Ripple launched On-Demand Liquidity using XRP in 2018. Since then, the firm now has over 24 clients including Azimo and MoneyGram.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse insisted that the company is committed to the XRP token as the “key behind RippleNet”. He was speaking in the opening keynote at the 2020 Swell conference. Brad confirmed that in the 3 years that RippleNet has been live, more than two million transactions have been completed with a nominal value of at least $7 billion. Ripple ODL and XRP were utilized in almost 20% of all these transactions.
They represented a nominal value of almost $2 billion. According to Garlinghouse, the two are essential to Ripple’s global expansion and longevity. He commented:
“It’s also clear to me that XRP is the key behind RippleNet. Its speed, its scalability, and its low cost per transaction make it perfect for instant settlement and exchange of value. It was built for payments. It has real utility; that’s why it works.”
Ripple launched On-Demand Liquidity using XRP in 2018. Since then, the firm now has over 24 clients including Azimo, Flash FX, SendFriend, and MoneyGram. These are the high profile clients that are using On-Demand Liquidity in production. Interestingly, Ripple has great pulling power in Asia.
Target Regions for Ripple ODL
As Garlinghouse said, the majority of the RippleNet volume comes from the Asia Pacific region, both receiving and sending. He also highlighted that Ripple’s clients are increasingly attracted to the emerging markets including Africa, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Generally, these regions have been ‘largely abandoned’ by the traditional banking systems in the past ten years. Azimo is a highlight in the terms of on-demand liquidity that Garlinghouse focused on. He commented on the ODL partner and reviewed how 2020 has been.
The Ripple CEO said that Azimo has been saving 30% to 50% when arranging various currency transfers between clients in Europe and the UK and those in the Philippines using On-Demand Liquidity. Thus, 2020 has been a fruitful year for Ripple ODL and there is rapid growth witnessed in the second half of the year so far.
Line of Credit Introduced
The interest from clients has not dwindled and Ripple is excited that even during these quarantine times customers still see value from that. Garlinghouse commented on the Line of Credit (LOC) product unveiled several days ago. He said that companies will benefit greatly from it helping them adapt Ripple On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) which will enable their business to thrive.
Ripple has now taken a bold step into the financial services world with LOC striving to help in the adoption of XRP. LOC helps the hyper-scale firms since they do not need to engage in separate credit agreements in various countries in different parts of the world. However, they can concentrate on investing in their business and enable repayment at a later date.
The unveiling of Line of Credit represents a major milestone in the evolution of RippleNet. Ripple is therefore doubling down on XRP and providing financial services powered by the network. It means that cross-border payments remain the core of their business.
Ripple Is Growing
Currently, Ripple has more than 500 employees. Adding that onto a recent restructuring, the company appears to be better equipped than ever to face the future as it comes. Garlinghous is confident that the company has the best team to take it forward. Also with the new streamline business units that include RippleX andRippleNet, the company is gradually evolving but its core DNA remains the same.
Ripple promises to be the builder and not the disruptor. Its success is notable in the growing number of employees especially during the quarantine period where they added 50 people to their payroll.
LOC and the Bank of America Rumor
This year’s Ripple Swell conference was held in private, but some interesting news and comments have leaked. Also, Ripple shared Brad Garlinghouse’s opening remarks at the conference. According to the CEO, the financial sector has not experienced innovations at such high levels in decades. PSPs (Payment Service Providers) and digital banks are putting a lot of pressure on the current system.
Also, digital wallets are seeing a ‘meteoric surge’ and Ripple is at the center of it all with its Internet of Values vision. The company’s Line of Credit product is managed by Barry Joseph. It substitutes a pre-financing process that took 2-3 months previously. Line of Credit streamlines that process to get completed within 48 hours and RippleNet members buy XRP at pre-determined prices.
In attendance at the Swell conference was an On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) panel with 3 partners. These partners include a “new face” with Sigue Group CEO Guillermo de la Vina, Bitso from Mexico, and Flash FX from Australia.
Concurrently, an unconfirmed rumor emerged which confirms previous leaks that there is a possible partnership between Ripple and Bank of America. The XRP community is divided on that issue. But, footage and screenshots have emerged on Twitter showing an ODL demonstration video of the Bank of America. Nevertheless, that presentation is not confirmed with other sources writing ‘Fast Remit’.
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