Securitize, Computershare Plan Tokenized Shares for U.S. Issuers

Executives Frame ISTs as Issuer-Controlled Tokenized Equity

Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and CEO of Securitize, said the agreement creates “the optimum pathway to tokenization for listed U.S. companies,” and stressed that ISTs “do not rely on derivative tokens.”

Ann Bowering, CEO, Issuer Services, Computershare North America, said Computershare’s focus is helping U.S.-listed companies issue tokenized equity while “retaining control with confidence over their issued capital.” Bowering also said ISTs were designed to operate within the existing regulatory environment while preserving the independence and oversight expected from a transfer agent.

The model gives shareholders another way to hold securities by allowing digital holdings to be consolidated in a wallet while maintaining direct communication and corporate-action flows with issuers. Interoperability with existing markets is expected to evolve as market infrastructure develops, keeping the near-term focus on shareholder records, servicing, and corporate actions rather than only trading access.

Computershare serves as transfer agent for 58% of S&P 500 companies, including Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, and the S&P 500 represents roughly 80% of the total U.S. equity market. Graham Ferguson, head of ecosystem at Securitize, said 10,000 public companies in the U.S. could shift capital on-chain through the Computershare relationship.

Securitize Expands Institutional Tokenization Footprint

Securitize has issued tokenized assets across more than 15 blockchains, including Ethereum and Solana, and the IST framework is expected to scale wherever issuers want tokenized securities supported. Securitize has distributed $4.3 billion worth of assets on-chain since being established in 2017, while its tokenized real-world-asset business had more than $4 billion in assets under management as of April 2026.

Securitize is behind BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund, BUIDL, which was valued at nearly $2.6 billion according to RWA.xyz. Its institutional partner list includes Apollo, BlackRock, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, VanEck and others, placing the Computershare agreement inside a broader push to bring regulated real-world assets onto blockchain infrastructure.

Securitize operates in the U.S. through affiliates including Securitize Markets, LLC, an SEC-registered broker-dealer operating an SEC-regulated Alternative Trading System; Securitize Transfer Agent, LLC, an SEC-registered transfer agent; Securitize Capital, LLC, an Exempt Reporting Adviser; and Securitize Fund Services, LLC, which provides fund administration services.

The company operates in Europe through Securitize Europe Brokerage and Markets, S.A., which is authorized as an Investment Firm and operates a Trading & Settlement System under the EU DLT Pilot Regime. Securitize says that authorization makes it the only company licensed to operate regulated digital-securities infrastructure across both the U.S. and EU.

Computershare, listed as ASX: CPU, is a global market leader in transfer agency, shareholder management, corporate trust, employee equity plan management, and other financial and governance services. Computershare was founded in Australia in 1978, provides services to more than 25,000 private and public companies, is represented in all major financial markets, and has over 11,000 employees worldwide.

Securitize has announced a proposed business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc., which trades on Nasdaq under the ticker CEPT. The proposed business combination was announced on October 28, 2025 and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, CEPT shareholder approval, and other customary closing conditions.

The combined company is expected to become publicly listed on NYSE or Nasdaq under the ticker SECZ if the transaction closes. CEPT was reported as trading at $11.22 per share in the coverage, while Securitize has been recognized as a 2026 Forbes Top 50 Fintech company.

The agreement follows Securitize’s partnership with the New York Stock Exchange announced the previous month, which involves creating a platform for securities to change hands around the clock. BlackRock backs Securitize, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and COO Rob Goldstein previously described tokenization as “the next major evolution in market infrastructure.”