South Korea2026.10.14TokenPost

Meritz Securities to Review Applying Ripple's Custody and Tokenization Infrastructure

• Meritz Securities announced a strategic partnership with Ripple on October 7, 2026; the signing ceremony took place October 1 at Meritz Securities' Yeouido headquarters in Seoul, attended by Meritz Securities CEO Jang Won-jae and Ripple President Monica Long.
• The two firms will examine applying Ripple's tokenization infrastructure and its institutional custody service, Ripple Custody, to Korea's domestic capital markets.
• Areas under review include digital asset spot ETFs and fractional investment (tokenized) products, though Yonhap News reported that no concrete product launch or schedule has been finalized.