Samsung SDS Wins Project from Korea Securities Depository for ‘Security Token Platform Implementation,’ Aiming to Create Successful Case in Digital Asset Sector
□ Implementing security token issuance and management platform
- Distributed ledger-based securities management expected to improve distribution efficiency and accessibility
- Contract secured based on Samsung SDS’s proven capabilities demonstrated through 2024 consulting project and 2025 testbed platform project
□ Advancing systems for total issuance & distribution volume management, distributed ledger, and node management to establish a foundation for live transaction processing
- Implementing real-time total volume management system for security token issuance & distribution
- Implementing overall operational infrastructure focused on stability, scalability, and security
Samsung SDS was awarded a contract by the Korea Securities Depository to implement a security token management platform.
Security tokens are issued and managed using distributed ledger technology, including blockchain. Similar to stocks and bonds, rights of security tokens, including ownership and dividends, can be digitally recorded and securely traded.
These features simplify the transaction process and enable fractional investing, thereby expanding access for retail investors.
Interest in the security token market is recently growing with increasing demand for tokenization (conversion of financial instruments into digital forms) and the digitalization and trading of various assets, including data, artwork, and real estate.
To this end, the Korea Securities Depository plans to integrate its existing electronic securities account system and blockchain-based data to strengthen security token issuance and rights management-- preparing for future market expansion.
Samsung SDS has built relevant capabilities through the successful delivery of related projects, including security token functional analysis consulting in 2024 and implementation of a testbed platform in 2025.
Aiming to complete the project by February 2027, Samsung SDS will transition the technology validation-driven testbed into a production system for live transaction processing and stable service operations.
Through this project, Samsung SDS will implement a total volume management system to monitor and transparently manage the volume of security tokens issued and distributed in real time. This system will play a key role in enabling market participants to trade with confidence.
Additionally, the overall IT infrastructure required for operating security tokens – gateway system, blockchain node operation and management system, and distributed ledger system configuration – will also be implemented.
Jeong-heon Lee, Executive Vice President and Leader of the Strategic Marketing Office, said, “We will ensure the stable execution of this project by leveraging our experience in security token projects, along with our technological capabilities in blockchain and IT infrastructure. Through this project, we will support the growth of the security token market and establish this project as a flagship success story within the digital asset sector.”
