Ripple says asset managers are preparing for XRP Ledger's next payments upgrade

XRP Ledger approaches its next payments upgrade with commercial interest building

Ripple says asset managers and other commercial projects are preparing to use an XRP Ledger feature that makes several linked transactions settle together. A rebuilt version of the upgrade, called Batch V1.1, is approaching activation after an extensive security review.

The feature can combine as many as eight transactions into a single operation. In its all-or-nothing mode, every transaction in the group succeeds or the entire group is canceled, avoiding cases where one side of a deal settles while the other fails.

Key numbers

• Up to eight transactions can be grouped into one batch operation.
• The amendment has support from 30 of the XRP Ledger's 35 tracked validators, above the 28 votes required to start the activation countdown.
• The countdown began Sept. 15 at 14:06:41 UTC.
• Activation is projected shortly after the same time on Sept. 29, if validator support stays at or above 80% for the full 14-day window.

What Ripple says

Ayo Akinyele, head of engineering at RippleX, said in comments shared with CoinDesk that the company would share more once the feature is live, including work with key asset managers.

“Batch allows multiple transactions to be grouped together so they either all execute or none do,” Akinyele said. “That is particularly important for use cases like delivery-versus-payment, where the asset and payment need to move atomically.”

Delivery-versus-payment links the transfer of an asset to its payment. Instead of trusting one party to send first, the ledger — the shared database that records the network's transactions — completes both legs together or neither.

Akinyele added that some projects are already being built with Batch in mind, and that activation would allow that work to move closer to production. He said Ripple would share more on specific partners and launch timing as those plans are finalized.

Possible uses for exchanges, wallets and marketplaces

Batch could also let exchanges, wallets and marketplaces attach their service charges directly to a customer transaction. A payment and the platform's fee could be processed as one operation rather than through separate transfers.

The earlier version was withdrawn after a security flaw

The current activation follows a security failure that caused developers to withdraw the original version. Researchers found a critical flaw in Batch V1.0's signature-validation process in February, which prompted a redesign and the extensive security review that the rebuilt version has now completed.

What is confirmed

Batch V1.1 exists as an amendment on the XRP Ledger, has more than the required validator votes, and is in its 14-day activation countdown. Ripple has confirmed the feature's design and says commercial projects are being built around it.

What is still unclear

The activation date is conditional. Validators can change their votes, and activation requires support to remain at or above 80% for the full 14-day window. Ripple has not named the asset managers or partners it says are preparing to use the feature, and no specific launch timing has been announced.

Why it matters

The feature is designed to make complex payments safer by ensuring that linked transfers cannot be left half-finished. For services that move assets and payments together, that reduces the risk of one side of a trade settling while the other fails. It also gives platforms a simpler way to collect fees as part of a single transaction.

What happens next

If validator support holds, Batch V1.1 activates shortly after 14:06:41 UTC on Sept. 29. Ripple says it will share more details about asset-manager partnerships and launch timing after the feature is live.

Sources

• CoinDesk