Mastercard Joins Ripple, Gemini to Test RLUSD on XRPL

Ripple has announced that it is collaborating with Mastercard, WebBank, and Gemini to explore the use of its RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The initiative is designed to enable RLUSD to make blockchain-based payments between Mastercard and ￰0￱ Settlements to Go Mainstream Sherri Haymond, Mastercard’s Global Head of Digital Commercialization, said in a November 5 press release that the goal is to use its global network to help bring regulated stablecoin payments into the financial mainstream. “Guided by our commitment to consumer choice and a principled approach to stablecoins, one that emphasizes strong consumer protections, a level playing field, and full regulatory compliance, we’re enabling settlement today while exploring how stablecoins can support future use cases,” she ￰1￱ implemented, it will mark one of the first collaborations where a regulated ￰2￱ clears traditional card transactions using a regulated stablecoin on a public ￰3￱ effort also expands on Ripple’s existing work with Gemini and WebBank on the Gemini Credit Card, which launched an XRP edition earlier this ￰4￱ President and CEO Jason Lloyd stated that banks are well-positioned to integrate blockchain technology with the traditional financial ￰5￱ explained that the collaboration enables their firm to explore how stablecoins can facilitate faster and more efficient institutional payments while maintaining the security that customers ￰6￱ Remain Subject to Regulatory Approval In the coming months, the group will begin initial RLUSD onboarding on XRPL after receiving the necessary regulatory green light and will start integration planning within the existing Mastercard and WebBank remittance ￰7￱ highlighted how XRPL’s low costs, rapid processing, and a decade of reliable performance provide a trusted foundation for digital ￰8￱ the other hand, XRP also helps secure the network and supports efficient transactions as new assets, such as RLUSD, expand their ￰9￱ announcement comes as the XRP Ledger continues to show growth in network ￰10￱ the third quarter of 2025, average daily transactions increased by 8.9% from 1.6 million in Q2 to 1.8 million in ￰11￱ total number of addresses on the network also grew by 6.1% to reach 6.9 ￰12￱ has also surpassed a market capitalization of $1 billion per CoinGecko data, more than doubling in just three months after rising from $400 million in August.