Ripple Payments, the payments subsidiary of Ripple, has entered into a strategic partnership with Amina, a Swiss bank regulated by the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). This collaboration grants Amina access to Ripple's payment infrastructure, enabling the bank to achieve more efficient, lower-cost, and transparent cross-border transaction settlements without relying on traditional payment systems.
The partnership builds upon a previous integration of the Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD). Amina's regulatory standing is a key aspect of this development; not only is it regulated in Switzerland, but its Austrian subsidiary has also obtained a license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. This underscores the growing institutional role of compliant stablecoins in real-world payment applications.
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However, a significant portion of the provided text is promotional material for Arc Miner, detailing its services, contract plans promising high returns, registration bonuses, and claims of serving over 7 million users globally. The core news event remains the Ripple-Amina partnership and its implications for compliant stablecoin adoption in Europe.