Standard Chartered, Axis Launch Payments Service With Ripple Tech

Standard Chartered and Axis Bank have announced a new cross-border payments platform built on top of technology developed by Ripple.

AccessTimeIconNov 22, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 13, 2021 at 7:11 a.m. UTC
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Financial institutions Standard Chartered and Axis Bank have announced a new cross-border payments platform built on top of technology developed by Ripple.

Unveiled today, the platform – which will connect corporates between Singapore and India – will be accessible through Standard Chartered's Straight2Bank system. According to SC's release, the platform will allow users to see all fees up front, pre-validate transactions and thereby more quickly settle them.

indicated that multiple banks, including Standard Chartered, have plans to launch a similar system across several countries next year. Further, the bank was one of a number of institutions of its kind to take part in a $55 million Series B round in Ripple in 2016.

Gautam Jain, who serves as managing director and global head of client access for Standard Chartered, said in a statement:

"The successful launch of our commercial cross-border payment service marks a significant milestone in the financial industry’s progress in applying distributed ledger technology for corporates."

Not included in the cross-border platform is Ripple's XRP digital asset. A spokesperson for the startup confirmed that SC and Axis are not using XRP to facilitate transactions between Singapore and India.

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