Ripple President: Half Of Fortune 500 Will Have Crypto Strategies By Year-End
Monica Long, president of Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), predicts half of Fortune 500 companies will adopt formal crypto strategies by the end of 2026 as stablecoins become the default for global payments.
Stablecoins Become The Default Payment Rail
Long says stablecoins will replace traditional payment systems within five years, not as an alternative but as the foundation.
The shift is already happening. Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and Stripe are building stablecoin infrastructure into their core systems.
The GENIUS Act legalized compliant U.S. stablecoins, making them the standard for 24/7 global payments.
Ripple’s recent conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to charter a national trust bank signals where this is headed.
Long says this positions Ripple USD (CRYPTO: RLUSD) as the gold standard for programmable payments.
The numbers back up the momentum. B2B payments …