Ripple acquired the management company Treasury Management Gtreasury for $ 1 billion, as part of the business acquisition strategy to expand its operations.
The deal provides Ripple with infrastructure to manage digital assets held in corporate treasuries, including stablecoins and tokenized deposits, which can be used to generate revenue for clients, according to a Thursday filing. announcement.
Gtreasury’s corporate management tools, along with Ripple’s Suite of Blockchain Rails, allow funds to be accessed 24/7 and sent with near-instant settlement of cross-border transactions. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, said:
“For too long, money has been stuck in slow, outdated payment systems and infrastructure, causing unnecessary delays, high costs, and roadblocks to entering new markets – problems that blockchain technologies are perfectly suited to solve.”
The acquisition of Gtreasury Marks Ripple’s Third Acquisition in 2025, including $ 1.25 billion purchase of hidden roada principal brokerage firm, and StableCoin Platform Rail. Both acquisitions highlight the growing relationship between traditional and digital finance.
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Ripple is expanding services in a bid to challenge Swift
Ripple continues to ink partnerships with traditional financial companies and digital asset projects alike, striking several deals in September and October.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), a banking institution from Spain, signed an agreement with Ripple in September, designating the company as BBVA’s guardian for digital assets held on behalf of institutional clients.
Asset manager Franklin Templeton, DBS Bank and Ripple signed a Memorandum of understanding last September to Launch Tokenized Trading Services on the XRP ledger (XRPL) built on StableCoins and tokenized money market funds.
The collaboration will explore strategies for fund managers to switch between StableCoins and riskier digital assets to manage volatility and downside risk, while maximizing yield-bearing opportunities.
Ripple Partnered with Bahrain Fintech Bay .
BFB is a public-private partnership between the Government of Bahrain and tech companies dedicated to seeding financial technology startups.
Ripple’s acquisitions and partnerships are part of the company’s broader efforts to Challenge the Swift Interbank Messaging Systemthe standard protocol used by the world’s financial institutions to transfer money around the world.
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