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The difference is sent from one institution to the other institution based on the due to and due from accounting guidelines. If an inter-bank transaction occurs, there could be a party in between the settling of the transaction. Fees could be incurred to transfer the payments to the intermediary. The wire transfers typically take a period-of-time and most banks only are open for business during normal business hours. \n\n\nRipple’s technology avoids the settlement time and brings confidence in the solvency between the inter-bank transfers. If a bank is insolvent, the Ripple technology preserves the confidence to the bank receiving the funds. Wire transfers can now become Ripple transfers and the Ripple code completes a transaction in a fraction of the time that a typical inter-bank transfer would take. An additional game changer on the side of the court for Ripple is the constant confirming of transactions. 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