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https://ripple.com/ripple-press/our-statement-on-partnering-with-moneygram/ Very short statement from Ripple. My guess is this split is way less than amicable given the recent comments made by CEO at MGI's earnings report around incentive-laden partnership being put on hold for the foreseeable future due to not wanting to get tangled up with SEC in any way.

https://mosttraded.com/2021/02/26/moneygrams-decision-to-halt-ripple-partnership-leaves-cfo-with-earnings-hole/

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4408010-moneygram-international-inc-mgi-ceo-alex-holmes-on-q4-2020-results-earnings-call-transcript From the Q&A on Ripple w/ Alex Holmes and executives

https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/moneygram-international-reports-third-quarter-023200356.html Nice quote from the CEO in relation to their "digital business" Also huge pump for their share price today!!

Alliance provides MoneyGram with the industry's largest physical and digital network in Saudi Arabia. DALLAS, June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Al Rajhi Bank, the largest Islamic bank in the world, and Tahweel Al Rajhi, the remittances arm of Al Rajhi Bank, to provide money transfer services in Saudi Arabia. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moneygram-launches-partnership-with-al-rajhi-bank-to-transform-saudi-arabia-cross-border-payments-market-301070827.html Moderator, this news is very important for the Ripple-Moneygram partnership and the development of ODL, which is the reason I posted it in the main news section. Please move the post to 'Other Press' if that is your wish/choice.

https://xrpripplenews.com/2019/09/15/visa-to-settle-payments-through-xrp/

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/moneygram-drives-ripple-xrp-volume-executive/

Thought this was interesting: Ripple’s Kahina Van Dyke Now On Board of Directors at xRapid-enabled MoneyGram

Hi, Can anyone shed light on the following: Will it be possible to send XRP - Moneygram who can remit into local fiat currency of the receiver? does this feature even exist yet on Xvia for example? Your help is greatly appreciated!

Blog URL: https://coil.com/p/Hodor/XRP-Limitless-Scale/MfAIXnQiD XRP can scale to unlimited heights. Find out more, along with my breakdown of the latest pivotal news about the US Federal Reserve's decision to build "FedNow:" 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: The Federal Reserve decides to 'build their own' with the latest news about a new system called FedNow. 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: MoneyGram conducts its quarterly earnings call and discusses their Ripple deal in depth; ChainTalk interviews Tomohiro Yamaguchi; and an XRP fan analyzes Ripple's UBRI initiative. 𝐗𝐑𝐏 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Coinfield and Omni create XRP Validators in support of their business; CEX, a UK-based platform, adds an XRP-GBP pairing; and DOBI, an innovative Chinese company that specializes in ATMs and 'wearables,' decides to support XRP. I hope you enjoy the read: Please feel free to share my blog with a friend or share it on any other platform - and thanks for doing so! My blog announcement links on other platforms: Twitter Reddit r/Ripple Reddit r/CryptoCurrency Reddit r/CryptoMarkets Reddit r/xrp Reddit r/RippleTalk Reddit r/alternativecoin Reddit r/CoilCommunity Bitcointalk - alt coin sub forum Bitcointalk - XRP speculation thread

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moneygram-international-reports-second-quarter-010000892.html FYI MGI stock up 6.5% on their quarterly earning results.

Blog URL: https://coil.com/p/Hodor/Ripple-s-Q2-XRP-Markets-Report/PtwyGPFwt Ripple is altering its reporting 𝐚𝐧𝐝 restricting future sales! Read my analysis of the Q2 XRP Markets Report to learn about this important shift: 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Ripple releases its Q2 XRP Markets Report; David Schwartz adds to his analysis of Libra; A new MoneyGram deal with a South Korean payment processor is announced; Ripple unveils its 'Advisory Board'; and Sagar Sarbhai comments on the importance of interoperability at the 2019 Bangkok FintTech Fair. 𝐗𝐑𝐏 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: XRP Community developers create tools for monetarily rewarding XRP validator operators; Bithomp adds support for Ellipal; and Binance Singapore confirms its plans to support XRP. I hope you enjoy the read: Please feel free to share my blog with a friend or share it on any other platform - and thanks for doing so! My blog announcement links on other platforms: Twitter Reddit r/Ripple Reddit r/CryptoCurrency Reddit r/CryptoMarkets Reddit r/xrp Reddit r/RippleTalk Reddit r/alternativecoin Reddit r/CoilCommunity Bitcointalk - alt coin sub forum Bitcointalk - XRP speculation thread

Some good news... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moneygrams-deal-south-korea-sentbe-140334241.html Tanzeel Akhtar Benzinga July 19, 2019 "MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) shares are trading higher after the company said it signed a partnership with Sentbe." "Sentbe is a money transfer startup in South Korea. The partnership will make it the first MoneyGram virtual agent in the region."

