“Ripple for Good” places cherry on top; doles out another $25 million in donations

Ripple, one of the leading players in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space formally announced the launch of its social welfare program called ‘Ripple for Good’ on 27th September. The company is expecting the program to be socially impactful and mission-driven to further expand the global financial inclusion. In an official tweet, Chris Larsen, the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Ripple stated:

“The #InternetofValue is not about disruption, it’s about completion – making globalization better for everyone. Ripple for Good will be a central part of that mission.”

The company stated that it has already doled out an amount of over $80 million this year. Subsequently, it is contributing an additional sum of $25 million in donations to symbolize its presence in the business-driven growth of the society.

In its official announcement, Ripple also mentioned that the program has a set of focus points that includes STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics], FinTech education and financial literacy. These are thought to be the pillars to drive financial inclusion in the global digital economy.

Earlier this year, the blockchain player announced its huge collaboration with the world’s leading educational institutions through its University Blockchain Research Initiative Program [UBRI]. UBRI was launched in June and aims at catalyzing the innovations in the blockchain space.

Ripple also distinguished a simple fact that the current scenario suggests that a large chunk of the population has yet not received participation in the formal financial space. The mindset to change these statistics has become an impetus for the company to work harder for social good.

Furthermore, Ripple also notified that it is planning to accelerate efficiencies in the remittance sector to make payments faster, secure and cost-sensitive. Its efforts are to be extended to services such as microloans and finance for SMEs [small and medium enterprises]. Here, the firm mentioned women leading SMEs to remain one of the prime focuses of its services.

Weerasak Subpung, a crypto-investor and blockchain space follower sent much appreciation through his comments on Twitter. He wrote:

“Thank you Chris so much for sharing this info ! I’m sent 4000xrp and received 40000xrp! You’re awesome! Again thanks!”

Another crypto-investor and enthusiast put forth a thoughtful viewpoint on Larsen’s Twitter post, revealing XRP as one of the components in his financial portfolio. He stated:

“This is great. I have ripple as part of my investment portfolio. But, is this a one time thing to generate publicity, and was there any donation when xrp was its ATH in early 2018? I wonder.”