Overview
- Ripple polled 1,000+ finance leaders, with 72% saying firms must offer digital asset solutions to stay competitive.
- Stablecoins emerged as a treasury tool, with 74% citing cash‑flow gains and the ability to unlock trapped working capital.
- Among tokenization evaluators, 89% prioritized secure storage and custody, and 97% deemed ISO and SOC II certifications critical.
- Fintechs reported faster adoption—31% collect customer payments in stablecoins and 29% accept them directly—while 47% prefer building in‑house.
- Corporates largely plan to outsource, with roughly 71–74% favoring one‑stop providers, as banks emphasize token lifecycle management (82%) and asset managers prioritize primary distribution (80%).