TrustLinq Expands Ripple Partnership, Enabling RLUSD-Funded Bank Payments to 190+ Countries
Steinhausen, Switzerland, October 13th, 2026, Chainwire
Holders of the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin can now pay suppliers, staff and landlords worldwide directly from self-custodial wallets through TrustLinq, with recipients receiving ordinary bank transfers in their local currency.
TrustLinq CH AG, a Swiss-regulated crypto-to-fiat payment platform, has expanded its partnership with Ripple by enabling third-party fiat payments funded from Ripple USD (RLUSD), the US dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by Ripple under a New York Department of Financial Services trust charter. TrustLinq clients holding RLUSD (ERC-20) can now pay any third-party bank account in more than 190 countries and over 80 currencies directly from self-custodial holdings, with recipients receiving standard bank transfers in their local currency.
The expansion builds on the companies’ existing collaboration, under which Ripple Payments settlement infrastructure powers TrustLinq’s global fiat payouts.
RLUSD was designed for enterprise-grade payments and institutional use, and the new capability gives holders a direct route into real-world settlement. Funds remain in the client’s own wallet, connected to a dedicated payment vault, until the moment a payment executes. TrustLinq converts the required amount and delivers a bank transfer to the recipient through SEPA, Faster Payments, ACH, local payment corridors or SWIFT, with most transfers arriving the same or next business day. Recipients need only a bank account and do not interact with cryptocurrency at any point.
The capability addresses a structural gap in stablecoin usage. Analysis published by McKinsey and Artemis Analytics in January 2026 found that of approximately USD 35 trillion moving over stablecoin rails annually, roughly USD 390 billion, about one percent, constituted real-world payments such as payroll, invoices and remittances, with business-to-business payments the fastest-growing segment. TrustLinq’s model targets that gap by settling obligations in fiat directly from self-custody, rather than requiring holders to sell through an exchange and transfer funds onward from a personal bank account.
“Stablecoin holders have never lacked ways to trade; they have lacked ways to pay,” said Lili Metodieva, Co-Founder of TrustLinq. “RLUSD was built as regulated, enterprise-grade digital money, and this expansion gives it the last mile: a supplier invoice in Vietnam, a salary in Germany, rent in Dubai, paid straight from self-custody and arriving as ordinary bank transfers. Swiss regulation is what makes that possible at global scale.”
TrustLinq operates as a Swiss financial intermediary subject to anti-money-laundering supervision through SO-FIT, a self-regulatory organisation recognised by FINMA, which gives recipient banks a regulated Swiss counterparty on every transfer. Clients verify once at onboarding; from then on, initiating a payment takes minutes. The platform supports payments funded from USDT (ERC-20 and TRC-20), USDC, EURC and RLUSD, serving individuals and businesses for use cases including supplier invoices, payroll, contractor payments, rent and tuition.
RLUSD support is available immediately to all verified TrustLinq clients, with no integration required. Coverage by destination and currency is published on the company’s supported countries and currencies page.
About TrustLinq
TrustLinq is a Swiss-regulated financial intermediary bridging cryptocurrency and traditional banking. The platform enables individuals and businesses holding cryptocurrency to send fiat payments to anyone, anywhere in the world, across 80+ currencies. Operating under Swiss regulation and compliant with Swiss AML, TrustLinq seamlessly enables crypto-to-fiat and executes payments globally while maintaining local payment efficiency via methods including SEPA, SWIFT, Faster Payments, ACH, and upcoming debit card solutions. The company prioritises security, compliance, and user control through a non-custodial intermediary model that does not hold client funds.
For more information, users can visit https://trustlinq.com