Japanese financial powerhouse SBI Holdings has announced a joint venture with Singapore-based blockchain firm Startale to launch a platform for tokenized equities and real-world assets. The move positions SBI alongside Robinhood, Kraken, and Gemini, who are testing tokenized stock offerings.
SBI manages around $74 billion in assets and serves more than 65 million customers globally. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao called tokenization a transformative shift, predicting it would lead to the eventual digitalization of capital markets, including exchanges themselves.
The planned platform will focus on trading tokenized U.S. and Japanese stocks with near-instant settlement. It promises features like 24/7 access, fractional share ownership, institutional-grade custody, and real-time compliance monitoring.
By investing in tokenized equities, SBI aims to stay ahead in financial innovation while offering investors a more accessible and efficient trading model. The collaboration underscores the momentum building around tokenized markets as traditional finance experiments with blockchain solutions.
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