How much is the Ripple Flutterwave deal worth?

Ripple took an equity stake valuing Flutterwave at roughly $3.3 billion. Financial terms of the stake itself were not disclosed.

RLUSD is Ripple's stablecoin. It sits at the center of the Flutterwave integration alongside the XRP Ledger and Ripple Payments.

What is the XRP Ledger?

The XRP Ledger is a decentralized blockchain used for fast, low-cost payments and settlement, and one of the rails being integrated into Flutterwave.

What does this mean for cross-border payments?

The companies say the partnership can make moving money across African borders faster and cheaper than traditional remittance systems.

Ripple Takes Equity Stake in Flutterwave at $3.3B, Bringing RLUSD and XRP Ledger to African Payments

June 17, 2026 — By Whatsertrade in Crypto markets

Ripple has taken an equity stake in African fintech Flutterwave at a roughly $3.3 billion valuation, with plans to integrate its RLUSD stablecoin and the XRP Ledger into cross-border payments, starting in Nigeria.

Ripple has acquired an equity stake in African payments company Flutterwave, valuing the fintech at roughly $3.3 billion, the companies announced on June 16, 2026, according to reporting from CoinDesk and Bloomberg. Financial terms of the stake were not disclosed.

What the deal includes

Flutterwave will integrate Ripple's payments stack, including the XRP Ledger, Ripple Payments infrastructure, and the RLUSD stablecoin, into its network. Nigeria is the initial rollout market, with the agreement covering broader African corridors for cross-border commercial payments and remittances.

Why Africa, and why now

Demand for faster and cheaper cross-border payments has been rising across Africa, where traditional remittance rails are slow and expensive. Stablecoins and on-chain settlement are increasingly used to move value between corridors at lower cost, and the deal deepens Ripple's push into the region.

RLUSD at the center

The integration is built around RLUSD, Ripple's stablecoin, alongside the XRP Ledger and Ripple Payments. The companies said the partnership could help businesses move money across borders faster and at lower cost than legacy systems.

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