Blog URL: https://coil.com/p/Hodor/XRP-News-Update-Expansion-Headlines/vKzbht2pU Ripple and Coil are expanding - 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵! I cover what this means for the IoV in today's XRP News Update. 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Alex Holmes, the CEO of MoneyGram, gives a short interview via Cheddar; and David Schwartz is interviewed onstage at the 'Future of Fintech' conference in NYC. 𝐂𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Coil invests $20 million in Imgur, the popular meme-and-image-sharing website. 𝐗𝐑𝐏 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Wietse Wind presents at the 2019 Crypto Valley Conference; Leonidas Hadjiloizou publishes the Q2 2019 XRP Report, detailing all of the major news stories for Q2; The Bitrue Exchange suffers its first 'hacking' attack; and Exchainpay adds XRP pairings. I hope you enjoy the read: Please feel free to share my blog with a friend or share it on any other platform - and thanks for doing so! My blog announcement links on other platforms: Twitter Reddit r/Ripple Reddit r/CryptoCurrency Reddit r/CryptoMarkets Reddit r/xrp Reddit r/RippleTalk Reddit r/alternativecoin Reddit r/CoilCommunity Bitcointalk - alt coin sub forum Bitcointalk - XRP speculation thread

Alright guys, its been a hell of a week for Ripple and crypto in general. We are witnessing the beginning of a banking revolution- its only going to get crazier as we head into 2020. PART 1: Let me start this post by telling you a conversation I had with my mother, an executive loan officer and branch manager of a regional bank in the south: After the usual mother/son conversation, I asked her how her job was going since she just came back from family leave. APPARENTLY.... "The top executives are freaking out. The projections for loan income are completely off due to the FED announcement." If you're not in the US, basically the central bank wants to lower interest rates next month. The effect? Here is an excerpt from a Yahoo Finance article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-interest-rate-cut-horizon-121512567.html So, US banks will be struggling to make the quota for this fiscal half because the banks projected the rate to actually increase rather than decline. This meant that many banks gave adjustable rate loans to borrowers in hopes that the prime rate would increase over time. PART 2: Responses from other banks have ranged from nonchalant to panic As you can imagine, banks want to keep a lid on their panic state. Most have released statements that say they were prepared for the rate decline. Some are in denial and think the FED will call back on its majority vote to cut the rate https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/20/one-major-bank-is-holding-the-line-saying-the-fed-wont-cut-rates-this-year.html Once Goldman Sachs executive went all the way to say smaller banks are screwed https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-20/goldman-sachs-executive-says-legacy-retail-banks-are-screwed Based of the conversation with my mother, I would agree that the banks are concerned and stand to lose a lot of money. PART 3: ENTER CRYPTO- Libra is announced, and the Moneygram Move Okay so, unless you live under a rock, the news this week has been amazing. Facebook announces Libra under much criticism. The announcement had a few effects: Whether you love it or hate it, it has helped bring crypto into the spotlight this week. All press is good press for crypto, that much is true. Regulators have sprung into action. Already making statements about the regulation of Libra and crypto in general. (See quotes below) https://www.apnews.com/ee872c2a79494a1183866bd1dc9c9083 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/20/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-faced-with-central-bank-warnings.html https://cryptonews.com/news/fatf-decides-to-tighten-crypto-regulation-report-4092.htm There are plenty of other quotes, but i think this suffices. A final effect is that banks will be looking for an alternative or an edge against their competitors. Ripple and Xrapid already exist and has gone through extensive trials over the past 5 years. Brad Garlinghouse has already made the statement that Ripple has has a "record week" due to the Libra Announcement: BOOM- Thank you, Facebook. Ripple is also in the spotlight for the Moneygram Deal. MoneyGram's Stock rose over 150% and huge announcements for new corridors were made as moneygram is expanding their footprint in India. Ripple is making other moves as SBI Remit and SCB Thailand are featured in their Paying Forward promo videos (check twitter, i'm too lazy at this point to embed them lol) Conclusion TLDR: Banks are hurting from the potential FED rate drop and crypto appears this week to banks as a way to cut costs. The financial transformation is on the horizon and is approaching fast! If your read all that, congratulations. You're amazing!

