Ripple partners with Meritz Securities to explore custody and tokenization in South Korea

Ripple has signed a strategic partnership with Meritz Securities to explore bringing Ripple Custody and its tokenization infrastructure into South Korea’s capital markets. It is Ripple’s first partnership with a Korean securities firm. It is also, by the company’s count, its fourth institutional deal in South Korea in 2026. What Ripple and Meritz actually signed The agreement was signed on October 1, 2026, at Meritz’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul’s financial district. Meritz Securities CEO Jang Won-jae and Ripple President Monica Long attended the ceremony. The partnership was disclosed publicly on October 7. Ripple followed with a press release on October 14. The core focus is exploratory. The two firms plan to examine how digital assets can be securely stored, transferred and settled within South Korea’s existing financial regulations. The list of areas under exploration is broad. It includes digital asset ETFs, fractional investment products, security token offerings (STOs), trading platforms and stablecoins. Meritz plans to expand its offerings gradually as South Korea’s digital asset rules evolve. That expansion is expected to include spot digital asset ETFs, fractional inve...