

LG Uplus, the mobile wing of LG, is joining the likes of Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM), and Swift, among others in providing the state of the art cross-border payment solution. The firm announced it joined with global partners in Japan, Taiwan and the United States to give subscribers the opportunity to use a blockchain-based overseas […] The post LG Joins Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM) In Cross-border Remitting appeared first on Ethereum World News.

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Japanese SBI Set to Launch Ripple-Based Mobile App

Japanese Fintech heavyweight SBI Holdings plans to launch a Ripple-powered mobile payment application called MoneyTap. In a tweet shared with his followers, Takashi Okita, CEO of SBI Ripple Asia shared the web page of the new payment application, which promises to offer "easy bank transfer application" without fees.

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RippleNet Implementation Transforming Remittance Payments for Foreign Workers Living in Japan

In a new blog post, Ripple explained how RippleNet would connect with Siam Commercial Bank and SBI Remit to help foreign workers living in Japan send instant remittances home. This will help reduce transfer times and make payments more transparent and affordable.

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SBI to Roll Out Ripple DLT-Based Payments App on iOS, Android

Having revealed the plan in March, Japan's SBI Holdings says it will roll out a Ripple DLT-based payments app for iOS and Android this autumn.

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RippleNet to Make it Easier for Thai Workers to Send Money Home

Remittance payments are part of many foreign workers’ daily lives; however, traditional systems can be slow and costly. In Japan, there are approximately 45,000 Thai employees working around the clock to send money home to their families–and Ripple’s solution RippleNet is aiming to make the process easier.

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SBI Becomes Biggest Money Transfer Provider

Providing affordable, instant and a transparent remittance system, Ripple is now heading into a partnership with SBI which makes it thar biggest money transfer provider in the country. Slowly but surely, Ripple is becoming a worldwide household name.

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The Power of Instant Remittances: RippleNet in Japan

Since the dawn of time, humans have followed opportunity to provide for their families. Today, that means workers striking out from their home countries to find higher paying jobs elsewhere in the world.

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SBI Bank has Sent Over 500 Billion Yen in Overseas Remittance with Ripple Partnership

SBI Cross 500 Billion Yen in Overseas Remittance Thanks to their Partnership with Ripple Japan’s Strategic Business Investor Group (SBI) announced on the 5th of September 2018, that their cumulative overseas remittance had surpassed 500 billion Yen.

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Japan’s Biggest Chat App Line Expands Cryptocurrency Offering

Line Corporation, a Japanese Internet firm and the operator of the country’s most popular messaging app, has added Tron (TRX) to its cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitbox. Tron is the first crypto-token to pass the review process by the Bitbox open-listing committee and joins other cryptocurrencies already available in the platform including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, […] The post Japan’s Biggest Chat App Line Expands Cryptocurrency Offering appeared first on Coinjournal.

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Learn How RippleNet Has Transformed The Lives Of Workers In Japan

Learn how SBI Remit and Siam Commercial Bank partnered on RippleNet to deliver better remittance services and lower fees for Thai workers living in Japan. https://t. co/S2y43ZOKZ0 — Ripple (@Ripple) 3 August 2018 In partnership with SBI Holdings, via the RippleNet solution, remittance payments to Thai workers within Japan have been totally reformed, creating a faster and more accurate payment service that is proving to be very beneficial to those workers within Japan who are benefitting from the technology.

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SBI Virtual Currencies (SBIVC) Platform Opens For New Crypto Traders & Investors

SBI Virtual Currencies Now Accepts New Users: Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) & Ripple (XRP) Offered Last month in June of 2018, Japan saw a new premier of a massive banking consortium, SBI Group that revealed the launch of a virtual currency platform.

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VCTRADE Exchange Expecting Millions of New Traders

SBI Holdings Japan is getting ready to introduce its 23 million user base to cryptocurrency trading on its trading platform VCTRADE. The platform was launched last month with support for Ripple’s native coin XRP.

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XRP Price: Japan Shows an Increasing Appetite for Ripple’s Asset

These are interesting times for all cryptocurrencies. After plenty of excitement yesterday, it appears another reality check is on the horizon. Few currencies effectively note any growth, with some even losing value over the past 24 hours.

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Ripple может стать глобальным финансовым стандартом

На крупнейшей конференции  по шифрованию и блокчейн в Японии под названием Japan Blockchain, состоявшейся 27 июня, Йошитака Китао, председатель SBI Holdings и исполнительный директор SBI Group, выразил свой оптимизм в отношении долгосрочного роста сети Ripple.

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Chairman of Major Japanese Bank Says Ripple Can be the Global Standard of Money

At the Japan Blockchain Conference held on June 27, the biggest cryptocurrency and blockchain conference in Japan, Yoshitaka Kitao, the chairman of SBI Holdings and CEO of SBI Group, expressed his optimism towards the long-term growth of the Ripple blockchain network.

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Ripple [XRP] Partner CEO: Cryptocurrency Is Ammo for Economic Shift

SBI Holdings (a partner of Ripple) CEO Yoshitaka Kitao said, during the Japan Blockchain Conference in Tokyo, that blockchain technology would fuel the next boom in the Japanese economy. The company is at the forefront of blockchain innovation as it plans to invest over $460 million in the industry through an AI & Blockchain fund, which […] Ripple [XRP] Partner CEO: Cryptocurrency Is Ammo for Economic Shift was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

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Belief in Ripple and XRP stays strong with SBI Holdings CEO’s recent comment

The CEO of SBI Holdings, one of the major key partners of Ripple, recently attended the Japan Blockchain Conference held in Tokyo.  Yoshitaka Kitao, the Representative Director and CEO of SBI Holdings is one of biggest advocate of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

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