Ripple taps Meritz Securities to bring custody, tokenization to Korea’s capital markets

The deal marks Ripple's first tie-up with a Korean securities firm and its fourth institutional partnership in the country this year 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. 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.

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