Ripple to acquire Australian financial services license as APAC payments volume doubles
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026·Source: CoinDesk·US·corporate
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What happened: The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.
Cross-source context: 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. Decrypt highlights if approved, the license would allow Ripple to run services and bring its infrastructure into the country’s financial system. The Block highlights the license would allow Ripple to offer an end-to-end payments platform in the region, according to the statement.
What to watch next: movement around australian, financial.
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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.
Ripple is adding custody, payments, and brokerage tools for digital asset management in Brazil as it prepares to seek regulatory approval from the country's central bank.
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.
Decrypt
If approved, the license would allow Ripple to run services and bring its infrastructure into the country’s financial system.
The Block
The license would allow Ripple to offer an end-to-end payments platform in the region, according to the statement.
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Swarm Claim
Ripple to expand in Brazil with custody, payments, and brokerage services ahead of central bank approval push: Ripple.
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.
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.
Ripple is adding custody, payments, and brokerage tools for digital asset management in Brazil as it prepares to seek regulatory approval from the country's central bank.
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.
Ripple is adding custody, payments, and brokerage tools for digital asset management in Brazil as it prepares to seek regulatory approval from the country's central bank.
