Ripple expands from payments to full-stack financial infrastructure

Ripple just went from being the company that helps banks move money across borders to being the company that wants to do, well, everything else too. The payments firm has rebranded its core platform into a comprehensive financial infrastructure offering that bundles custody, payments, stablecoins, treasury management, and prime brokerage services under one roof. What Ripple actually built The expanded Ripple Payments platform is the product of a 2025 acquisition spree that totaled roughly $2.45 billion. Two deals stand out. Ripple acquired Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, adding prime brokerage capabilities to its arsenal. Then came GTreasury for approximately $1 billion, which brought institutional-grade treasury management tools into the fold. The result is a platform that now handles custody for over 1 million wallets, provides 90% global forex coverage, and integrates RLUSD, Ripple’s USD-backed stablecoin that launched in December 2024. By March 2026, the platform had processed more than $100 billion in total transaction volume. “We’ve built the blueprint for blockchain-based enterprise solutions designed to operate at global scale for regulated finance,” said Ripple President Mo...