XRP Today's News: Garlinghouse Calls XRP the "Gold Standard" for Institutional Payment Channels, Matt Damon Makes an Appearance in Swell
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Actor Matt Damon joined forces with Water.org and co-founder Gary White on Thursday to appear on the main stage at Ripple Swell alongside Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse to discuss how digital payments can accelerate the funding flow for clean water projects. The meeting focused on how Ripple Payments and RLUSD stablecoins can help Water.org transfer funds to communities more quickly. According to posts leaked from the event site, Garlinghouse was also described as the “gold standard” for institutional payment channels.
XRP Today's News: Garlinghouse calls XRP the "gold standard" for institutional payment channels; Matt Damon makes an appearance in Swell
On Thursday, actor Matt Damon joined forces with Water.org and co-founder Gary White on the main stage of Ripple Swell to discuss how digital payments can accelerate funding for clean water projects with Ripple, the CEO of Brad Garlinghouse.
This discussion focuses on how the stablecoins Ripple Payments and RLUSD can help Water.org transfer funds to various communities more quickly.
Water.org indicates that its efforts have leveraged $8.2 billion in capital and benefited 92 million people worldwide. This non-profit organization helps families obtain safe drinking water and sanitation facilities through microloans and financing tools.
In addition, according to the posts shared from the Swell event site, Garlinghouse also describes XRP as the "gold standard" for institutional payment channels.
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