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As part of this multi-year collaboration, LMAX will integrate RLUSD as a core collateral asset across its institutional trading infrastructure enabling LMAX’s global customer base — including top-tier banks, brokers and buy-side institutions — to leverage RLUSD for enhanced cross-collateralisation and margin efficiencies across spot crypto, perpetual futures and CFD trading.
As a part of the collaboration Ripple will provide $150 million in financing to support LMAX’s long-term cross-asset growth strategy. This arrangement underscores the shared vision between both companies to build a more efficient, on-chain financial ecosystem that allows for frictionless settlement and value movement.
“Partnering with a leader like Ripple is a milestone for LMAX, reflecting confidence and momentum in our cross-asset growth strategy. With the benefit of greater US and global regulatory clarity, fiat-backed stablecoins will be a key catalyst in driving the convergence of TradFi and digital assets and we firmly believe that RLUSD is positioned at the forefront,” said David Mercer, Chief Executive Officer of LMAX Group. “We are thrilled to partner with the forward-looking leadership team at Ripple as together we develop a modern financial ecosystem and the complete cross-asset marketplace for institutions globally.”
Key benefits of the integration for LMAX Group clients include:
* Enhanced liquidity: RLUSD will serve as collateral and as a settlement currency for spot crypto trading, and fiat crosses.
* Margin efficiency: Clients can utilise RLUSD as margin funding for perpetual futures and CFD trading.
* Secure custody: RLUSD holdings will be accessible via LMAX Custody, utilising segregated wallets to ensure fungibility and transferability across TradFi and digital assets.
* Institutional on-ramps: LMAX Kiosk will enable institutional on-ramps, allowing clients to trade multiple FX and digital products using RLUSD collateral.
* 24/7 cross-asset market access: fungibility via RLUSD, not available with fiat today.
“Institutions are increasingly recognising the transformative potential of blockchain technology to modernise global financial market structure,” said Jack McDonald, SVP of Stablecoins at Ripple. “LMAX has long been a leader in providing the transparent, regulated infrastructure that institutional players require. This partnership will accelerate the utilisation of RLUSD — already a top 5 USD-backed stablecoin — within one of the largest and most sophisticated trading environments.”
The collaboration is enhanced by the integration of LMAX’s digital assets exchange with multi-asset prime broker Ripple Prime. The combination of LMAX’s regulated exchange infrastructure and Ripple Prime’s credit and brokerage capabilities, provides institutions with an efficient gateway to trade digital assets while addressing market fragmentation and counterparty risk.
Ripple Prime customers are now able to leverage LMAX Digital as a primary price discovery venue with deep liquidity to trade and hold digital assets securely.
Ripple holds 75+ regulatory licenses and registrations globally, providing the compliant infrastructure necessary for financial institutions to store, exchange and move value. This partnership follows a record year for LMAX Group, which saw $8.2 trillion in institutional exchange volumes in 2025.
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