{"id":185599,"date":"2021-03-30T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=185599"},"modified":"2026-04-20T06:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:21:31","slug":"japan-megabank-sumitomo-mitsui-issues-crypto-security-token","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/japan-megabank-sumitomo-mitsui-issues-crypto-security-token\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan megabank Sumitomo Mitsui issues crypto \u2018security\u2019 token"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japanese financial conglomerate Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, one of the biggest banks in Asia, has issued a security token to investors in the first-such move of its kind, as per a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Securitize\/status\/1376705946555125761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> yesterday by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">security tokens<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> issuer and technology firm Securitize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bank has partnered with Securitize for the launch, using the latter\u2019s technical platform and background to issue the asset-backed securities token.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cExcited to share that Japan's first credit-rated security token was launched today by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (the largest trust bank in Japan),\u201d said Securitize in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excited to share that Japan&#39;s first credit-rated security token was launched today by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (the largest trust bank in Japan) leveraging the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Securitize?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Securitize<\/a> platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uqk2HT4fIF\">https:\/\/t.co\/uqk2HT4fIF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Securitize (@Securitize) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Securitize\/status\/1376705946555125761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Use blockchain, save trees<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco-based Securitize allows firms to access capital markets by enabling digital securities\u2014which it says are easier to own and manage, and faster to trade compared to traditional equities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Sumitomo Mitsui is one of its first major customers. The Tokyo bank holds over $2 trillion in assets under management and is present in over 463 locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, the security token is a blockchain-based certificate that represents the ownership of securitized investments. These were earlier generated via a paper certificate, but a blockchain token allows for far greater accessibility, security, and tradeability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bank executives can use a dedicated portal (on Securitize) to manage investors and related administrative processes, such as legalities and compliance. Investors, on the other hand, can also access the information contained within the token.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>NFTs, tokens, and Japan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move is a first in the region and could signal similar moves by other banks in the weeks ahead. Japan has historically supported the growth of the digital token and blockchain market, so the move is not entirely surprising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the announcement comes amidst a larger resurgence in the asset-backed crypto niche, i.e. non-fungible tokens (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cryptos\/nft\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFTs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and security tokens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFTs have grown into a $21 billion market over the past few months, while other Japanese banks, like the world-famous SBI, have similarly stated their plans to issue security tokens to retail customers (instead of the current paper-based design).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese financial conglomerate Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, one of the biggest banks in Asia, has issued a security token to investors in the first-such move of its kind, as per a release yesterday by security tokens issuer and technology firm Securitize. 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