DigiFT and SBI Holdings Establish Joint Venture “SBI Onchain” to Advance Institutional Onchain Finance

Singapore, 14 November 2025 — DigiFT, a regulated digital asset exchange for institutional-grade real-world assets (RWAs), and SBI Holdings, one of Japan’s largest financial group, today announced the establishment of a joint venture company, SBI Onchain, to accelerate the adoption of onchain finance across Japan and global markets.

SBI Onchain will focus on building the technology, legal, and regulatory foundations needed to bring institutional-grade RWAs onchain, and to connect Japan’s capital markets with global digital asset ecosystems.

Key Pillars of SBI Onchain

• RWA Tokenization & Regulatory Infrastructure: Develop RWA tokenization technology, a robust risk-management framework, and a regulatory-compliant legal structure to make Japanese real-world assets (RWAs) available onchain and connect them with global onchain capital markets.

• Product Innovation & Global Collaboration: Collaborate with leading global asset managers and hedge funds to create RWA-based yield opportunities that meet institutional requirements.

• Regulatory Engagement & Public Blockchain Standards: Promote the adoption of onchain financial services by actively engaging with regulators and developing compliant, institutional-grade smart-contract infrastructure on public blockchains.

As the first onchain exchange licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), DigiFT holds both a Recognized Market Operator (RMO) and Capital Markets Services (CMS) license. The company brings deep regulatory expertise and proven experience in tokenizing regulated funds and securities. Its infrastructure supports issuance, secondary trading, and redemption of tokenized financial instruments within a licensed environment—bridging the gap between traditional finance and onchain markets.

DigiFT’s Hong Kong entity is also licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for Type 1 and Type 4 regulated activities.

The SBI Group has established a comprehensive financial ecosystem integrating securities, banking, and insurance. Concurrently, in the Web3 domain, the SBI Group is building a digital space ecosystem equipped with diverse functions including crypto-assets, security tokens, stablecoins etc. By conversing these ecosystems, the SBI Group stands as one of the world’s leading organizations, uniquely positioned to advance the rapid transition to onchain finance—the next generation of financial systems.

“Through SBI Onchain, we will strengthen Japan’s role as a leader in digital asset innovation,” said Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO of SBI Holdings. “By leveraging DigiFT’s licensed onchain infrastructure and our financial ecosystem, we endeavor to advance the integration of real-world assets with blockchain technology and accelerate the transition toward a global onchain economy.”

“SBI Onchain represents a significant step forward in bringing institutional finance onchain,” said Henry Zhang, Founder and Group CEO of DigiFT. “By combining SBI’s financial leadership and DigiFT’s regulatory infrastructure, we aim to support compliant, cross-border tokenization that can be scaled across markets.”

Through SBI Onchain, DigiFT will extend its compliant tokenization framework and smart-contract infrastructure to Japan, supporting SBI’s efforts to enable regulated digital asset distribution and cross-border RWA connectivity. The initiative also marks DigiFT’s continued expansion of regulated onchain finance across Asia, following collaborations with major global financial institutions and technology partners.

About DigiFT

DigiFT is a next-generation platform for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The platform offers end-to-end digital asset services—including tokenization, issuance, distribution, trading, and instant liquidity provision—purpose-built for institutional RWAs. Trusted by global financial institutions, DigiFT is the on-chain tokenization and distribution partner for leading asset managers such as Invesco, UBS Asset Management, DBS Bank, CMB International, and Wellington Management. Learn more at http://www.digift.io

About SBI Holdings

SBI Holdings, Inc. is a leading Japan-based financial group engaged in a wide range of businesses, including Financial Services, Asset Management, PE Investment, Crypto-asset and Next Gen business. Since its establishment in 1999, the SBI Group has built an Internet-based financial ecosystem covering securities, banking, and insurance, and continues to expand its operations globally through innovation and strategic investments. For more information, please visit https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/english/

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