{"id":46604,"date":"2025-09-09T16:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=46604"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:01:33","slug":"electric-car-maker-taps-rlusd-for-payments-as-xrp-strategy-unfolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=46604","title":{"rendered":"Electric Car Maker Taps RLUSD For Payments As XRP Strategy Unfolds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VivoPower International\u2019s electric-vehicle arm, Tembo, will start accepting Ripple USD (RLUSD) for payments, a move that could change how the company handles cross-border deals, a press release<\/a> confirmed.<\/p>\n

According to the company, the stablecoin will be used to speed up payments and cut the fees usually tied to bank wires.<\/p>\n

Tembo Adopts RLUSD For Global Payments<\/h2>\n

Tembo<\/a> serves clients in mining, agriculture, military, construction and humanitarian work. Many of those customers are in developing regions where bank transfers are slow and costly.<\/p>\n

Based on reports, RLUSD<\/a> can move value near-instantly across borders and at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. That is the main reason VivoPower gave for the change.<\/p>\n

The Vehicles And The Services Around Them<\/h2>\n

Tembo builds electric utility vehicles designed for both on-road and tough off-road tasks. The fleet is aimed at jobs where reliability matters more than style.<\/p>\n

Charging, financing, battery swaps and even microgrids are offered alongside the vehicles. Those services are now available to be paid for in RLUSD, which could make transactions simpler for local dealers and international buyers alike.<\/p>\n

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$VVPR<\/a> \u2013 VivoPower\u2019s
\n\"\ud83d\udd39\"Tembo to Accept Ripple USD (RLUSD) Stablecoin for Payments
\n\"\ud83d\udd39\"Partners with Doppler Finance for Institutional XRP and RLUSD Yield Programs: Maximizing Returns on Crypto Treasury Strategy
\n\"\ud83d\udd39\"Low Float\/ OS near 4.5M shares<\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\udc46\" 1.1% PreM\/ $5.02 pic.twitter.com\/Z6rUJ9G3nz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 John Zidar aka\/ Stock Wizard (@JohnZidar) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ripple Partnerships And Market Moves<\/p>\n

Reports have disclosed that RLUSD\u2019s market capitalization rose roughly 10-fold since January. Ripple has been extending RLUSD\u2019s reach through tie-ups with firms such as Chipper Cash, Yellow Card and VARL, and it recently rolled RLUSD into the Horizon RWA market owned by Aave.<\/p>\n

Those moves are being watched closely by firms that handle cross-border trade. Adoption in Africa, parts of Southeast-Asia and the Middle East is reported to be growing.<\/p>\n

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VivoPower\u2019s Broader XRP Strategy<\/p>\n

VivoPower<\/a> has been clear that this is more than a single payment option. The company said it is shaping itself into what it calls an XRP-focused digital asset enterprise.<\/p>\n

Holdings in XRP<\/a> and equity in Ripple Labs are being added to the corporate portfolio. Some of those assets are being held for treasury purposes.<\/p>\n

Other parts are planned to support decentralized finance infrastructure and real-world blockchain use cases connected to Tembo\u2019s business.<\/p>\n

Implications For Treasury, Liquidity And Local Markets<\/p>\n

Market observers have pointed to links with institutional sponsors like Doppler Finance, suggesting RLUSD could play roles beyond payments \u2014 for liquidity management and corporate treasury planning.<\/p>\n

If that happens, the stablecoin may be used as a bridge between fiat rails and DeFi tools in places where traditional banking is weak.<\/p>\n

Vendors and partners in regions where Tembo operates could see faster settlements and fewer conversion fees.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Westend61\/Getty Images, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VivoPower International\u2019s electric-vehicle arm, Tembo, will start accepting Ripple USD (RLUSD) for payments, a move that could change how the company handles cross-border deals, a press release confirmed. According to the company, the stablecoin will be used to speed up payments and cut the fees usually tied to bank wires. Tembo Adopts RLUSD For Global […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-46604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46604\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}