Ripple And Coinbase Are Among 10 Biggest Companies In 2020

The Coinbase XRP news today show that Ripple and Coinbase are among the 10 leading fintech companies in the US by their size. The analysis shows that there are three firms in total out of these ten which focus on crypto-related activity: Ripple, Coinbase and Robinhood.

Carried out every year by the American business magazine Forbes, this list is in the Ripple news once again and the news source features the 10 biggest fintech companies in the United States. To some, it may seem that this list is predictable as big companies get bigger, improve their performance and reinforce their standing. However, the list for 2020 has also brought a couple of surprises.

What matters, however, is that Ripple and Coinbase have cemented their place on the list. Ripple is on the 2nd position, Coinbase lies on the 3rd position and Robinhood is on the 4th position, correspondingly.

If we start with Ripple, the value of XRP is tremendous. The company has shown great performance in 2019 and rose in terms of its value. Ripple raised $200 million in an investment round and the company’s value surged to $10 billion. The partnerships with BitPay and Intermex added a lot to its value and Ripple has been named one of the best workplaces in the Bay Area.

The Coinbase XRP news also show that exchange is next, strengthening its position after making its mark as a safe and regulatory-compliant crypto exchange which offers crypto custodial services to institutions. In addition, the latest Coinbase news show that the exchange ventured into a personal wallet and added support for new currencies.

Robinhood, as the fourth ranked company, has also been growing and introducing new features. It launched fractional stock trading with zero fees, expanded its geography and allowed US residents to trade 7 digital assets free of charge on the platform.

The top fintech company on the list, however, is Stripe with $35 billion as its value. In 2019, it raised $250 million in a new round of funding, which led to an increase in its value. Besides this, Stripe rolled out a new corporate credit card and small business loans which are automatically repaid from payments that it processes for borrowers. Among other companies on the list are Plaid, SoFi, Credit Karma, Opendoor, and Root.