Ripple partners with Meritz Securities to launch custody and tokenization in Korea
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Ripple has partnered with Meritz Securities, its first securities‑firm partner in South Korea, to introduce Ripple Custody and tokenization tools into the country’s capital markets. Korea is one of the world’s most dynamic digital‑asset markets, and its institutions are shifting from exploratory pilots to real‑world utility. The partnership signals Ripple’s intent to embed its infrastructure in a market that is rapidly expanding its regulatory and institutional frameworks for digital assets.
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Ripple partners with Meritz Securities for custody and token
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- tokenization tools and custody for Korea's capital markets
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Ripple has partnered with Meritz Securities, its first securities firm partner in South Korea, to explore integrating Ripple Custody and tokenization tools into Korea’s capital markets. Ripple now has four institutional partners in Korea this year, including Kyobo Life Insurance, Kbank, and Jeonbuk Bank. However, Chainalysis data shows that payment tokens like XRP are losing ground in Korea’s won market; by June 2026, AI tokens overtook XRP in won trading, with Worldcoin (WLD) leading the category with $7.41 billion in volume over the year to June. XRP's monthly XRP/KRW volume reached 28.94 billion XRP in November, while the token traded at $1.37 at press time, down 7.19% over the past week.
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