XRP Remains Flat Following Ripple’s Chipper Cash Partnership

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• Ripple has partnered with Chipper Cash to expand crypto-enabled cross-border payments across Africa.
• Despite the strategic collaboration, XRP’s price remains unchanged.

Ripple’s recent partnership with African fintech company Chipper Cash has yet to yield a price reaction for XRP, despite expectations that the integration could expand the cryptocurrency’s real-world utility across African remittance corridors.

Ripple Targets African Cross-Border Payments

Ripple announced on March 27 the partnership will see Chipper Cash integrate Ripple Payments—the company’s crypto-enabled cross-border payment solution — into its platform. Chipper Cash operates in nine African countries and serves more than five million users.

The goal is to improve the speed and cost-efficiency of international money transfers into and within Africa. Through the integration, customers will gain access to 24/7 global payment capabilities, with XRP serving as a bridge asset for liquidity.

Chipper Cash CEO Ham Serunjogi described the integration as an opportunity to improve the region’s remittance infrastructure, using blockchain to reduce friction in existing financial channels. Ripple described the partnership as a milestone in its push to increase its presence in high-growth markets.

XRP Price Unmoved

Despite Ripple’s expansion in Africa, XRP’s price has not reacted accordingly. XRP is trading around $2.20 as of March 28, 2025, after dropping nearly 5% in the past 24 hours. 

The token’s decline comes after a global downturn in the crypto market, with investor sentiment affected by renewed macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical developments, including new tariff proposals. The lack of movement in XRP’s price suggests markets are not yet pricing in long-term growth from the Chipper Cash deal. 

Analysts note that while Ripple’s ongoing efforts to secure global partnerships may boost XRP’s practical use cases, short-term price action continues to be dominated by global market factors and speculative activity.

Investors appear cautiously optimistic, awaiting clearer adoption metrics and transaction volumes tied to Ripple’s network before reassessing XRP’s valuation. For now, the asset remains range-bound, even as its supporting infrastructure continues to expand across strategic regions.