Investigation: 84% of financial institutions list tokenization as a strategic priority

PANews, July 18 — According to CoinDesk, a Broadridge survey of 200 North American financial institutions shows that tokenization has become a strategic priority for Wall Street: 84% of institutions list it as a strategic priority, 68% believe tokenization will at least partially reshape financial markets within three to five years, and nearly one-third plan to increase related investment by 26% to more than 50% over the next two years.

Adoption varies significantly across different sectors: 44% of capital markets firms already have tokenization projects in production or operating at scale, while asset management and wealth management firms are at 20% and 9%, respectively. 80% of respondents believe tokenized mutual funds and money market funds will play an important role within five years, while only about half are bullish on tokenized stocks. 92% of institutions expect digital assets and traditional assets to coexist long term, and 69% plan to integrate tokenization into existing infrastructure rather than build standalone new systems. Regulatory uncertainty and operational complexity remain the main obstacles.