Stellar Lumens (XLM) and Ripple’s XRP are becoming the talk of the town in the cryptocurrency space.
Why XRP and XLM are a good bet
These two cryptocurrencies were founded by the same founder which is Jed McCaleb, he envisioned a cryptocurrency that would be used as a bridge currency and use for cross border payments.
Stellar powers Visa’s new partnership
Stellar has recently partnered with Visa.
With VISA, Tala, and Circle, one of the companies behind USDC, the partnership will provide digital assets in emerging markets. Tala will enable unbanked users to access the stable coin in a digital wallet.
Moreover, the partnership will allow cross-border transactions and access fiat to crypto services. In addition, Visa will issue cards with funds linked to the wallet. In doing so, these users will have the capacity to spend their crypto balance in over 70 million merchants around the world.
Stellar has a growing list of partners that investors should be aware of. A few examples worth noting are below.
- Tangem
- Zagg
- FinClusive
- Flutterwave
- ClickPesa
- Tempo
- Wyre
- Nodle
- Firefly
- Cowire
- RippleFox
- The White Company
- StellarX
- Lumenshine
Check out the full Stellar ecosystem here.
Partnerships with Ripple’s XRP
Ripple aims to do the same thing, Ripple has partnered with banks and financial institutions like Santander, American Express, TransferGo and Trianglo, you can read more at Ripple’s official website.