Ripple Partners With Meritz Securities For RWA Tokenization
Ripple has signed an agreement with South Korea's Meritz Securities to explore institutional digital asset custody and asset tokenization.
Ripple has partnered with South Korea’s Meritz Securities on October 14 to explore institutional cryptocurrency custody and asset tokenization, according to CryptoNews. The agreement marks Ripple's fourth Korean financial partnership of 2026 and its first with a local securities firm.
Evaluating Digital Asset Infrastructure
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Under the partnership, Meritz Securities will assess Ripple’s infrastructure for holding, transferring, and settling digital assets. Ripple Custody provides software designed for regulated financial institutions to manage cryptocurrency holdings and tokenized financial instruments through institutional security controls.
Meritz intends to evaluate the infrastructure as part of preparations for expanding into digital asset services. The firm is examining potential businesses including spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, fractional investment products, security tokens, trading platforms, and Korean won-denominated stablecoins, although no issuance plans were confirmed and no financial terms were disclosed.
Expanding Korean Footprint
Before the Meritz agreement, Ripple established three institutional partnerships in South Korea during 2026 across insurance, digital banking, and cross-border payments. These include agreements with Kyobo Life Insurance in April for blockchain-based settlement of tokenized government bonds, Kbank for digital asset wallet infrastructure, and Jeonbuk Bank in August for cross-border remittances.
Both companies will begin within existing securities regulations before considering additional services as rules develop. Meritz has not identified which products will receive priority or whether planned services will require separate regulatory approval.
Key facts
- Ripple partnered with Meritz Securities on October 14 to explore institutional custody and tokenization.
- Meritz is Ripple's fourth Korean institutional partner of 2026 and its first local securities firm.
- Meritz is examining spot ETFs, fractional investment, security tokens, trading platforms, and won-denominated stablecoins.
- Neither company disclosed a commercial launch date or financial terms.
Source: crypto.news
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