Transak’s latest licenses highlight the continued fragmentation of US state licensing as stablecoin payment firms push for nationwide access. Stablecoin payment company Transak has secured new state Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Carolina, Vermont and Pennsylvania, expanding its US footprint as regulatory fragmentation continues to define how crypto payment companies operate across the country, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The approvals bring Transak’s total to 11 licensed states, including Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois and Missouri. Each license allows the company to legally process stablecoin transactions, transmit funds, and facilitate fiat-to-crypto conversions directly with users, without relying on intermediaries. In the US, MTLs allow companies to handle customer funds, execute value transfers and operate as regulated financial intermediaries under state supervision. Read more
Launched in late 2024, Ripple’s enterprise-focused RLUSD stablecoin has hit a $500 million market cap in less than seven months. Ripple’s US dollar-pegged stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), has received a significant boost by integrating with Transak, a major cryptocurrency payments platform. Transak has officially integrated support for the Ripple USD stablecoin, enabling its 8.3 million users to purchase RLUSD using multiple fiat currencies, the company announced in a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday. “We worked closely with the Ripple team to understand how RLUSD could benefit from wider distribution across Transak’s global network — spanning more than 450 wallets, DApps [decentralized apps] and exchanges,” said Transak’s head of marketing, Harshit Gangwar. Read more