Samsung SDS to Build South Korea's Blockchain Securities System

Key Takeaways:

• Samsung SDS secured a contract to develop a blockchain-based token securities platform for Korea Securities Depository (KSD).
• The platform is expected to be operational by February 2027, aligning with South Korea’s new token securities regulations. 
• South Korea advances legal reforms to recognize blockchain-based securities registries and support tokenized asset trading. 

Samsung SDS has won a major contract to build and operate a tokenized securities platform for Korea Securities Depository (KSD). This is a significant step in South Korea’s transition toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure. According to local media reports by The Korea Times and Yonhap News Agency, the platform will transform an existing technology verification testbed into a full-scale operational system capable of supporting stable token securities. 

The project is scheduled for completion by February 2027.

Blockchain Integration for Securities Management

The new system will integrate KSD’s electronic securities account infrastructure with blockchain-powered distributed ledger technology. This integration is expected to improve securities issuance, investor rights management, and transaction transparency in the country’s growing digital asset market. 

South Korea Accelerates Token Securities Framework

Samsung SDS has already played a role in KSD’s blockchain initiatives, conducting consulting work in 2024 and helping build a test platform in 2025. The development comes as South Korea moves closer to implementing its legal framework for tokenized securities. 

Earlier this year, the country’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) approved amendments recognizing blockchain-based ledgers as official securities registries. The framework is expected to take effect on February 4, 2027, positioning KSD at the center of the nation’s future token securities ecosystem. That timing closely matches Samsung SDS’s reported February 2027 target for completing the KSD platform.