BitPay, a blockchain payments provider, will add support for Ripple's $XRP by the end of this year. The Block reports that BitPay said it has partnered with Ripple’s Xpring unit to integrate XRP on its platform so that businesses and merchants can accept the cryptocurrency. Sean Rolland, director of product at BitPay, said:
“XRP can offer a payment option that is fast, cost-effective and scalable."