According to PANews, Ripple has announced an acceleration of its institutional finance strategy, unveiling a series of compliance and credit tools. This development comes as the company prepares to launch a native lending protocol later this year. Currently, three compliance features—credentials, deep freeze, and simulation—are operational. Credentials are linked to decentralized identity identifiers, enabling issuers to verify user attributes. The deep freeze feature can prevent sanctioned accounts from transferring funds, while the simulation tool allows developers to test transactions without recording them, thereby expanding the compliance toolkit.
The forthcoming lending protocol will introduce pooled lending and underwritten credit, offering institutions low-cost compliant loans and providing small investors with earning opportunities. Additionally, the XRPL community plans to develop zero-knowledge proofs, with confidential multi-purpose tokens expected to launch in early 2026. These tokens will enable collateral management without disclosing sensitive data.
Ripple's roadmap indicates a vision to establish XRPL as a leading blockchain for institutional finance. The success of this initiative will depend on balancing regulatory compliance with security enhancements.
