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Ripple’s UAE Gambit Pays Off: Two New Payment Partners Join Amid Crypto’s Banking Rebellion
Ripple’s UAE Gambit Pays Off: Two New Payment Partners Join Amid Crypto’s Banking Rebellion
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Ripple just flipped the script in the UAE—landing two major payment providers as clients while traditional finance scrambles to keep up. The blockchain firm’s cross-border rails now power more Middle Eastern transactions than ever, proving (yet again) that banks move at the speed of bureaucracy.
Why it matters: Every new Ripple partnership chips away at SWIFT’s monopoly—and this expansion proves the UAE’s crypto pivot isn’t just PR. Watch for more dominoes to fall as liquidity-starved institutions finally wake up to blockchain’s 24/7 settlement.
The kicker? These deals closed while Wall Street still debates ’crypto risk.’ Maybe next they’ll discover that moving money shouldn’t cost like a private jet charter.
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