Ripple has strengthened its institutional digital asset strategy by investing in two infrastructure companies, Zilo and Licuido. The investments are aimed at accelerating the adoption of regulated tokenized funds, digital settlement, and collateral management on the XRP Ledger. The company did not disclose the financial terms of either deal.
The move builds on Ripple’s existing relationships with both firms as it continues expanding its ecosystem for institutional finance.
Commenting on the announcement, Nigel Khakoo, Ripple’s Senior Vice President of Trading and Markets, said:
“… ZILO and Licuido provide core capabilities that are essential to further scaling this shift: regulated digital transfer agency infrastructure and liquidity for issuance and collateral mobility. This is just the beginning of the journey, and we see a substantial opportunity to bring huge efficiencies to the investment sector over the next decade.”
Building Infrastructure for Institutional Markets
Zilo develops transfer agency and fund administration technology, providing asset managers and custodians with regulated digital record keeping for tokenized fund shares.
Licuido operates a platform regulated by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority that enables the issuance, distribution, trading, and use of traditional financial assets as digital collateral.
Ripple plans to integrate the technologies from both companies into the XRP Ledger, allowing institutions to issue tokenized assets, securely hold them in custody, transfer them between investors, and use them as collateral without depending on traditional financial infrastructure.
The company’s RLUSD stablecoin will serve as the regulated cash component for delivery versus payment transactions, allowing both the asset and payment sides of a trade to settle simultaneously on the XRP Ledger.
Expanding Ripple’s Institutional Ecosystem
The latest investments are part of Ripple’s broader strategy to build a comprehensive platform for institutional tokenization, digital payments, stablecoins, and asset trading.
Last month, the company introduced Ripple Mint and invested in compliance technology provider Notabene, further strengthening the infrastructure available to institutions using RLUSD.
Ripple has also collaborated with major financial institutions, including Aviva Investors, Franklin Templeton, and DBS, on tokenized fund and digital collateral initiatives. According to the company, the addition of Zilo and Licuido will help transform those individual projects into scalable infrastructure that can support asset managers across the broader financial industry.#crypto#cryptonews https://coinsignals.net https://t.me/coinsignalpublic
