BULLISH 📈 : Ripple partners with UAE’s Zand to enhance digital economy

Ripple has announced a strategic partnership with UAE-based digital bank Zand to enhance the digital economy using stablecoins and blockchain.

  • The partnership focuses on Zand's AED-backed stablecoin, AEDZ, and Ripple's USD stablecoin, RLUSD.
  • Goals include developing infrastructure that bridges traditional finance with blockchain in a regulated setting.
  • Ripple's Middle East and Africa MD, Reece Merrick, highlighted expanded cooperation in RLUSD support and liquidity solutions.
  • The partnership will explore issuing AEDZ on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) with compliance and risk management measures.
  • Zand CEO Michael Chan views this as a significant step for the digital asset ecosystem in the UAE.

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