Ripple and Zand Extend Partnership to Bring RLUSD and AEDZ to XRPL
Ripple and Zand Bank have agreed to deepen their partnership by bringing RLUSD and Zand’s AED-backed stablecoin, AEDZ, onto the XRP Ledger within an explicit regulated framework. The move will pair a USD-denominated stablecoin with an Emirati dirham token on the same ledger, enabling native settlement and compliance controls that regulators and institutional partners typically require.
Why it matters: routing both tokens on XRPL could speed cross-border transfers, tighten liquidity between AED and USD rails, and simplify on‑ramps for businesses and remittance corridors in the Gulf. The agreement signals growing demand for jurisdictionally compliant stablecoin corridors and reinforces XRPL’s role as a venue for regulated tokenization and payments infrastructure.