Securitize to Acquire River One, Connecting Stablecoin Capital to the $6 Trillion Asset-Backed Finance Market
PR Newswire•09/11/2026•16:17 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Securitize (SECZ) agrees to acquire River One, subject to customary closing conditions
- ➤Acquisition adds institutional warehouse financing and asset-backed lending capabilities
- ➤Securitize targets the $6 trillion global private asset-backed finance market
- ➤Transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026
- ➤Stablecoin market reaches approximately $321 billion, creating potential financing capital
Expert Statements
Carlos Domingo, Chairman and CEO of Securitize
“Credit is one of the most exciting emerging asset classes for blockchain-based financial markets, and acquiring River One represents an important step in expanding our business into this space.”
Carlos Domingo, Chairman and CEO of Securitize
“River One brings a talented team, deep expertise in asset-backed financing and blockchain technology that will allow us to participate in asset origination and lending markets.”
Carlos Domingo, Chairman and CEO of Securitize
“This opens up a significant new addressable market for Securitize, with opportunities for higher-value services, additional revenue streams and greater monetization across our platform.”
Braham Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO of River One
“Asset-backed financing is a critical part of the financial system, but the infrastructure supporting it has significant room for innovation.”
Braham Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO of River One
“We built River One to bring modern AI and blockchain technology and new sources of capital to institutional lending while maintaining the credit discipline and protections these markets require.”
Braham Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO of River One
“Joining Securitize gives us the opportunity to bring this approach to a much larger market.”
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