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Securitize Agrees to Buy River One, Expanding Into Asset-Backed Lending
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Securitize agrees to acquire River One to expand into asset-backed lending. Deal expected to close in Q4 2026.
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Securitize buys River One
Securitize agreed to buy River One, a New York financing firm, to expand into asset-backed lending and said it expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. Securitize said the acquisition would bring stablecoin funding into asset-backed lending by letting lenders tap stablecoin funding through River One technology. Securitize said the transaction would add a new financing layer to its platform, expanding beyond issuing and servicing tokenized assets for firms such as BlackRock.
Securitize also reported that revenue rose 13% from a year earlier to $18.6 million while the company posted a $66.3 million net loss. Securitize said about $60 million of the loss reflected largely noncash expenses and accounting charges tied mainly to its business combination and public listing.
Stablecoin warehouse financing
River One, which is legally named River Credit Labs Inc., develops technology that would let lenders borrow against pools of small business loans or receivables and use that funding to make new loans. Securitize said the deal would connect stablecoin funding with traditional lending markets by combining Securitize's tokenization infrastructure with River One's warehouse financing technology. River One described its approach as warehouse financing, where lenders commit a borrowing base against eligible collateral, originators pledge the loans, and the facility is replenished as the portfolio turns over.
Carlos Domingo, Securitize's chairman and chief executive, said, "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," in the release. Braham Mehta, River One's co-founder and chief executive, said, "Asset-backed financing is a critical part of the financial system, but the infrastructure supporting it has significant room for innovation," in the same release.
Market scale and next steps
Securitize said the acquisition would position it to enter the $6 trillion global private asset-backed finance market, and KKR estimated that market could reach $9.2 trillion by 2029. Securitize also said the global stablecoin market had grown to approximately $321 billion, framing the deal as a way to put digital capital to work in the real economy. Securitize said the transaction was expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Securitize authorized a $50 million share repurchase program, and the company said it was funded from cash on hand. Securitize said it was not obligated to buy any shares and could modify or end the program at any time.