Ripple to acquire BC Payments to secure Australian license
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026·Source: The Block·US·corporate
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What happened: The license would allow Ripple to offer an end-to-end payments platform in the region, according to the statement.
Cross-source context: CoinDesk highlights the company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide. Decrypt highlights if approved, the license would allow Ripple to run services and bring its infrastructure into the country’s financial system. Cointelegraph highlights ripple APAC managing director Fiona Murray said there was sufficient institutional interest in Australia to warrant the costs of acquiring an Australian Financial Services License.
What to watch next: movement around australian, payments.
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The license would allow Ripple to offer an end-to-end payments platform in the region, according to the statement.
The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
Ripple APAC managing director Fiona Murray said there was sufficient institutional interest in Australia to warrant the costs of acquiring an Australian Financial Services License.
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.
The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
Decrypt
If approved, the license would allow Ripple to run services and bring its infrastructure into the country’s financial system.
Cointelegraph
Ripple APAC managing director Fiona Murray said there was sufficient institutional interest in Australia to warrant the costs of acquiring an Australian Financial Services License.
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The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
Ripple APAC managing director Fiona Murray said there was sufficient institutional interest in Australia to warrant the costs of acquiring an Australian Financial Services License.
The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
Ripple APAC managing director Fiona Murray said there was sufficient institutional interest in Australia to warrant the costs of acquiring an Australian Financial Services License.
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.
The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
Ripple APAC managing director Fiona Murray said there was sufficient institutional interest in Australia to warrant the costs of acquiring an Australian Financial Services License.
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.
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