XRP Integration Goes Live on Rakuten Wallet, Reaching 44M Users and $23B in Redeemable Points on April 15

According to Ripple, on April 15, Rakuten Wallet users in Japan gained the ability to convert Rakuten Points into XRP and spend it across more than 5 million merchant locations through the Rakuten Pay network. The integration gives XRP access to 44 million active Rakuten Pay users and a loyalty ecosystem with approximately $23 billion in redeemable points, marking what Ripple executives described as a significant adoption milestone.

Social sentiment for XRP in Japan surged to its second-highest level in two years following the announcement, according to Santiment data. XRP spot ETFs recorded $81.63 million in April inflows, their strongest month of 2026, with cumulative net inflows reaching $1.293 billion.