Ripple announced a strategic partnership with Meritz Securities to explore bringing Ripple Custody and tokenisation infrastructure into South Korea’s capital markets. It is Ripple’s first partnership with a Korean securities firm and its fourth institutional deal in Korea in 2026. Work starts under current securities rules. Meritz is also reviewing topics such as spot ETFs, fractional products, security tokens and won-denominated stablecoins.
What it means: The deal is exploratory, not a product launch, yet it shows Asian institutions preparing before security-token rules change. For Greek and European brokers, the lesson is that custody comes before ETFs and STOs. Without reliable safekeeping and settlement, tokenized products stay in slide decks. Firms planning similar offers under MiCA must separate CASP services, traditional securities licences and the custodian role. Parallel talk of national stablecoins is a reminder that settlement asset and payment medium must be designed together. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs. It belongs in operational planning for Greek SMEs.
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