BNK Investment & Securities is strengthening its presence in South Korea\u2019s emerging tokenized securities market through a new partnership with cultural-finance fintech company EverTreasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two companies have signed a strategic agreement to jointly develop fractional investment and tokenized securities products linked to cultural assets such as films, performances, musicals, and artworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the partnership, BNK Investment & Securities will focus on securities issuance arrangements, distribution, investor recruitment, and regulatory guidance. EverTreasure, meanwhile, will be responsible for sourcing suitable assets, integrating blockchain technology, and providing the platform infrastructure needed to support the products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The companies also plan to work together on asset due diligence, investment product structures, platform listings, and marketing efforts aimed at institutional investors and high-net-worth clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership comes at an important time for South Korea\u2019s financial sector, with the country preparing to formally introduce its tokenized securities framework in February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a Sept. 14 report from South Korea\u2019s Yonhap News Agency, BNK Investment & Securities and EverTreasure signed a memorandum of understanding covering the development, issuance, and distribution of investment products backed by cultural content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each company will play a different role in bringing these products to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BNK Investment & Securities will manage the arrangement and distribution of tokenized securities while also handling investor recruitment and providing regulatory guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EverTreasure will focus on identifying the underlying assets, integrating blockchain technology into the products, and operating the platform that supports them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before any potential offering reaches investors, both companies plan to conduct due diligence on the underlying assets and carefully design the structure of each investment product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their cooperation will also include securing listings on distribution platforms and carrying out joint marketing and investor-relations activities aimed at institutional and high-net-worth investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement also leaves room for international expansion. BNK and EverTreasure plan to use their overseas entities and business networks to explore opportunities outside South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The EverTreasure partnership gives BNK Investment & Securities another opportunity to expand its tokenized securities business as South Korea prepares a formal regulatory framework for blockchain-based financial products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cultural assets being considered under the agreement include films, live performances, musicals, and artworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EverTreasure will identify promising assets that could support fractional or tokenized investment products. BNK Investment & Securities will provide the financial-market infrastructure and securities expertise needed to make eligible products available to investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BNK Investment & Securities CEO Shin Myung-ho described the agreement as an important first step toward connecting cultural content with financial products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the partnership could create new investment opportunities by bringing the financial and cultural-content sectors closer together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BNK plans to continue exploring tokenized securities opportunities linked to competitive real-world assets while gradually expanding the range of financial products and services it offers in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The brokerage has already been preparing for the development of South Korea\u2019s tokenized securities market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BNK is one of the securities companies participating in Koscom\u2019s joint tokenized securities issuance platform project, which is being developed as financial institutions prepare for the country\u2019s upcoming regulatory system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The timing of the EverTreasure partnership is significant because South Korea is expected to begin the first phase of its tokenized securities rollout in February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The initial phase is expected to cover selected privately placed money market funds and bonds, unlisted stocks issued through trust structures, and publicly offered fractional investment securities. The market is expected to expand later to include additional publicly offered securities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EverTreasure will contribute experience gained from operating YEATU, its fractional investment platform focused on art and cultural content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
YEATU connects investors with investment opportunities involving artworks, performances, films, and exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EverTreasure intends to use the cultural intellectual property sourcing capabilities and investor network developed through YEATU to identify potential assets and investment products for its partnership with BNK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of Dec. 31, 2025, YEATU reported handling more than 260 million won in investments. The platform also had more than 10,000 members and approximately 6,000 registered global investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its investment offerings focus on cultural projects that may generate returns through financial structures created for individual assets or projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For institutional and professional investors, EverTreasure offers selected opportunities involving movies, concerts, musicals, and fine art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its investment process can include due diligence, documentation, contract negotiations, and post-investment monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founded in 2023, EverTreasure has built its business around cultural content, valuation services, and blockchain-based authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through the BNK partnership, the company will mainly focus on finding suitable underlying assets and connecting them with the technical infrastructure required to create tokenized investment products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement establishes clear responsibilities before a product reaches investors. EverTreasure will lead asset sourcing and blockchain integration, while BNK will handle securities issuance arrangements, distribution, and investor-facing activities within its regulated financial business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership comes as South Korea moves beyond limited fractional investment models and prepares for a broader regulated market for tokenized versions of conventional securities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In January 2026, South Korea\u2019s National Assembly passed amendments to the Electronic Securities Act and the Capital Markets Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These amendments created a legal foundation allowing securities ownership and issuance information to be recorded through distributed ledger technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new framework is scheduled to take effect on Feb. 4, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Financial Services Commission has also introduced a three-stage roadmap that will allow existing licensed financial companies to handle tokenized securities within the boundaries of their current licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These changes are particularly important for businesses involved in fractional investment because investment-contract securities and similar fractional products will be brought into regulated issuance and distribution channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Korean regulators have spent months preparing detailed rules for the new market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In May, the Financial Services Commission was working on specific regulations covering tokenized securities issuance, trading, settlement, and investor protection ahead of the legal framework coming into effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Infrastructure development is also progressing alongside the regulatory changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samsung SDS secured a contract to build the Korea Securities Depository\u2019s token securities platform. The system is expected to connect distributed-ledger records with the depository\u2019s existing electronic securities infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Planned capabilities include managing issuance records, checking token circulation, handling investor rights, and monitoring token volumes in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The system is expected to be completed around the time the amended laws take effect in February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Korean securities companies are already preparing their systems and partnerships ahead of the official launch of the new regulatory framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hanwha Investment & Securities recently completed a tokenized securities platform supporting Avalanche and Hyperledger Besu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Development of the platform began in 2025 in partnership with blockchain technology company FairSquare Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hanwha has also invested in companies operating across the broader tokenization and blockchain ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The brokerage owns a stake in Securitize and disclosed a 30 billion won investment in Digital Asset, the company behind the institutional-focused Canton Network, in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BNK Investment & Securities has taken a partnership-driven approach to preparing for tokenization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2024, the brokerage signed an agreement with Koscom to cooperate on tokenized securities platform development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other brokerages, including Kiwoom Securities, Daishin Securities, IBK Investment & Securities, and Yuanta Securities, have entered similar arrangements with the financial technology company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The EverTreasure agreement expands BNK\u2019s strategy beyond technical infrastructure and into the asset and product-development side of the tokenized securities market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cultural intellectual property and other content assets could now become part of a broader pool of real-world assets used to develop fractional and tokenized investment products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As South Korea moves closer to launching its regulated tokenized securities market, BNK Investment & Securities appears positioned to expand its presence by combining traditional securities expertise with blockchain infrastructure and culturally focused real-world assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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