Ripple Expands Partnership with Spanish Banking Giant BBVA to Power Crypto Custody

Ripple is deepening its ties with BBVA, announcing on Tuesday an agreement to provide its institutional-grade digital asset custody technology to support the Spanish bank’s expanding crypto ￰1￱ Takeaways: BBVA will use Ripple’s custody tech to manage BTC and ETH for retail clients in ￰2￱ partnership builds on earlier collaborations in Switzerland and Turkey. Ripple’s expansion reflects a broader post-MiCA push by European banks into ￰3￱ new deal will see BBVA use Ripple Custody to manage bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) holdings for retail customers in Spain, according to a Tuesday ￰4￱ move comes following the bank’s launch of a digital asset trading and custody service earlier this ￰5￱ Powers Banks with Compliant Crypto Custody Solutions Ripple’s custody technology enables banks to offer secure and compliant crypto services while maintaining operational efficiency.

BBVA’s Francisco Maroto, Head of Digital Assets, said the partnership allows the bank to deliver a full custody experience directly to its clients using “proven and trusted technology.” This isn’t Ripple’s first time working with ￰6￱ companies have already partnered in Switzerland and Turkey, and previously collaborated on real-time cross-border payments. “Now that the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA) is established across Europe, the region’s banks are emboldened to launch the digital asset offerings that their customers are asking for,” said Cassie Craddock, Ripple’s Managing Director for ￰7￱ Custody @BBVA We're expanding our partnership with @BBVA , bringing our institutional-grade digital asset custody technology to Spain: ￰0￱ BBVA is responding to growing customer demand for crypto assets, with Ripple providing a secure and… — Ripple (@Ripple) September 9, 2025 The move follows broader trends across Europe, where major banks are pushing into digital assets following the rollout of ￰8￱ July, reports surfaced that Deutsche Bank plans to launch crypto custody services for clients in ￰9￱ Chartered and Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody are also advancing crypto offerings across ￰10￱ month, BBVA was also linked to Binance, reportedly serving as an independent custodian for the exchange’s clients.

Ripple’s expanded role with BBVA underscores how regulated financial institutions are rapidly integrating crypto services, relying on infrastructure partners to ensure compliance and scalability in a post-MiCA ￰11￱ Expands Dollar-Backed Stablecoin RLUSD to Africa As reported, Ripple has extended the reach of its US dollar-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), into Africa, forming new partnerships with fintech platforms Chipper Cash, VALR, and Yellow ￰12￱ move opens regulated access to a stable digital dollar for institutional users across the continent, where demand for reliable cross-border payment infrastructure continues to ￰13￱ in late 2024, RLUSD is issued by a New York trust company regulated by the state’s Department of Financial Services and has surpassed $700 million in supply on Ethereum and the XRP ￰14￱ payments, RLUSD is also playing a role in real-world use ￰15￱ Kenya, Mercy Corps Ventures is piloting the stablecoin in climate risk insurance ￰16￱ one initiative, RLUSD is held in escrow and released automatically when satellite data detects drought ￰17￱ pilot provides rainfall insurance, with funds disbursed in the event of extreme ￰18￱ July, Zug-based crypto bank AMINA also announced that it will support Ripple stablecoin RLUSD , initially offering custody and trading ￰19￱ a statement sent to Cryptonews, AMINA said it has become the first bank globally to directly support the ￰20￱ bank plans to expand its services in the coming months.