ARP Digital Joins Fireblocks Network As GCC Settlement Partner In Regulated Payments Expansion
In Brief
ARP Digital joins Fireblocks Network as GCC settlement partner, enabling regulated stablecoin-based cross-border payments and fiat on/off-ramps across GCC currencies for global institutions.
ARP Digital, a regulated digital capital infrastructure platform, has announced its integration into the Fireblocks Network for Payments as the designated GCC corridor settlement partner. The collaboration is designed to give fintechs, payment service providers, and financial institutions operating on the Fireblocks Network access to regulated on/off-ramp and settlement infrastructure across GCC currencies through a single, multi-licensed counterparty for the first time.
The Fireblocks Network for Payments, launched in September 2025, connects more than 40 payment providers across 100 countries and serves as a unified infrastructure layer for stablecoin-based payments, cross-border settlement, and fiat on/off-ramp services. According to the companies, the GCC—one of the largest global remittance corridors by transaction volume—has historically lacked a locally licensed and institutionally governed settlement node, limiting the ability of global fintechs and payment service providers to process compliant payouts at scale. The integration of ARP Digital is positioned as a response to this gap.
Addressing A Key Infrastructure Gap In GCC Payments
“Cross-border payment flows into the GCC have historically required institutions to navigate a fragmented landscape of correspondent relationships, pre-funding requirements, and compliance uncertainty,” said Abdulla Kanoo, Co-Founder, ARP Digital in a written statement. “Our integration into the Fireblocks Network consolidates that complexity into a single, regulated counterparty with direct access to GCC settlement rails. For the fintechs and PSPs on the Fireblocks Network, that is a material operational improvement, and for ARP Digital, it connects our infrastructure to one of the most consequential payment networks in the world,” she added.
ARP Digital operates its corridor settlement infrastructure under a Capital Market – Crypto Assets Service Provider (Cat3) licence issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain. The company provides fiat-in and fiat-out settlement across GCC currencies using stablecoin infrastructure, with institutional-grade execution speed. It reports having processed more than $3.5 billion in transaction volume across over 450 institutional and corporate counterparties, with a fourfold increase in annual volume recorded in 2025.
“The Fireblocks Network represents the infrastructure layer that global digital asset payments are being built on,” said Abdulaziz Kanoo. “Our integration positions ARP Digital as the regulated entry point into the GCC for every institution operating on that network, a role that is only available to a firm that holds the licences, the local rails, and the institutional relationships that ARP Digital has built in this region over the past three years,” he added.
The Fireblocks Network, which has processed more than $14 trillion in digital asset transfers to date, is widely regarded as a core institutional infrastructure layer for digital asset payments. The collaboration is expected to extend regulated settlement access into the GCC region while further embedding ARP Digital’s infrastructure within global stablecoin payment flows.
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