Blog URL: https://xrpcommunity.blog/xrp-news-update-moneygram/ Ripple makes a dramatic market move, partnering to upgrade MoneyGram's international payments! Read more in my latest blog: 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Ripple announces their new partnership with MoneyGram; CIMB produces a new commercial that emphasizes it 'runs on Ripple;' and Ripple releases a video for the International Day of Family Remittances; 𝐗𝐑𝐏 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Ripple sponsors a new site for collaborative XRPL documentation; Standing Ovation decides to support XRP payments; Paralect assists goLance with accepting XRP as a form of payment; Secalot and Ledger hardware wallet logins can be used at Bithomp; and two exchanges - Bgogo & OceanEx - now support multiple XRP pairings. I hope you enjoy the read: Please feel free to share my blog with a friend or share it on any other platform - and thanks for doing so! My blog announcement links on other platforms: Twitter Reddit r/Ripple Reddit r/CryptoCurrency Reddit r/CryptoMarkets Reddit r/xrp Reddit r/RippleTalk Reddit r/alternativecoin Reddit r/CoilCommunity Bitcointalk - alt coin sub forum Bitcointalk - XRP speculation thread

https://www.nasdaq.com/article/moneygram-collaborates-with-gcash-uplifts-digital-platform-cm1016400

Sorry if this has been posted or is even old news (pretty sure it's not though) It looks like Walmart have done a deal with Moneygram no less:- https://hadeplatform.com/articles/2018/04/04/how-walmart-nyse-wmt-could-send-ripple-xrp-to-the-moon

Walmart to launch Walmart2World: Looking good!

https://www.pymnts.com/news/2018/moneygram-ripple-cryptocurrency-blockchain-alex-holmes/ Thoughts on Ripple and DLT more broadly from MoneyGram's CEO Alex Holmes. Ripple has shared this on their Facebook page.

Hi All, Been following this group for a few months now. Regarding all the recent partnerships... lets assume the trials for xrapid / xcurrent all go perfectly. From some partners (i.e MoneyGram) the next step would then to purchase a bulk order of XRP from Ripple to implement for real use cases. If this is the case, then I'd imagine we'd see a strong spike in price if these large institutions adopt XRP over time? As these tokens begin circulating, we should see further increase but with more stability. Do i have the right idea here or am I missing something critical?

The strategy to target the remittance market is now plain for all to see; In my latest blog, I discuss the remittance processors and why this market will be the first one to utilize xRapid ahead of the banks. How big is the remittance market? How many of the top companies are implementing Ripple? The answers are inspiring. look into this industry, as well as the reasons why the top companies are all going in the direction of implementing Ripple technology. Hope you enjoy the read: Please leave any feedback below. Feel free to share my blog with a friend or on any other media - and thank you for doing so! Twitter Reddit r/Ripple Reddit r/CryptoCurrency Reddit r/CryptoMarkets Reddit r/xrp Reddit r/RippleTalk Bitcointalk - alt coin sub forum Bitcointalk - XRP speculation thread

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-moneygram-intl-m-a-ant-financial/u-s-blocks-moneygram-sale-to-chinas-ant-financial-on-national-security-concerns-idUSKBN1ER1R7 If the deal is made in the near future, it will indirectly open a gate to China for Ripple. Peace

"So far, the largest interested party in XRP is legacy money transmitter MoneyGram, which in addition to being valued at $700 billion, has over 350,000 locations around the world at which customers can pick up cash. However, the pilot does not directly serve any of those locations, according to a spokeswoman. Instead, the pilot is focused on implementing XRP within Moneygram's internal corporate treasury transactions. In an email, Holmes described an internal pilot for back-office functionality only. "MoneyGram is not using XRP in customer transactions," the spokeswoman told CoinDesk. That might seem a bit strange, since a whopping 89 percent of Moneygram's revenue in 2016 was generated from its money transfer service, according to the company's most recent annual report, and XRP (and other cryptocurrencies) are widely targeted at cross-border money movement. But while those potential XRP use cases aren't being tested yet within MoneyGram, Holmes said what the company learns from the internal pilot could someday inform much broader applications. The spokeswoman said: "The goal is to investigate whether it is efficient in terms of time and cost and to see if it can be a viable addition to our FX trading." Full story here : In Their Own Words: Real Companies Talk Ripple XRP Pilots

Being a change agent for banking is unforgiving work. Luckily for us, Ripple is more than up to the task. In my review of the Quarter 4, 2017 XRP Markets Report, I review the effect of recent negative publicity, as well as remind XRP investors about some key considerations that they should remember when seeing resistance to the change that Ripple - and XRP - represents. And of course, we will look at Miguel's quarterly XRP report to see some surprising numbers for Ripple. Spoiler alert: Ripple made as much money in one quarter than they did for an entire year. I'm not giving it all away, however, so you'll have to read my blog to find out more. I hope you enjoy the read - please leave any feedback below. Feel free to share my blog with a friend or on any other media, and thank you in advance for doing so! Twitter Reddit r/Ripple Reddit r/CryptoCurrency Reddit r/CryptoMarkets Reddit r/xrp Reddit r/RippleTalk Bitcointalk - alt coin sub forum Bitcointalk - XRP speculation thread