Morgan Stanley plans to launch support for tokenized equities in Q1 2027 as it builds infrastructure for digital assets.
RWA & Tokenization ·
Morgan Stanley has pushed back its timeline for supporting tokenized equities to Q1 2027, according to the bank's digital asset strategy head. The delay shifts the launch from an earlier target of H2 2026, with the bank citing the need to prepare infrastructure and noting limited client demand at present.
The bank is actively constructing the technical systems required to handle tokenized equities on its alternative trading system (ATS). This work is part of a broader effort to position itself within the emerging digital assets market, even as demand from clients remains constrained in the near term.
The exact scope of tokenized equity offerings Morgan Stanley will provide when the infrastructure comes online, and whether client interest will materially increase by Q1 2027, remain to be seen. The revised timeline reflects both the operational complexity of integrating new asset classes and uncertainty around near-term market adoption.