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1 Distributed Financial Technology in Payments Jessie Cheng, Deputy General Counsel, Ripple Weil, Gotshal & Manges Roundtable Increasing Payment Efficiency Yale Law School March 3,

2 What is distributed ledger technology? 2

3 What is distributed ledger technology? Blockchain Technology that collects transactions into blocks and chains them in chronological order, with copies distributed across a number of different servers Digital signatures A cryptographic scheme used by parties to authorize transactions and by the protocol to authenticate transactions Consensus mechanism A process by which multiple nodes agree to update the blockchain with new transactions 3

4 Distributed ledgers aren t limited to virtual currencies Different ledgers can record different things: Virtual currency balances (e.g., bitcoin, XRP, ether) Fiat currency balances (e.g., U.S. dollars, euro, yen) 4

5 Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. 5

6 Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. 6

7 Hypo #1: Common correspondent bank Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Sigma Bank 7

8 Hypo #1: Common correspondent bank Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Sigma Bank Sigma Bank Debits s account (- ) Credits s account (+ ) 8

9 Hypo #1: Common correspondent bank Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Sigma Bank Tao Bank Upsilon Bank 9

10 Hypo #2: Distributed Financial Technology Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. 10

11 Hypo #2: Distributed Financial Technology Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Connector 11

12 Hypo #2: Distributed Financial Technology Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Connector Connector s balance (+ ) Connector s balance (- ) 12

13 Hypo #2a: Distributed Ledgers Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Distributed Ledger Connector 13

14 Hypo #2a: Distributed Ledgers Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Distributed Ledger Connector Connector s balance (+ ) Connector s balance (- ) 14

15 Do you actually need distributed ledgers? 15

16 Hypo #2b: Interledger Protocol (ILP) Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Connector 16

17 Hypo #2b: Interledger Protocol (ILP) Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. ILP Validator Connector 17

18 Hypo #2b: Interledger Protocol (ILP) Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. ILP Validator Connector 18

19 Hypo #2b: Interledger Protocol (ILP) Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. ILP Validator Connector 19

20 Hypo #2b: Interledger Protocol (ILP) Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. ILP Validator Connector 20

21 Hypo #2b: Interledger Protocol (ILP) Suppose that based in the United Kingdom wishes to make a payment to based in Japan. Connector Connector s balance (+ ) Connector s balance (- ) 21

22 What are some key differences? Common correspondent Centralization of trust in one counterparty, Sigma Bank Sigma Bank records transfers of money between banks Banks reconcile their own records with Sigma Bank s books Distributed Financial Tech. Distribution of trust through a protocol, the process itself Settlement occurs on the banks own books, coordinated by technology Changes are updated in real time 22

23 One last variation 23

24 Hypo #3: XRP Suppose that based in Brazil wishes to make a payment to Beta Corp. based in Thailand. 24

25 Hypo #3: XRP Suppose that based in Brazil wishes to make a payment to Beta Corp. based in Thailand. XRP balance XRP balance 25

26 Hypo #3: XRP Suppose that based in Brazil wishes to make a payment to Beta Corp. based in Thailand. XRP balance (+XRP) XRP balance (-XRP) 26

27 Questions? 27

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