ARP Digital joins Fireblocks Network for Payments as settlement partner

By Aarav Garg

ARP Digital has joined the Fireblocks Network for Payments as its regulated GCC corridor settlement partner, giving global FinTechs and financial institutions access to compliant payment and settlement infrastructure across Gulf currencies through a single integration.

The partnership connects Fireblocks’ global network of payment providers, FinTechs and financial institutions to regulated settlement rails across key GCC markets, including the UAE dirham and Bahraini dinar. The move is aimed at addressing a longstanding infrastructure gap in cross-border stablecoin and digital payments networks, where compliant access to Gulf payment corridors has remained limited.

Ran Goldi, SVP Payments and Network at Fireblocks, said “The Fireblocks Network for Payments is built on the principle that institutional-grade stablecoin settlement requires regulated, locally anchored partners in every major financial corridor. The GCC is one of the world’s highest-volume payment markets, and ARP Digital brings precisely what that market requires: a mutli-licensed counterparty with live local currency rails, the institutional depth to handle significant flow, and the regulatory standing to meet the compliance requirements of our global client base.”

Fireblocks launched its Network for Payments in 2025 to support stablecoin payments, fiat on- and off-ramps and cross-border settlement across more than 100 countries. However, the GCC region — one of the world’s largest remittance corridors — has been difficult for international providers to access at scale due to regulatory and settlement complexities.

“The Fireblocks Network represents the infrastructure layer that global digital asset payments are being built on. 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,” said Abdulaziz Kanoo, Co-Founder, ARP Digital.

ARP Digital said its infrastructure, operating under a Crypto Assets Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Bahrain, enables institutional-grade fiat-in and fiat-out settlement powered by stablecoin rails. The company said it has processed more than $3.5 billion in transaction volume and serves over 450 institutional and corporate counterparties.