DigiFT

DigiFT is a Singapore-based exchange for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) that operates under licences from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). It describes itself as a regulation-abiding trading platform combining decentralized finance mechanisms with traditional capital markets, offering end-to-end digital asset services spanning tokenization, issuance, distribution, trading and instant liquidity provision for institutional RWAs.

The platform gives traditional asset managers access to new investor bases while allowing crypto-native users to access institutional investment strategies across money markets, public mutual funds, U.S. Treasuries and private credit. Asset managers whose products are available on the platform include Invesco, UBS Asset Management, CMB International Asset Management and Wellington Management. Products brought on-chain include the Peakwater Volatility Alpha Fund token (pEAK), described as an institutional-grade tokenized volatility strategy targeting cross-asset volatility returns, a tokenized physical gold fund with OCBC and Lion Global, an APAC private credit strategy with Flow Capital, and a U.S. equity income fund with BNY as investment management services provider.

Beyond tokenization, DigiFT has extended on-chain utility for institutional RWAs by making them eligible as high-grade collateral on digital asset exchanges for active trading and by embedding RWA yield within payment cards.

Founding story

Founder and Group CEO Henry Zhang spent over two decades in traditional financial institutions and observed rising investor demand for greater investment options, liquidity, transparency and ownership; his belief that blockchain could address pain points in the existing financial system led to the creation of DigiFT.

Business model

DigiFT operates a licensed exchange and infrastructure layer for tokenized real-world assets, acting as the on-chain tokenization and distribution partner for asset managers and providing tokenization, issuance, distribution, trading and liquidity provision services to institutional and Web3-native participants.

Traction

DigiFT reports partnerships with global asset managers including Invesco, UBS Asset Management, CMB International Asset Management and Wellington Management, and has announced tokenized products such as a SpaceX-linked RWA issuance, a $150 million Flow Capital private credit fund brought on-chain, Franklin Templeton's BENJI in Asia, and Southeast Asia's first tokenized physical gold fund with OCBC and Lion Global.

Latest developments

Announcements listed on the company's insights site include a strategic MOU with Arco to expand institutional tokenized asset distribution across Asia (2026-08), initiatives with SBI Group and Startale Group and the launch of JX with SBI Global Asset Management (2026-07), a pilot with Theoriq for tokenized money market fund collateral in on-chain lending (2026-07), partnerships with BE Trust and Franklin Templeton, a SpaceX-linked RWA issuance with EX.IO and PrimeX, and the on-chain launch of Flow Capital's $150 million private credit fund. A collaboration with Hines on tokenized access to global real estate and a U.S. Equity Income Fund with BNY were also announced.