Some ripple news
http://www.coindesk.com/interoperab...chain-transaction-across-7-different-ledgers/
Since the launch, banks have shown
increasing interest in working with a wide range of distributed, shared databases and specifically blockchains, even if their willingness to transact in cryptocurrency remains largely
stifled by concerns surrounding know-your-customer (KYC) compliance.
Ripple has, in part, helped
overcome this reluctance by working with banks to build a wide range of early-stage products relying on its distributed ledger technology, but not its native currency.
Going forward though, that could change if the hesitance surrounding cryptocurrency lessens. This seems likely, because some banks around the world have already begun accommodating bitcoin companies that want to open fiat accounts. Ripple itself has even started building
bank applications that rely on XRP, so the company seems to be preparing for a future of much broader acceptance.