Ripple is extending its institutional custody infrastructure to Africa through a new partnership with Absa Bank, one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions. The deal makes Absa Ripple’s first major custody client on the continent and reflects growing institutional interest in tokenized assets across emerging markets. Absa will use Ripple’s digital asset custody technology to store and manage cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets for its clients, per a release. The integration will allow the ban ...