The partnership combines DigiFT's regulated marketplace with Arco's institutional operating system, with South Korea selected as the first strategic expansion market.
SINGAPORE, August 19, 2026 — DigiFT, a digital asset exchange dual-licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), today announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Arco, an institutional operating system connecting Asian fund issuers with on-chain capital markets, to accelerate institutional adoption and distribution of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) across Asia.
The partnership creates a compliant distribution layer connecting traditional financial products with on-chain capital markets, pairing DigiFT's regulated marketplace with Arco's Issuer OS and institutional capital routing infrastructure.
As the first phase of the partnership, Arco will support the distribution of DigiFT’s regulated investment products to qualified institutional and on-chain allocators in South Korea. Market development and institutional engagement will be led by Undefined Labs, the developer and operator of Arco, drawing on its network across Korean banks, securities firms, asset managers, and institutional investors.
"Institutional demand for tokenized real-world assets is growing across Asia, but access has remained fragmented. Our partnership with Arco extends DigiFT's regulated marketplace to a broader base of institutional allocators, and reflects our continued focus on building compliant infrastructure for on-chain capital markets," said DigiFT 創辦人兼集團首席執行官 Henry Zhang.
Mike Mu, CEO at Arco, said: 'DigiFT's regulated marketplace gives Asian fund issuers a compliant, credible route to on-chain capital markets. This partnership lets us extend that access to institutional allocators, protocol treasuries, and DeFi infrastructure across the region, starting with South Korea.'
Scope of Collaboration
Under the MOU, DigiFT will provide MAS- and SFC-regulated tokenized investment products and marketplace infrastructure, expanding institutional access to tokenized U.S. Treasuries, money market funds, private credit, fixed income, and other RWA products, while supporting compliant cross-border investment opportunities.
Arco will serve as the institutional operating system and distribution layer for DigiFT's regulated products, expanding their reach across multiple blockchain ecosystems and qualified institutional channels, and connecting them with crypto-native capital, protocol treasuries, and DeFi infrastructure. Arco will lead market expansion into South Korea through its developer and operator, Undefined Labs.
Expanding Institutional RWA Adoption in Asia
The partnership reflects growing institutional demand for regulated tokenized investment products across Asia. By combining DigiFT's regulated marketplace with Arco's institutional operating system and distribution network, the two companies aim to bridge traditional finance with on-chain capital markets while accelerating institutional adoption of tokenized assets throughout the region. South Korea will serve as the first strategic expansion market, laying the foundation for broader regional growth.
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