Binance and Franklin Templeton have announced a strategic collaboration to jointly develop innovative digital-asset products and initiatives. The two firms say the partnership will harness Franklin Templeton’s expertise in compliant tokenisation of securities and Binance’s global trading infrastructure to build new financial instruments accessible to a broad investor base.
The agreement, unveiled in September 2025, comes amid rising institutional interest in tokenised securities and blockchain-based finance. Franklin Templeton, which manages more than US$1.6 trillion in assets, sees blockchain as an opportunity to modernise legacy infrastructure rather than a disruptive threat.
Binance, meanwhile, brings its deep experience in high-volume trading, compliance, and global investor reach to the table. Catherine Chen, Head of VIP & Institutional Clients, emphasised that the partnership underscores Binance’s commitment to bridging crypto markets with traditional finance to unlock new opportunities.
“Binance has a record of innovating first-in-crypto solutions that unlock access and opportunities for investors. Our strategic collaboration with Franklin Templeton to develop new products and initiatives furthers our commitment to bridge crypto with traditional capital markets and open up greater possibilities,” she said.
Under the partnership, the two firms plan to explore combining tokenised securities with crypto trading infrastructures. Franklin Templeton aims to apply its institutional capabilities, regulatory know-how, risk management, and compliance processes to tokenisation of securities.
Binance will contribute its trading engine, liquidity, and investor network to bring such tokenised assets to market. The two firms said further details of specific product launches would follow later in the year.
Roger Bayston, Executive Vice President and Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, said the goal is to “take tokenisation from concept to practice” by enabling efficiencies in settlement, collateral management and portfolio construction at scale.
“Our goal is to take tokenization from concept to practice for clients to achieve efficiencies in settlement, collateral management, and portfolio construction at scale.” Said Roger.
Sandy Kaul, EVP and Head of Innovation, added that this kind of collaboration is essential as blockchain moves into the financial mainstream.
“As these tools and technologies evolve from the fringes to the financial mainstream, partnerships like this one will be essential to accelerating adoption,” said Sandy
The announcement comes at a moment when many large financial institutions are exploring how tokenisation could reshape capital markets by improving efficiency, transparency, and accessibility. By embedding securities into blockchain protocols, these tokenised instruments can potentially reduce settlement times, lower intermediaries, and open new liquidity channels.
“Investors are asking about digital assets to remain ahead of the curve, but they need to be accessible and dependable. By working with Binance, we can deliver breakthrough products that meet the requirements of global capital markets and co-create the portfolios of the future,” Roger added.
Still, by pairing a large institutional investor like Franklin Templeton with a leading crypto infrastructure provider like Binance, the collaboration is being viewed by observers as a signal that crypto is increasingly entering the realm of mainstream finance. “Strategic partnerships like this one will be essential to accelerating adoption,” Kaul observed.
The Binance–Franklin Templeton tie-up is not the only major move in the institutional crypto space this year. Earlier in 2025, Franklin Templeton filed for a Solana spot ETF and has been actively engaging on digital asset fronts.
More recently, Franklin Templeton also partnered with DBS and Ripple in a tokenised money market fund project, highlighting its broader strategy of blending traditional financial products and blockchain innovation.
In market reaction, Binance Coin (BNB) recently hit a new record high shortly after the Binance–Templeton announcement, reflecting bullish sentiment among crypto investors.
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