Top International Banks Partnered to Use Ripple Network

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https://bitcoinist.com/why-top-international-banks-partnered-to-use-ripple/

An international banking alliance is using the Ripple blockchain network technology for cross-border payments efficiency. Banks from Canada and Israel signed an agreement with National Australia Bank (NAB), Australia’s largest business bank, to improve the security and efficiency of their payment systems, share innovation strategies, and more.

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I'm a bit curious as to why this is exploding now on all news platforms when the article from NAB was originally raised years ago, and last updated five (5) months ago...

Is the Ripple part the new update? Is one of the two bank partnerships new?
To me it just looks like old news. Good news, but old news.