# Garlinghouse Describes Ripple as a Financial Services, Financial Infrastructure Company By Sonny Jang Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/44365 Published: 2026-10-30T07:02:51.000Z Updated: 2026-10-30T07:02:51.000Z Section: People > The Ripple CEO used the description in a Swell interview, separate from his comments that XRP may not suit every use case. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse described the company as a “financial services, financial infrastructure company” during a Swell interview. In a separate Swell clip, Garlinghouse said XRP may suit some use cases and not others. He has also discussed Ripple’s use of fiat currency or Ripple USD (RLUSD) for part of a customer transaction in [earlier TokenPost coverage](). ## Links in this article - [earlier TokenPost coverage](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/43522)