Securitize and Computershare Team Up to Bring Tokenized Shares to Wall Street

• Securitize and Computershare will enable U.S.-listed issuers to create tokenized shares within current market structures.
• Issuer-Sponsored Tokens represent actual shares in token form, not derivatives or wrapped equity products.

Securitize and Computershare have announced an agreement to help U.S.-listed companies issue equity securities in tokenized form. The partnership gives issuers a new route to bring shares on-chain. Issuers can add Issuer-Sponsored Tokens, or ISTs, alongside traditional shares, including shares held through the Direct Registration System. The move places tokenized equity closer to mainstream U.S. capital markets.

The agreement links Securitize’s tokenization platform with Computershare’s transfer agent services. Computershare serves many public companies and manages shareholder records, ownership transfers, and corporate action processes. Under the new arrangement, U.S.-listed issuers can use ISTs as part of their issued capital without changing their existing capital structure.

Securitize said the tokens represent actual shares in token form. They are not derivative tokens or wrapped versions of shares. That distinction matters for issuers seeking a model that fits within current market rules while offering shareholders another way to hold equity securities.

The partnership also gives listed companies more flexibility in how they issue shares. Shareholders, in turn, can choose between traditional shareholding routes and tokenized holdings. The companies said the model keeps issuers at the center of their capital structure and supports direct communication with shareholders.

Computershare to Handle Records and Corporate Actions

Computershare will act as the transfer agent for its clients’ Issuer-Sponsored Tokens. Its role will include keeping shareholder records and processing corporate actions for IST holdings alongside other directly registered holdings. This structure allows tokenized shares to operate within familiar issuer service systems.

Corporate actions can include dividends, voting rights, stock splits, and other issuer-led events, which Computershare will retain inside the transfer agent framework. Under this partnership, the two support tokenized shareholding without separating investors from existing shareholder rights and issuer communications. 

Ann Bowering, CEO of Issuer Services at Computershare North America, stated:

Securitize Targets Direct Equity Ownership Onchain

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the agreement creates a pathway for listed U.S. companies to tokenize shares through a major transfer agent. ISTs do not rely on derivative tokens and do not alter the underlying equity.

Domingo added:

The company has been expanding its work in real-world asset tokenization. It has also announced a proposed business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. 

Notably, the agreement follows growing interest in bringing equities and other real-world assets onto blockchain rails, as ETHNews has reported. Tokenized shares allow investors to hold securities in digital wallets while preserving issuer-to-shareholder links.

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