Singapore — Chainlink and SBI Digital Markets have expanded their collaboration to accelerate the development of a regulated, cross-chain ecosystem for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).
In a press release issued Nov. 6, SBI Digital Markets confirmed that it will adopt Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as its exclusive cross-chain infrastructure. The move aims to enable secure transfers of tokenized securities, funds, and stablecoins across both public and private blockchains.
The partnership supports SBI’s broader vision of building a comprehensive digital asset hub that can handle issuance, settlement, and secondary trading — all within a compliant and privacy-preserving framework.
The collaboration builds on prior experiments under Singapore’s Project Guardian, a Monetary Authority of Singapore-backed initiative that tested blockchain workflows for fund tokenization. In that pilot, SBI, Chainlink, and UBS Asset Management successfully automated portions of the fund administration process.
Under the new framework, Chainlink CCIP’s Private Transactions will allow institutional clients to move tokenized assets confidentially across jurisdictions, shielding sensitive trade and settlement data. Meanwhile, Chainlink’s Automated Compliance Engine is being evaluated to enforce real-time regulatory compliance across markets.
The ultimate goal is to establish a global network for regulated digital assets, connecting banks, custodians, and asset managers with blockchain-based liquidity venues — a key step in merging traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Executives from both firms said the initiative will strengthen Asia and Europe’s growing markets for regulated tokenized securities, paving the way for large-scale institutional adoption.
