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Ripple, a global leader in digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Chipper Cash to enhance cross-border payments across Africa through Ripple Payments. This collaboration aims to leverage blockchain technology and digital assets to enable faster, more cost-effective, and seamless international transactions.
With a customer base exceeding five million across nine African countries, Chipper Cash will integrate Ripple’s crypto-enabled payment solution to facilitate 24/7 global fund transfers. This initiative reduces friction in remittance flows, ensuring more efficient and affordable cross-border payments into Africa.
Reece Merrick, Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa at Ripple, highlighted the significance of this partnership in expanding Ripple’s footprint across the continent:
“Our partnership with Chipper Cash marks a major milestone in Ripple’s growth in Africa. With increasing recognition of blockchain’s potential, we’re excited to introduce our crypto-powered payments solution. By integrating our technology into Chipper Cash’s platform, we’re enabling faster and more affordable transactions while fostering financial innovation and economic growth.”
Chipper Cash’s Co-Founder & CEO, Ham Serunjogi, also emphasized blockchain’s transformative impact on financial inclusion:
“Crypto-enabled payments can accelerate access to global markets and empower individuals and businesses across Africa. By integrating with Ripple’s global payments network, we’re leveraging blockchain technology to deliver faster and lower-cost cross-border payments.”
Ripple’s secure and regulatory-compliant digital asset infrastructure makes it a trusted partner for financial institutions looking to tokenize, store, exchange, and transfer digital assets. With a reach spanning over 90 payout markets, Ripple Payments facilitates more than 90% of daily FX transactions and has processed over $70 billion in volume.
This partnership underscores the growing role of blockchain-powered financial solutions in driving Africa’s digital payments evolution, enabling seamless and efficient financial connectivity across borders.
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