With what you just said, I am guessing you didn't read any news at all and don't even know what you're talking about.  This isn't even Monero, it is Ripple:

Ripple Announces Ripple SBI Asia:
https://forum.ripple.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15874

Payment network Earthport launches Distributed Ledger Hub
http://techcitynews.com/2016/01/12/payment-network-earthport-launches-distributed-ledger-hub/

Ripple Announces Final Settlement with Jed (former Ripple co-founder)
https://forum.ripple.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15885
http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-jed-mccaleb-settle-suit-over-1-million-in-disputed-funds/

RippleAPI Released (Feb. 12 - yesterday):
https://ripple.com/dev-blog/introducing-rippleapi/

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Other relevant information that may be of interest:

$32M in New Funding Rounds
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ripple-labs#/entity

Ripple Predicts Tipping Point for Blockchain Use:
http://www.australianbankingfinance.com/technology/ripple-predicts-tipping-point-for-blockchain-use/

Microsoft’s Marley Gray: Ripple and ILP Will Be the Fabric of Multi-Chain Future:
https://ripple.com/insights/microsofts-marley-gray-ripple-and-ilp-will-be-the-fabric-of-multi-chain-future/

Bill Gates Quotes on Ripple and Bitcoin:
https://ripple.com/insights/why-bill-gates-believes-2016-will-be-the-year-of-financial-inclusion/

R3CEV (Banker's Consortium) Review of Ripple Labs:
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f73743e4b051cfcc0b02cf/t/5664a9e2e4b058c26c21ea94/1449437666296/Ripple_Paper_Public.pdf

Ripple is a member of the International Payments Framework Association:
http://www.ipf-a.org/members.html

Ripple is a member of the W3C Web Payments Interest Group:
https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/73816/status