- SBI Group and Chainlink will leverage blockchain interoperability to expand tokenized real-world assets, including real estate, bonds, and investment funds.
- Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve and CCIP will enhance stablecoin transparency, support cross-border settlement, and strengthen institutional trust in digital asset transactions.
- Previous collaborations under Singapore’s Project Guardian proved effective, positioning SBI and Chainlink to deliver compliant, large-scale blockchain adoption in Japan’s financial sector.
SBI Group has partnered with Chainlink to advance adoption of tokenized assets and stablecoins in Japan. The initiative is designed to establish secure blockchain infrastructure for institutions while supporting tokenization and cross-border financial transactions.
Expanding Tokenized Assets Across Markets
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates with more than $200 billion in assets, is advancing its digital asset strategy through the partnership. The focus is on tokenized real-world assets, including real estate, bonds, and investment funds.
A survey from SBI Digital Asset Holdings showed rising interest in tokenized securities, with 76% of respondents planning to invest in them. Financial institutions cited lower transaction costs and shorter settlement periods as key drivers of adoption.
Chainlink Co-Founder Sergey Nazarov noted the long-term collaboration: “It has been great working with the SBI team, they are one of the most forward-looking and technically advanced groups in the blockchain industry. We have been building very advanced fund tokenization and stablecoin DvP use cases with SBI for a while now, and I am excited to see our great work move towards a state of production usage at a large scale.”
Driving Stablecoin Adoption and Cross-Border Payments
The partnership also emphasizes stablecoins as part of institutional adoption strategies. Chainlink Proof of Reserve will provide verifiable onchain proof of backing assets, ensuring transparency for regulated stablecoin offerings.
Cross-border settlements are a major area of focus. SBI aims to use Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable secure payment versus payment (PvP) for foreign exchange and cross-border transfers. This solution improves security while reducing counterparty risks.
In addition, Chainlink SmartData and CCIP will be applied to update net asset value (NAV) data for tokenized funds. By moving these processes onchain, liquidity and operational efficiency are improved for financial institutions.
Building on Proven Collaboration
SBI and Chainlink have already demonstrated successful cooperation. Together with UBS Asset Management, the companies participated in Singapore’s Project Guardian, a regulatory initiative under the Monetary Authority of Singapore, testing fund administration through smart contracts.
Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO of SBI Holdings, emphasized the importance of the collaboration: “Chainlink is a natural partner for SBI complementing our financial footprint with their market leading interoperability and reliability onchain. With our combined strengths, we are delighted to be working together on developing groundbreaking, secure, compliance-focused solutions, including powering compliant cross-border transactions using stablecoins, that accelerate the widespread adoption of digital assets in Japan and the region.”
This collaboration demonstrates how interoperability between chains in partnership with tokenization and stablecoins framework represents elements of transparency can offer a scalable backbone to the institutional digital asset space of Japan and the Asia-Pacific.
