- Renowned Fintech company in Brazil explores and tests XRP Ledger for payment processing of its stablecoin BRLA.
- BRLA is said to be pegged to the Brazilian Real as part of the plan to maintain stability.
Amidst the dynamic landscape of Fintech innovation, a groundbreaking development is culminating with BRLA Digital being at the center of it all. As a leading Fintech in the Brazilian market known for operating in the cross-border payment and crypto Infrastructure market, BRLA Digital has introduced BRLA Token, a stablecoin pegged to the Brazilian Real (BRL).
With a focus on seamless and cost-effective transactions in both local and international environments, the team has been working extensively to explore and test XRP Ledger (XRPL) for payment processing. This platform has been largely patronized by organizations and countries with the Central Bank of Columbia announcing last year that it would pilot its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project on XRPL.
In the last quarter of 2023, it was also reported that the National Bank of Georgia had selected it to power the Digital Lari (GEL). The dominating features that position it as the most preferred platform for CBDC were analyzed by Crypto News Flash in a recent post.
BRLA’s mission is quite different from the previous partners of XRPL. According to a Medium post published by RippleXDev, the mission is to promote crypto adoption while providing access to global financial products to advance Brazil’s financial landscape. The target is said to be B2B entities involved in both domestic and international transactions.
Targeting B2B entities engaged in Brazil’s domestic and foreign payment transactions, BRLA Digital caters to businesses looking to optimize their payment processes. With an initial focus on crypto-friendly companies, BRLA Token provides a gateway to the world of digital assets while ensuring stability and security in transactions.
More on the BRLA Token
Currently, one of the key features of BRLA Token is stability. It was pegged to the Brazilian Real for this purpose, and the plan is to enable businesses to find it as a reliable medium of daily transaction. It is also designed to be transparent with accountability in sight.
According to the report, users would be furnished with regular monthly transparency reports certified by an external audit firm. The idea is to gain trust and prove that the reserves backing the asset are consistently exceeding the circulating supply. After all these, it would facilitate the development of decentralized applications linked to the Brazilian Real. Another important feature is security.
The BRLA Token stands as a decentralized liquidation instrument on the blockchain, ensuring the security and integrity of transactions involving the Brazilian Real. Reserves are held in Brazil’s lowest-risk asset class — government treasury bills (LFTs), managed through the country’s largest and most reputable banks.
In October 2023, BRLA Digital completed its first pre-seed round with participation from Coins, a Philippines exchange led by Wei Zhou. The company also announced in November 2023 that its stablecoin was approved in a stringent assurance process by an independent audit company UHY Bendoraytes. This made it the first ever company globally to have a Real-linked stablecoin endorsed by the audit company which has 60 years of experience in the Brazilian market.
Dave Wang, founder of 99 Capital and former Head of crypto at Softbank LatAm spoke on BRLA Digital:
Cross-border payments leveraging crypto solutions like BRLA improve the cost basis and settlement times by orders of magnitude compared to legacy payment rails. BRLA has a confluence of attacking a great market, with a great team, and a great product.
