Securitize has agreed to acquire River One, an asset-backed financing platform, and expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. The announcement did not disclose a price. The move would add a financing layer to the company's existing issuance and servicing business.
Securitize agreed to acquire River One, an asset-backed financing platform, aiming to connect stablecoin capital with traditional lending markets. The company announced the definitive agreement on Nov. 9 and expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
However, the announcement did not disclose a purchase price. CEO Carlos Domingo, according to The Defiant, called the deal "our first acquisition since going public" in a post on X. Securitize began trading on the NYSE on July 2 under the ticker SECZ.
From issuing assets to financing them
The acquisition would add a financing layer to Securitize's issuance and servicing business. The company said institutions would be able to bring financial assets onchain and borrow against them through an integrated platform that combines its tokenization infrastructure with River One's technology.
River One specializes in warehouse financing, in which lenders borrow against portfolios of income-generating assets, such as small-business loans and receivables, to fund new loans. According to the announcement, its platform combines origination, structuring, collateral monitoring and funding operations.
River One was founded in New York in 2025 and is led by co-founder and CEO Braham Mehta. Securitize said Framework Ventures incubated the business, with investment backing from Framework and Maple Finance.
Market size and remaining risks
Securitize reported average tokenized assets of $5 billion in the third quarter, up 39% from a year earlier. Its acquisition release puts the global private asset-backed finance market at $6 trillion, citing KKR and Integer Advisors estimates based on March 2024 data.
Still, the financing expansion remains prospective. Securitize said River One is developing relationships with capital providers in the stablecoin ecosystem, and it identified the early-stage nature of the business and technology among the transaction's risks.
Source: The Defiant
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