XRP Payments on X in Focus as Cross River Bank Partners With Ripple

$XRP payments on X are drawing attention after Cross River Bank, the banking infrastructure provider for X Money, partnered with Ripple to integrate its US dollar-backed stablecoin $RLUSD into its core banking platform, with support for transactions on the $XRP Ledger.

The October 2026 announcement allows Cross River to offer $RLUSD as an additional payment option alongside traditional banking services. The integration aims to help fintech companies process cross-border payments, manage treasury transfers and settle transactions around the clock.

The businesses will be able to access $RLUSD through a single application programming interface (API), without having to build their own blockchain infrastructure. The integration will also allow fintech companies to move between US dollars and $RLUSD, settle payments 24/7 and access wire transfers and real-time payment services through one banking platform.

Transactions on the $XRP Ledger typically settle within three to five seconds, with low transaction fees. Cross River said the integration combines its regulated banking infrastructure with blockchain-based payments, giving businesses more flexibility in moving money.

$RLUSD has a reported market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion, with over $1 billion issued on the $XRP Ledger. The stablecoin is designed to maintain a value equivalent to one US dollar and can support payments, trading and institutional transactions.

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Will X Money Use $XRP or $RLUSD?

The partnership has drawn attention because Cross River Bank also provides banking infrastructure for X Money, the payments service associated with Elon Musk’s X platform. This has led to speculation that X Money could eventually use Ripple’s payment technology.

However, the announcement does not confirm any integration between X Money and Ripple, $RLUSD or the $XRP Ledger. The confirmed developments are Cross River Bank’s relationship with X Money and its separate agreement with Ripple.

Therefore, $XRP payments on X remain unconfirmed. Whether X Money will adopt $RLUSD or the $XRP Ledger has not been established by either company.

For now, the partnership expands Cross River’s payment capabilities, but any direct connection to X Money would require a separate confirmation.