Ripple Bolsters XRPL Stack with Strategic Investments

Ripple has made strategic investments in two UK-based firms, Zilo and Licuido, as part of its efforts to build out its capital markets infrastructure on the XRP Ledger.

The investments were announced on August 3, 2026, and are aimed at addressing the gap that has kept most institutional tokenization projects in pilot mode.

Zilo provides transfer agency and fund administration services, while Licuido handles issuance, distribution, execution, and collateral mobility for tokenized assets.

The combined stack is designed to close the full tokenized-asset lifecycle on a single ledger, with regulated ownership records from Zilo, issuance and liquidity from Licuido, and RLUSD for settlement.

Ripple's investments are not speculative bets on unproven vendors, as Licuido was already used in the Aviva Investors USD Liquidity Fund deployment on XRPL, which went live on July 29, 2026.