- South Korea introduced a three-phase roadmap for tokenized securities issuance.
- Legal recognition for tokenized securities is scheduled to begin on Feb. 4 2027.
- The FSC plans subordinate regulation revisions by the end of September.
South Korea has outlined a three-phase plan for tokenized securities as regulators prepare the country’s first formal framework for this market. The Financial Services Commission said tokenized securities will gain legal recognition from Feb. 4, 2027, when an update to the Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks and Bonds is scheduled to take effect. The roadmap covers issuance infrastructure for assets such as stocks, bonds and funds. It also sits alongside the planned implementation of amended capital markets and electronic securities rules. Before the plan begins, the regulator said it will work with the Korea Securities Depository to build the needed tokenization infrastructure.
Tokenized securities roadmap begins with legal recognition
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission introduced the roadmap in a Friday press release. The plan sets out three phases for tokenized securities issuance and development, tied to the country’s broader regulatory framework for digitized forms of securities. Under the first phase, tokenized securities will receive legal recognition. The FSC said this initial stage will cover institutional money market funds, bonds, unlisted stocks and fractional investment securities.
What the later tokenized securities phases cover
The second phase of the roadmap would expand tokenization to all publicly offered securities. The third phase is aimed at onchain payments linked to stablecoins, according to the regulator’s plan. The FSC did not give final dates for those later stages. It said it plans to decide the timeline for the second and third phases after proposing revisions to relevant subordinate regulations by the end of September.
Legal framework and infrastructure plans
The roadmap is part of the planned rollout of the amended Capital Markets Act and Electronic Securities Act. The FSC described this as the country’s first tokenized securities framework, with full effect scheduled for Feb. 4. Before the roadmap starts, the FSC said it will work with the Korea Securities Depository, or KSD, to develop the infrastructure needed for tokenization. That preparation is intended to support the issuance framework once the legal changes take effect.
Earlier South Korea moves on tokenized assets
The new roadmap follows earlier steps by South Korean authorities toward rules for tokenized assets. In May, the FSC said it would release detailed tokenized securities rules to bring them under the country’s capital markets framework in 2027. In April, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced a pilot project using tokenized deposits for government operational spending. That project is set for a full rollout in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Conclusion
South Korea’s latest plan gives a clearer structure for how tokenized securities are expected to be introduced over time. The three-phase roadmap starts with legal recognition on Feb. 4, 2027, then moves toward broader public securities tokenization and later onchain payments linked to stablecoins. The FSC also said it will revise subordinate regulations by the end of September and work with the Korea Securities Depository on infrastructure before launch. Together with earlier announcements from the FSC and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the roadmap shows continued progress toward a formal national framework for tokenized securities and related tokenized asset use.
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