Securitize and LG CNS Partner to Advance Tokenized Assets in South Korea

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Securitize, a NYSE-listed tokenization platform with approximately $5 billion in assets under management, and LG CNS, the technology services arm of South Korea's LG Group, announced a strategic partnership on October 6. The goal is to build tokenized asset infrastructure for Korean financial institutions. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding covering tokenized funds, equities, and stablecoins. The agreement pairs Securitize’s regulated tokenization rails, which it operates in the United States and European Union, with LG CNS’s reach across Korea’s financial sector. The collaboration spans three areas: market development across Korea and the wider Asia-Pacific region, technology and product work tailored to Korean institutions, and digital asset infrastructure that could eventually connect Korean and global markets for round-the-clock settlement of tokenized securities and stablecoins. South Korea has been preparing for tokenized securities issuance and circulation through a formal government roadmap, positioning it as one of the more advanced Asian markets for regulated tokenization. The partnership's success hinges on Korea's evolving tokenization rules and on whether the two companies convert a memorandum of understanding into deployed infrastructure.