According to local reports, South Korean digital bank KBank today, April 27, 2026, officially concluded a partnership with Ripple, the issuer of the virtual currency XRP and Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD), and began testing international remittances through the company’s XRP Ledger Network.
The signing of this agreement will serve as the trigger for a multi-stage pilot project designed to evaluate on-chain payment systems. This initiative was born to modernize current processes, which are typically time-consuming and costly. Through this association, Both companies will jointly test a remittance model based on digital walletsThe aim is to improve the speed and transparency of payments, South Korean news agency News1 reported.
While planning is scalable, testing focuses on exploration. Direct remittances on the Ripple network to strategic markets such as the United Arab Emirates and Thailand.
To conduct these tests, a system from Palisade, a digital asset wallet storage and management company acquired by Ripple in 2025, will be installed. Additionally, KBank plans to test the link between virtual accounts and internal systems to verify whether payments comply with the bank’s security standards.
KBank’s move into this field is in response to its strategy prior to the Digital Asset Basic Act. The bill aims to establish strict rules for the issuance of assets, storage and use of stablecoins, and calls for bank-level requirements.
Additionally, as part of its regional expansion, Ripple continues to strengthen its presence on the Asian continent. This agreement with KBank adds another significant advance in this area, as reported by Japanese giant Rakuten, as reported by CriptoNoticias. The Japanese e-commerce company has confirmed that it will incorporate the XRP cryptocurrency into its global payments ecosystem, with this process starting to take place from April 15, 2026 onwards.
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