Ripple, the issuer of the XRP cryptocurrency and Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD), has submitted a license application to Brazil’s Central Bank to integrate payments and custody infrastructure in South America’s largest economy.
This expansion aims to integrate intermediary services, treasury and the use of stablecoins into the Brazilian financial ecosystem. The company is deepening its partnership with Virtual Asset Service Provider (PSAV). Local banks and cryptocurrency exchanges take advantage of a regulatory framework that is considered advanced for the region..
As Ripple President Monica Long explained, this choice of destination is neither coincidental nor secondary to the company’s global ambitions.
“Latin America has always been a priority market for Ripple, not only because of the size of the opportunity, but also because Brazil is building one of the most advanced and innovative financial ecosystems in the world,” the businessman said.
This infrastructure is supported by contract Partner with existing financial institutions such as Banco Genial, Braza Bank, and Nomadin addition to technology companies such as Azify, ATTRUS, and Frente Corretora.
The goal of these partnerships is to use fiat currencies and stablecoins to manage liquidity, payments, and cross-border transactions.
Integrating fiat storage and liquidity
The company’s proposition is not limited to the transfer of value, but also covers the protection of third-party assets. The company’s digital asset custody platform, Ripple Custody, has also expanded to Brazil, offering bank-level security services and real-time compliance checks.
this system Integrates with risk analysis tools from companies like Chainalies and Elliptic.
The company’s digital asset operations have already won support from local market players. Currently, the RLUSD stablecoin has already been adopted by exchanges such as Mercado Bitcoin, Foxbit, Ripio, Braza Bank, Banco Genial, and Attrus.
Ripple world prediction
This advance in Brazilian territory coincides with a phase of accelerated organizational growth To acquire companies and obtain permits in other jurisdictions of global significance.. By November 2025, the company had already acquired nine crypto asset-related financial companies.
On January 14, 2026, the company received preliminary approval for an electronic money institution license from the Luxembourg Financial Regulatory Authority. According to a report by CriptoNoticias, this permission represents a new regulatory advancement in Europe for Ripple, allowing it to expand its cross-border payments infrastructure within the European Union.
Complementing this offering, the company on January 28th announced Ripple Treasury, a corporate treasury solution aimed at integrating traditional treasury management with digital asset infrastructure, which it acquired for $1 billion in October 2025.
Despite all these advances, XRP cryptocurrency price is not the best. XRP was affected by the general market crash that affected all digital assets in 2026.
As of this writing, the cryptocurrency is trading at $1.53, which is 60% below the all-time high of $3.65 recorded on July 18, 2025.