The second largest bank in the U.S. has allegedly recruited a specialist to implement blockchain-based payment network, Ripple.

Bank of America has now stopped accepting applications for a so-called “treasury product manager” for Ripple, according to a job description on LinkedIn.

The job description states: “This role leads the product management team for the Ripple Project, a decentralized ledger technology based solution to cross border payments marketed to GTS clients,” adding: “The incumbent will be responsible for driving product strategy and growth, overseeing daily product management routines, and overseeing the development of new initiatives that result in an innovative and highly-competitive product offering.”

The move indicates that Bank of America is joining the rising number of banks contemplating Ripple.

Furthermore, the bank filed a patent in relation to the technology back in July. At the time Coin Telegraph reported: “The patent in question — the application of which was published on June 6 — describes a system using distributed ledger technology (DLT) as an interbank communication tool. The proposed system would enable real-time settlement with transactions being communicated through a shared, decentralized ledger to which both the banks would have access.”

Despite an initial hostility towards cryptocurrency in the past, Coin Telegraph previously reported that Bank of America submitted a patent for a digital currency wallet in August: “Per the filing, this technology would comprise a computing platform with a digital wallet interface. The platform would be configured to operate within a peer-to-peer network for blockchain management — which could potentially be public or private.

“The application points to Bitcoin and Ether as examples of digital currencies that are increasingly gaining attention, and — per the filing — driving the need for better wallet infrastructure.”

Bank of America also became part of R3’s Marco Polo blockchain trade platform last month.