[Ripple announces that it will launch its high-speed payment solution Ripple Payments in Brazil] Golden Finance reported that Ripple announced on Thursday that it will launch its high-speed payment solution Ripple Payments in Brazil to expand its influence in South America. Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin will take the lead in using Ripple's blockchain payment solution to speed up cross-border transactions. According to a statement, other companies will be allowed to use the technology at some point in the future.