What's Next for Payments? Ripple Joins Mastercard at Key Event

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Ripple Senior Executive Officer/Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, Reece Merrick took the stage at the recently concluded Binance Blockchain Week to discuss financial payment rails. The Ripple ...

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