$XRP Ripple is going far beyond cross-border payments in South Korea. Ripple has partnered with Meritz Securities to explore institutional custody and tokenization for Korea’s capital markets — its fourth Korean institutional partnership this year and its first with a securities firm. The collaboration could support: Digital-asset custody Tokenized securities and bonds Spot ETFs and fractional investing Trading platforms KRW-denominated stablecoins Ripple’s Korean network now spans: -> Jeonbuk Bank — cross-border payments -> Kbank — institutional digital-asset wallets -> Kyobo Life Insurance — tokenized government-bond settlement -> Meritz Securities — custody and tokenization for capital markets This is not just a payments story anymore. Ripple is positioning itself as infrastructure for regulated tokenized finance — where traditional assets such as bonds and securities can be issued, held, transferred and settled on-chain. #Ripple #XRP #Tokenization #RWA #SouthKorea Not financial advice.