# Fortress Trust

> Financial infrastructure, compliance & operations made simple.

Fortress Trust provides financial infrastructure for businesses moving and storing money globally across fiat and crypto rails.

Fortress Trust helps fintech and blockchain companies access modern financial infrastructure through compliant custody, payment processing, and trading services. With it, users can open custodial accounts, process payments via multiple rails, access crypto liquidity, and meet regulatory compliance requirements. Fortress Trust was acquired by Ripple in September 2023.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Closed
- Founded: 2022-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/fortress_trust

## Products

- [Fortress Trust Platform](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fortress_trust): Fortress Trust Platform is a financial services platform that provides businesses with modern custody, payment processing, and compliance infrastructure for both fiat and digital assets. The platform offers virtual accounts, real-time payments, cross-border settlement, and digital asset liquidity through a network of banking partners. (Financial Services Platform, Discontinued, Main Product)
- [Elements](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fortress_trust): Elements is a suite of developer tools and widgets that enable businesses to integrate financial services functionality into their applications. The system provides pre-built components for wire transfers, KYC verification, KYB processes, crypto transfers, and trading capabilities through embeddable widgets and APIs. (Developer Tooling, Discontinued)
- [Fortress Settlement Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/fortress_trust): Fortress Settlement Network is a real-time payment network that enables instant fiat settlement between counterparties 24/7/365. The network facilitates immediate settlement between parties without traditional banking delays, providing businesses with faster payment processing capabilities. (Payment network, Discontinued)

## Links

- [Main](https://fortresstrust.com)
- [Documentation](https://developers.fortresstrust.com)
- [Terms of Service](https://fortresstrust.com/terms-of-use)
- [Privacy policy](https://fortresstrust.com/legal-privacy)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/fortress-trust)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/fortress_trust)

## Relationships

- [Ripple](https://thegrid.id/profiles/ripple): Parent organization

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