Securitize to acquire River One for asset-backed lending expansion

BlackRock-backed tokenization platform Securitize has agreed to acquire financing firm River One, a move that will expand its services into the asset-backed lending ecosystem using stablecoin funding.

The deal, announced on November 10, 2026, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of the year. It will allow Securitize to add a new financing layer to its platform, enabling lenders to use pools of small business loans or receivables as collateral to borrow stablecoins and fund new loans.

The acquisition positions Securitize to arrange credit alongside its core business of issuing and servicing tokenized assets for clients like BlackRock. Securitize is currently the second-largest real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform with $3.7 billion in total value, according to data from RWA.xyz.

The announcement accompanied Securitize’s third-quarter results, which showed revenue of $18.6 million, a 13% year-over-year increase. The company reported a net loss of $66.3 million, which it attributed largely to noncash expenses and accounting charges related to its recent business combination and public listing.