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Aviva Investors Taps Ripple to Tokenize Funds on XRP Ledger in First European Asset-Manager Deal

The multiyear effort aims to deliver institutional‑grade issuance with built‑in compliance, enabling near‑instant settlement.

Overview

  • The partnership marks Ripple’s first agreement with a Europe‑based investment manager and Aviva Investors’ first move into tokenized fund structures.
  • Both firms say they will work together through 2026 and beyond to issue and manage tokenized versions of existing funds on the XRP Ledger.
  • Aviva Investors cites expected gains in time and cost efficiency for clients as a key motivation for adopting tokenized fund infrastructure.
  • Ripple underscores XRPL’s compliance features and performance, noting more than 4 billion transactions, roughly 7 million wallets and about 120 independent validators with no energy‑intensive mining.
  • Separately, Ripple expanded its collaboration with UAE‑based Zand Bank to increase use of the RLUSD stablecoin and explore projects linking RLUSD with Zand Bank’s AEDZ.