Who are Fugger & Larsen & Britto?

Fugger. McCaleb, Larsen and Britto (who is thought to still be featuring in the background) started operating their blockchain in 2012, with Schwartz as developer (he is still chief cryptographer to this day).

Who is Ryan Fugger?

Ryan Fugger. Fugger’s concept came to fruition in 2005, when RipplePay was launched as a financial service to allow users to extend credit lines to their friends, family, and associates as well as make secure payments in traditional and online currencies. Fast-forward to 2011, this trio began developing McCaleb’s vision for a better bitcoin.

Who is David Schwartz?

As the company’s newly appointed chief technology officer, Schwartz is on a mission to dismantle and reassemble one of the biggest gateways on the planet—the one that connects nearly every bank in the world so that trillions of dollars can move from account to account. New CTO David Schwartz at Ripple’s San Francisco headquarters in June.

Does Fugger still work for Ripple?

Fugger no longer works for the project and is not officially recognized as a founder of Ripple. Fugger’s idea for Ripple comes from far back as 2004 and its first manifestation was called RipplePay. Discussions with Chris Larsen and Jed McCaleb led to the latter two taking over the direction of Ripple.