Japan’s SBI Digital Markets, the digital asset arm of SBI Group, has partnered with Chainlink Labs to utilize its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for secure token transfers on their expanding platform. This move, despite speculation regarding SBI’s relationship with Ripple (XRP), clarifies that this collaboration complements, not replaces, Ripple’s role in the industry. 36Crypto reports that SBI Group is actively developing a multi-blockchain infrastructure, leveraging Chainlink to facilitate secure cross-chain transactions while maintaining privacy through CCIP Private Transactions. The platform will now offer a full end-to-end lifecycle for digital assets, from compliant issuance and purchase to settlement and secondary trading across jurisdictions.