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Wall Street Journal highlights Ripple's growing competition with traditional banks

The crypto firm is expanding into prime brokerage and leveraged-ETF financing, challenging conventional Wall Street lenders.

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Ripple is establishing itself as a direct competitor to traditional financial institutions by broadening its footprint across stablecoins, custody, cross-border payments, and prime brokerage, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

An XRP supporter cited in the coverage noted that Ripple is functioning as a key intermediary within the leveraged-ETF sector. In this role, the firm captures daily swap spreads from funds that tend to trail their benchmark indices over holding periods longer than a single trading session.

The supporter also stated that regulatory reforms implemented after the financial crisis constrained traditional banks, ultimately leaving this lucrative niche available for non-bank entities to capture.

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