Ripple is taking another leap toward mainstream adoption. The blockchain firm has teamed up with UK-based Aviva Investors to bring traditional fund structures onto the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This move marks Ripple’s first partnership with a European asset management giant and underscores growing confidence in blockchain as a practical tool for institutional finance.
According to Reece Merrick, Senior Executive Officer and Managing Director for Middle East & Africa at Ripple, the collaboration will leverage XRPL’s speed, low fees, and energy-efficient design to tokenize funds at scale throughout 2026. Merrick emphasized that this isn’t just a pilot project—it’s a step toward real-world, institutional adoption of blockchain technology.
We’re thrilled to announce that @Ripple is partnering with Aviva Investors to bring traditional fund structures to the XRP Ledger. This marks our first collaboration with a European investment management firm to tokenize real-world assets (RWAs) at scale.
By leveraging the…
— Reece Merrick (@reece_merrick) February 11, 2026
Institutional Finance Meets Blockchain
Aviva Investors manages hundreds of billions in assets and is making its first foray into blockchain-based offerings through this partnership. Jill Barber, Chief Distribution Officer at Aviva, noted that XRPL’s tokenization capabilities can streamline operations, cut settlement times, and reduce administrative friction compared with traditional systems.
The firm hopes digital tokens will modernize fund distribution and make investment access smoother for a wider audience.
For Ripple, this collaboration reinforces its broader goal: integrating decentralized technology into mainstream finance. XRPL already supports millions of wallets and billions of transactions while offering compliance-ready features and minimal environmental impact thanks to its consensus protocol.
Ripple’s Vice President for Trading and Markets, Nigel Khakoo, highlighted that tokenization is moving beyond experiments into scalable deployment in regulated markets.
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The XRP Army Responds
The community’s reaction has been a mix of excitement and measured optimism. Eun Lee celebrated the partnership as proof of XRPL’s institutional appeal, calling it “precision meeting scale.”
Others, like “Liquid_Metal,” made light of potential short-term price effects, while “XRPAPY” emphasized that utility and adoption outweigh immediate valuation. Enthusiasts such as “SJ” see this as real adoption in action—a sign that blockchain is moving from theory to practice.
Looking Ahead
As Ripple and Aviva Investors roll out tokenized funds over the coming year, the partnership could set a new standard for traditional finance, embracing blockchain. Beyond immediate market impacts, it demonstrates the tangible value of tokenization: faster settlements, operational efficiency, and wider investor reach.
For the XRP community and global finance watchers alike, this is a glimpse of how blockchain can redefine institutional asset management.
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