Ripple
Plain definition. Ripple is a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions to help financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers store, move and exchange value.
Technical definition. On its company page, Ripple describes itself as “the leading financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses,” enabling global financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers to store, move and exchange value. It says it works within existing financial systems “to improve, not disrupt,” working with regulators, governments and central banks so its solutions are secure and compliant. It also provides developer tools and support for building on the XRP Ledger, and its product lines include payments, custody, stablecoin, prime brokerage and treasury management.
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On this site, Ripple comes up in What’s the difference between Ripple, XRP and the XRP Ledger?, What is the history of XRP?, What is XRP?, Does Ripple control XRP or the XRP Ledger, and can it freeze my coins? and Why do so many crypto people dislike XRP (the “XRP Army” critique)?.
Source
Enterprise Crypto and Blockchain Company | Ripple Products Products Solutions Solutions Customers Customers Developers D (ripple.com), read October 1, 2026.
Pages that cover Ripple
- What actually makes XRP different from Stellar and other fast networks: speed or integration?
- Is XRP "ISO 20022 compliant," and does it matter?
- How do Ripple/XRP, Stellar, Circle, JPMorgan, Swift, Ethereum and Solana compare?
- How does the XRP Ledger's native lending protocol work?
- What is Evernorth, who backs it, and how much XRP does it hold?
- What happened to the CLARITY Act, and does it affect XRP?
- How much have Ripple and its executives spent on lobbying and political donations?
- How much did Ripple have to pay the SEC?
- Is the US government coordinating with Ripple around XRP, or is that pure speculation?
- How do Ripple's business lines fit together?
- How has Ripple Prime been funded, and does that money go into XRP?
- Is Ripple abandoning XRP?
- Is Ripple becoming a bank (Ripple National Trust Bank)?
- Which licences does Ripple hold to run payments, custody and stablecoins, and where?
- Do Ripple's trillion-dollar figures mean trillions are flowing into XRP?
- What has Ripple bought, and does it help XRP?
- What is Ripple Custody, and which banks use it?
- What is Ripple Payments and how big is it?
- What is Ripple Prime, and how big is it?
- What would happen to XRP and the XRP Ledger if Ripple failed?
- What does the evidence say about XRP as a long-term holding?
- How many XRP exist, why so many, and can Ripple create more?
- Is Ripple dumping XRP on holders?
- What are the different kinds of XRP risk, and which have fallen?
- Who owns the most XRP, and how many people hold it?
- Why isn't XRP's price going up, even with more adoption?
- What is XRP's value-capture problem, and how would it be measured?
- What is RLUSD, and what does it mean for XRP?
- Where is RLUSD available, and who uses it?
- Does Ripple control XRP or the XRP Ledger, and can it freeze my coins?
- What is the history of XRP?
- Is buying XRP the same as owning part of Ripple?
- What's the difference between Ripple, XRP and the XRP Ledger?
- Why do so many crypto people dislike XRP (the "XRP Army" critique)?
- What is collateral mobility, and why did Ripple invest in ZILO and Licuido?
- Can institutions use XRPL AMMs through Ripple's APIs?
- Who writes and pays for the XRP Ledger's software, and could it continue without Ripple?
- Does the default validator list make the XRP Ledger centralized?
- Can AI agents and machines pay with XRP?
- Do banks and businesses need to hold XRP for it to be used?
- Do Ripple partnership announcements mean demand for XRP?
- Do banks actually need XRP, or just Ripple's software?
- How much of Ripple's payment volume actually uses XRP?
- How does Ripple's On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) use XRP?
- How does a bank go from an ODL pilot to full volume?
- What is actually holding XRP adoption back: technology or activation?
- Is Ripple a public company? Who owns it, and can I buy Ripple stock?
- How much RLUSD exists, and how fast is it growing?
- Will RLUSD and other stablecoins replace XRP?
- What is XRP?
- How much has XRP's institutional position changed since the SEC case?
- What does Ripple do today, and is it just a company that sells XRP?
- What does the evidence show about the risks of holding XRP, and how risky is it?
- Is the XRP bull case simply that banks will use it, and do all its uses have to succeed together?
- What is Ripple Mint, and what does it say about RLUSD use?
- Are XRPL institutional announcements actually becoming live products?
- What was the SEC vs Ripple lawsuit about?
- Why were XRP sales to institutions treated differently?
- Does Ripple's success mean XRP's price goes up?
- How was the original 100 billion XRP distributed, and how much have the founders sold?
- How big could the tokenized-asset market get, and how reliable are the forecasts?
- How is XRP kept secure if it isn't mined?
- Is the SEC vs Ripple case over, and who won?
- What is the XRP escrow, and what happens when it runs out?
- Is money going into XRP infrastructure ahead of real demand?
- What is Ripple Treasury, and how big is it?
- What do tokenized markets need, and is XRPL built for it?
- What did MoneyGram's use of XRP prove, and was ODL volume organic?
- How far did Ripple's ODL expand around the world?