XRP news: Ripple says asset managers are ready for XRP Ledger’s next payments upgrade

# XRP news: Ripple says asset managers are ready for XRP Ledger’s next payments upgrade

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Independent digital-asset protocol report quoting RippleX engineering and checked against XRPL Foundation release notes
> Source: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/19/ripple-says-asset-managers-are-preparing-for-xrp-ledger-s-next-payments-upgrade)
> Published: 2026-09-19
> Captured: 2026-09-20T01:37:20.659Z

## Source summary

CoinDesk reports that Ripple says asset managers and other commercial projects are preparing for XRP Ledger Batch V1.1. The feature can group up to eight transactions so they all settle or all fail, supporting delivery-versus-payment and letting exchanges, wallets or marketplaces process a service fee alongside a customer payment. Its 14-day activation countdown began September 15 and is projected to complete shortly after September 29 only if validator support remains at or above 80%; Ripple did not name the projects, partners or launch dates.

## Why it matters

Atomic execution can reduce principal risk when an asset transfer and its payment must complete together, and it can simplify fee collection around a customer transaction. The amendment is not yet active and validator votes can change. Batch V1.1 replaces an earlier version withdrawn after a critical signature-validation flaw; the vulnerable code never activated and no funds were exposed. XRPL Foundation release notes confirm the rebuilt implementation shipped in xrpld 3.3.0, but neither source establishes live institutional use, payment volume, pricing, cross-border deployment or measured settlement improvement.

## Key numbers

- **Transactions in one atomic batch:** up to 8
- **Validator support reported by CoinDesk:** 30 of 35
- **Activation requirement:** >=80% validator support for 14 days
- **Conditional projected activation:** shortly after September 29, 2026

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Web3 & stablecoin payments
- Entities: Ripple / XRP Ledger
- Web3 payments
- Payment infrastructure
- Company intelligence

## Evidence and credibility note

Readable CoinDesk report quoting RippleX engineering, checked against XRPL Foundation release notes for xrpld 3.3.0. Activation remains conditional on validator support; named institutional projects, live usage and operating outcomes are undisclosed.

Date evidence: CoinDesk JSON-LD records 2026-09-19T13:39:15.311Z, matching the article URL and page metadata

## First-party corroboration

- [https://xrpl.org/blog/2026/xrpld-3.3.0](/en/items/https://xrpl.org/blog/2026/xrpld-3.3.0)
- [https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/releases/tag/3.3.0](/en/items/https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/releases/tag/3.3.0)

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original CoinDesk report](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/19/ripple-says-asset-managers-are-preparing-for-xrp-ledger-s-next-payments-upgrade)

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