BNY Mellon Offers XRP Custody and Deepens Partnership with Ripple
What happened
The Bank of New York Mellon has deepened its partnership with Ripple, which now includes custody services and tokenized trade finance running on Ripple’s blockchain. BNY Mellon will offer custody for XRP and for Ripple’s stablecoin, Ripple USD. Additionally, C2FO has integrated trade finance capabilities with the Ripple ledger.
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Why it matters
The agreement expands institutional services for digital assets, as BNY Mellon manages $63.4 trillion in assets under custody as of September 30, 2026. The integration of custody and trade finance services validates the utility of the Ripple ledger for institutional financial operations.
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Who's involved
- The Bank of New York MellonExpanded institutional services and custody for digital assets.
- RippleDeepened partnership with BNY Mellon and utilizes its blockchain for trade finance.
- C2FOIntegrated trade finance capabilities onto the Ripple ledger.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- C2FOSpeculative
C2FO could see increased demand for its trade finance services as they integrate with the Ripple ledger.
- The Bank of New York MellonSpeculative
The Bank of New York Mellon may expand its revenue streams by offering custody services for digital assets.
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The entities involved
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The Bank of New York Mellon
American investment banking services holding company
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Ripple
creator and a developer of the Ripple payment protocol and exchange network.
Related events
- Standard Chartered rolled out custody services for Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, utilizing its Dubai branch and running on Ethereum.
- Privy is partnering with Ripple to integrate wallet functionality.
- A combined company is expected to list on Nasdaq, while Evernorth is building a treasury focused on the XRP economy.
- DBS Bank announced issuance on XRP Ledger with Ripple, while BlackRock added its tokenized dollar fund to Avalanche and Ethereum.