Key Takeaways:

• Rakuten enables 44 million users to buy XRP and convert it for spending at 5 million merchant locations.
• Platform unlocks $23 billion in Rakuten Points, creating a major new on-ramp into XRP adoption.
• Japan’s Rakuten ecosystem signals broader crypto payments growth beyond 100 million users.

XRP Integration Into Rakuten Wallet Payments Ecosystem

Large-scale payment ecosystems are increasingly embedding digital assets as practical financial tools within everyday commerce. Ripple’s Senior Ecosystem Growth Manager, Tatsuya Kohrogi, outlined a new rollout involving Rakuten Wallet on April 13, centered on integrating XRP into its broader consumer payments environment. The update detailed XRP integration into payments,…