{"id":61261,"date":"2025-12-01T15:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=61261"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:16:51","slug":"ripple-secures-major-payments-institution-mpi-license-from-singapore-regulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=61261","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Secures Major Payments Institution (MPI) License From Singapore Regulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ripple will now be able to widen the range of regulated payment services from its Singapore hub. On 1 December 2025, Ripple announced that the company secured a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Ripple, this basically means a strengthened position in Asia-Pacific. And broader institutional use of XRP and its RLUSD stablecoin in cross-border payments. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this, Ripple is now among a small group of blockchain-focused companies worldwide that hold a full MPI license. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ripple.com\/ripple-press\/ripple-expands-scope-of-payment-activities-in-singapore-for-its-major-payment-institution-license\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Commenting<\/a> on the development, Ripple President Monica Long said, \u201cMAS has set a leading standard for regulatory clarity in digital assets, and we deeply value Singapore\u2019s forward-thinking approach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRipple has always taken a regulation-first approach, and Singapore is proof that innovation thrives when rules are clear,\u201d she added. \u201cThis expanded license strengthens our ability to continue investing in Singapore and to build the infrastructure financial institutions need to move money efficiently, quickly, and safely.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f525.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> This is not just \u201cgood news\u201d from Singapore. This is a geopolitical signal. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f1f8-1f1ec.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>Ripple just received an expanded Major Payment Institution license scope from MAS, one of the strictest and most respected regulators on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what it really means:<\/p>\n<p>1. Ripple is now\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XOipmbXVFE\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/XOipmbXVFE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stern Drew (@SternDrewCrypto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SternDrewCrypto\/status\/1995408606704079022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ripple Will Be Able To Expand Regulated Crypto Payments For Banks And Corporates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MAS has approved Ripple Markets APAC, the firm\u2019s Singapore subsidiary. This will expand the scope of activities Ripple can conduct under its MPI license.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ripple has been licensed digital payment token (DPT) services since 2023. But, the new authorization broadens the categories of regulated payment services it can provide to institutional clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Asia Pacific region leads the world in real digital asset usage, with on-chain activity up roughly 70% year-over-year. Singapore sits at the center of that growth,\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said Fiona Murray, Ripple Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this expanded scope of payment activities, we can better support the institutions driving that growth by offering a broad suite of regulated payment services, bringing faster, more efficient payments to our customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge news from Singapore: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVxTs7IEKc\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/KVxTs7IEKc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAS_sg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@MAS_sg<\/a> has approved an expanded scope of payment activities for our Major Payment Institution license \u2013 enabling us to deliver end-to-end, fully licensed payment services to our customers in the region. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f1f8-1f1ec.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ripple (@Ripple) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ripple\/status\/1995331612817469751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-coinbase-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">15+ Upcoming Coinbase Listings to Watch in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-header__title\">What Is Ripple Planning With UK? Company President Meets UK Economy Secretary To The Treasury<\/h2>\n<p>On 12 November 2025, Long met with UK\u2019s economic Secretary to the Treasury, Lucy Rigby, to discuss how digital assets can boost the country\u2019s competitiveness and growth. The meeting has led to speculation about Ripple\u2019s next move in the UK and about the UK\u2019s ambitions towards digital assets and blockchain. Long <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/follow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1988483199123464200%7Ctwgr%5E913e6cb4e96bcdd67c60cffa62b59d77db13494a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F99bitcoins.com%2Fnews%2Faltcoins%2Fwhat-is-ripple-planning-with-uk-company-president-meets-uk-economy-secretary-to-the-treasury%2F&amp;screen_name=MonicaLongSF\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">took to X<\/a> to say that the UK is \u201cbuilding on its status as one of the leading financial hubs of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Rigby\u2019s role in financial regulation is not missed by the crypto community as she directly engages with Ripple. Meanwhile, Ripple executive Cassie Craddock recently revealed that the company intends to capitalize on the recent US-UK regulatory collaborations. Rigby said, \u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Exciting discussion with Ripple\u2019s Monica Long\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">here in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Singapore<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u00a0on fostering innovation in digital assets and our new dedicated support for global\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">fintech<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u00a0scaling in the UK.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After victories against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple has applied to register as a crypto asset firm with the UK\u2019s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/what-is-ripple-planning-with-uk-company-president-meets-uk-economy-secretary-to-the-treasury\/\"><strong>What Is Ripple Planning With UK? Company President Meets UK Economy Secretary To The Treasury\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n        <\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ripple\u2019s original MPI license in Singapore covered regulated digital payment token services. This enabled the firm to offer crypto-enabled payment products and its \u2018On-Demand Liquidity solution\u2019 to local and regional customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         However, <\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ripple\u2019s expanded approval comes amid what the firm describes as surging on-chain activity across Asia-Pacific. Importantly, this is led in part by Singapore\u2019s growing role as a digital asset hub.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/ripple-secures-major-payments-institution-mpi-license-from-singapore-regulator\/\">Ripple Secures Major Payments Institution (MPI) License From Singapore Regulator<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple will now be able to widen the range of regulated payment services from its Singapore hub. On 1 December 2025, Ripple announced that the company secured a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).\u00a0 For Ripple, this basically means a strengthened position in Asia-Pacific. And broader institutional use of [&hellip;]<\/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-61261","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\/61261","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=61261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}