Nuvion integrates Ripple USD for cross-border business payments

Nuvion has integrated Ripple USD, or RLUSD, into its infrastructure platform, adding a stablecoin option for companies using its global banking and cross-border payments services. Nuvion said the addition is intended to broaden payment and settlement choices for businesses and fintechs that operate across multiple currencies and markets.

The company describes its platform as an AI-powered global banking and payments system built around both fiat money and stablecoins. By adding RLUSD, Nuvion said clients will be able to use one infrastructure layer to move between conventional banking networks and blockchain-based payment systems.

The announcement comes as payment providers and digital asset firms seek a larger role in cross-border settlement, an area still shaped by correspondent banking relationships, cut-off times and multiple intermediaries. Stablecoins are digital tokens designed to maintain a stable value against a reference currency, and in payments they can be used to transfer value over blockchain networks before conversion back into fiat currency where required.

Nuvion said the RLUSD integration supports faster cross-border settlement through stablecoin payment networks and allows businesses to move between fiat currencies and digital assets. The company also said it gives enterprises and fintechs access to digital asset infrastructure, treasury and liquidity tools across markets, and embedded blockchain payment functions through a single application programming interface and platform.

The mechanism is intended to give businesses more choice over how money is routed. A company could use traditional bank payment channels where they are suitable, while also accessing blockchain-based settlement where available within Nuvion’s platform. Nuvion said this reduces sole reliance on correspondent banking systems, while adding flexibility for funds moving across markets.

Keisha Clark, managing director of Nuvion, said the company expects international money movement to become more real-time, programmable and global. “Integrating RLUSD expands the infrastructure available to businesses operating internationally, helping them access faster settlement, greater flexibility, and modern financial capabilities through a single platform,” Clark said.

Ripple positioned the integration as part of wider enterprise demand for quicker and clearer cross-border payments. Lauren Berta, product lead at Ripple, said stablecoins are playing a growing role in meeting that demand. “RLUSD is built to bring the efficiency of blockchain to global payments, giving enterprises and fintechs a practical, compliant way to move value around the world,” Berta said.

Nuvion said the addition of RLUSD forms part of its plan to build a unified operating system for global money movement. The company said that system brings together accounts, payments, payouts, treasury services, cards, foreign exchange and stablecoin infrastructure for businesses expanding across borders.

This story draws on original reporting from Finextra Research.