The Request Network Foundation promotes the adoption of blockchain by providing technology which allows everyone to develop their own financial solutions based on the Request Network. The foundation establishes a standard for blockchain transactions, shaping the future of payments (i.e. invoices, loans, payments, salary, donations) and their compliance for accounting, tax and audit integration.

In this update we will look at:

Request joins the WSBA as a corporate member

The second wave of ERC20 tokens is live

The Request Wallet preview

Invoicing form has received a big overhaul

Development tools expansion

A new full-stack developer joins the foundation team

Request joins the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance

We are very happy to announce that we’ve joined the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) as a corporate member. WSBA is an industry leading non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote the comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and crypto assets across global markets.

Read the official press release here.

Wave 2 of ERC20 tokens now supported

The second wave of ERC20 tokens supported by the Request Network successfully launched! Users can now receive BAT (Basic Attention Token), BNB (Binance Coin), KIN (Kin), ZRX (0x protocol) and LINK (Chainlink) when creating a new request on app.request.network.

A fully packed Request mobile wallet is on its way

A preview of the new Request mobile wallet by Adam Dowson was launched! A simple way to secure, store and use Ethereum-based currencies in a fully-decentralised and trustless way.

On top of this, the Request mobile wallet will be fully compatible with eCommerce plugins like WooReq and Reqify. This allows for an even smoother online payment flow and brings these tools to mobile

To find out all the features this wallet will offer, make sure to read the full preview here.

Invoicing request form updated

The Request invoicing form has been updated to give more possibilities when sending an invoice on the Request Network.

It now allows you to specify:

Company information, such as company name and tax number.

information, such as company name and tax number. Customer information, such as first & last name, address and invoicing date.

information, such as first & last name, address and invoicing date. Order information, such as invoice number, delivery date and item metadata.

information, such as invoice number, delivery date and item metadata. Terms & conditions, such as late fees.

The form is accessible here: https://app.request.network/#/invoice

Expanding our set of developer tools

You might remember creating a full-stack app in the days before the LAMP stack. Those were dark days. We want to lower the barrier to entry and improve the Request Network DX (Developer Experience) by providing a set of tools to create amazing products.

With this in mind, we know that creating applications is complicated by itself and not all places have a fast and reliable internet connection. This is why we created a simple way to get a local blockchain running compatible with all of the Request Network smart contracts.

https://github.com/RequestNetwork/request-network-dev-env

This is a one-command way of getting a Ganache and IPFS instance running in no time. Try it out now, and let us know what you think!

A new Full-stack developer joins the foundation

We are happy to announce that Benjamin joined the Request Network Foundation as a Full-Stack Developer.

Benjamin spent 6 years at the Amaris Group, in Vienna, where he was in charge of the software architecture for an in-house ERP. He joined us yesterday and will work remotely from Paris, France as well as joining us monthly in Amsterdam.

Benjamin will join the foundation to work on both existing and new projects to expand our use-case coverage.

Looking for talents

We are currently looking for talented individuals to work at our office in Amsterdam:

Do you think you’d be a valuable addition to the foundation in a different position? We are always reviewing open applications. Send in your resume and motivation to join@request.network.