Payments
Ripple
Ripple Labs Inc.
A private technology company providing digital-asset infrastructure and payment products.
OVERVIEW
What Ripple does
Ripple develops infrastructure for payments, custody and stablecoins. It uses XRP, RLUSD and XRPL technology in parts of its product range, while also working with other assets and networks. A Ripple customer or announcement does not by itself prove that XRP is used in a transaction. XRP Online records the company, network and asset relationships separately for that reason.
EVIDENCE-LED CLASSIFICATION
Ripple, XRPL and XRP relationships
Ripple relationship
OtherThis describes the documented company relationship only.
XRPL relationship
Supports XRPLThis describes how the entity builds on, uses or supports the ledger.
XRP relationship
Uses XRPThis is assessed separately from company and network adoption.
TIMELINE
Key milestones
Company founded
The company now known as Ripple was established in 2012.
PRIMARY EVIDENCE
Sources
- Ripple frequently asked questionsOfficial documentation · Accessed 2026-09-15Open source
- Ripple technical documentationOfficial documentation · Accessed 2026-09-15Open source
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