Ripple Acquires Standard Custody & Trust Company

Ripple Acquires Fortress Trust

September 8, 2023

Financial Services

Ripple has agreed to acquire Fortress Trust, a subsidiary of Fortress Blockchain Technologies, bringing a Nevada trust license and Web3 custody and payments infrastructure into Ripple's enterprise crypto stack. The acquisition expands Ripple's regulatory licenses and capabilities across payments, custody, and tokenization; the deal remains subject to due diligence and regulatory approvals.

Ripple Acquires Palisade to Expand Digital Asset Custody

November 3, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Ripple has acquired Palisade, a London-based digital asset wallet and custody technology company, to bolster Ripple Custody with wallet-as-a-service capabilities. The deal integrates Palisade's MPC-based, multi-chain wallet tech into Ripple Payments, expanding Ripple's ability to serve fintechs, corporates, and crypto-native institutions with faster wallet provisioning and high-frequency transaction support.

CSC Acquires Intertrust Group

November 7, 2022

Professional Services

CSC (Corporation Service Company) completed the acquisition of Intertrust Group, combining the two firms' global business administration, fund and corporate services, and compliance capabilities. The combined organization will operate under the CSC brand with an expanded global footprint and integrated service offering to better serve multinational corporate and asset manager clients.

Reliance Standard Acquires Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York

January 3, 2022

Insurance

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, a member of the Tokio Marine Group, has completed its acquisition of Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York (SSL) from Independence Holding Company. SSL, a leading provider of New York DBL and statutory paid family leave insurance with ~1 million covered employees across 60,000 employer groups and ~70 employees, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Standard and expand Reliance Standard's New York market position.

Gemini Acquires Crypto Custody Developer Shard X

June 9, 2021

Cybersecurity

Gemini acquired Shard X, a developer of multi-party computation (MPC) cryptographic technology, and will integrate Shard X’s MPC into Gemini’s multi-site key management and signing infrastructure to speed transfers and support new asset listings. Shard X’s team and technology will join Gemini’s UK affiliate as part of the deal; financial terms were not disclosed.

Risk Strategies Acquires Standard Pension Services, LLC

September 19, 2022

Financial Services

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage, acquired Standard Pension Services, LLC, a Garden City, New York-based retirement plan and employee benefits firm. The deal expands Risk Strategies' financial services capabilities—particularly in retirement planning, plan administration and wealth management. Terms were not disclosed.