Ripple’s new survey of more than 1,000 global finance leaders underscores a major shift: traditional finance is increasingly embracing blockchain-based assets and the infrastructure that supports them.
Survey scope and headline findings
- Ripple polled finance executives across banks, asset managers, fintechs and corporates.
- A large majority view blockchain-native assets positively, and 72% said finance leaders must offer digital assets to remain competitive.
Tokenization and custody are front-and-center
- Interest in tokenized assets is climbing, with asset managers at major banks beginning to weave tokenization into their strategies.
- Custody and secure storage are now priority one: 89% of respondents ranked digital asset storage/custody as a top concern.
Demand for integrated infrastructure and partners
- Bank asset managers in particular stressed the need for senior management to approve partnerships that can execute tokenization and custody roadmaps.
- Among respondents exploring stablecoin collection or payments, 57% want partners that provide integrated custody, orchestration and compliance services so they don’t have to hold stablecoin balances directly.
What it means for the market
- The survey suggests finance leaders are no longer satisfied with piecemeal crypto solutions; they’re seeking comprehensive tech stacks and trusted providers that can support evolving digital-asset strategies. Ripple’s report frames the company’s blockchain and associated services as positioned to fill these emerging infrastructure gaps.
Bottom line: mainstream finance is moving beyond experimentation toward operationalizing digital assets, and custody, orchestration and compliance will be decisive battlegrounds for vendors and banks alike.
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