Samsung’s technology division received a grant from the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) to develop and operate a tokenized securities platform that will become part of South Korea’s digital asset infrastructure.
Samsung SDS Co., Ltd., the IT arm of South Korean industrial conglomerate Samsung specializing in digital infrastructure, cloud services, system integration, and enterprise IT solutions, secured a contract to build a full-scale system for the issuance and circulation of tokenized financial instruments. The project will integrate blockchain technology into the existing infrastructure of the Korea Securities Depository (KSD), South Korea’s central securities depository.
As part of the initiative, KSD will combine its current digital securities custody system with a DLT network, strengthening oversight of asset issuance and investor rights management. The new platform is expected to replace the current testing environment used for technology validation with a production-grade solution capable of supporting real-world transactions.
Samsung SDS will implement a management system for the total volume of tokenized assets, featuring real-time monitoring of issuance and circulation. The company says this will improve operational transparency and increase market participant confidence. Samsung SDS will also develop key infrastructure components, including a system gateway, distributed ledger architecture, and blockchain node management tools.
The project is designed to support the expansion of South Korea’s tokenized securities market, where interest in the digitalization of financial instruments, including stocks, bonds, and real estate, continues to grow. The technology is expected to streamline post-trade processes and enable fractional ownership, broadening access for retail investors. The project is scheduled for completion by February 2027.
Earlier, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance began testing the use of deposit tokens for government expense payments within a regulatory sandbox framework.
