Exciting news for institutional investors in Europe as Lise – Lightning Stock Exchange, the continent’s first tokenized equity exchange, partners with Kaiko, a renowned provider of digital asset market data. This collaboration aims to provide the essential pricing infrastructure needed for tokenized securities.
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As part of the initial phase of their partnership, Kaiko will aggregate, normalize, and distribute real-time and end-of-day pricing data for all tokenized securities listed on Lise, with a focus on equities.
By integrating this pricing data into existing workflows, institutional custodians, fund administrators, and asset valuators will have access to independent, auditable pricing — a crucial component for regulatory compliance and informed decision-making.
Filling the Gap in Market Data
This collaboration leverages the strengths of both parties. Lise provides the necessary infrastructure, including atomic settlement, round-the-clock trading, and a seamless DLT-native market under the EU DLT Pilot Regime. Meanwhile, Kaiko offers the vital data layer, ensuring regulatory-compliant and auditable pricing that institutions can rely on. Together, they aim to ensure that tokenized markets operate with efficiency and trust.
“For tokenized equities to gain traction as a legitimate asset class for institutional investors, reliable pricing data must flow through trusted infrastructure. Our partnership with Kaiko addresses this requirement from the outset: every issuer listed on Lise will have their pricing data accessible through Kaiko’s platform, providing investors, custodians, and valuators with the independent data they require,” stated Mark Kepeneghian, CEO of Lise.
Looking to the Future: Establishing a Sustainable Data Ecosystem
This collaboration marks only the beginning of potential joint initiatives. Future plans may involve the creation of reference rates and indices for tokenized equities, advanced analytics for optimal execution and fair value pricing, and enhanced market surveillance capabilities.
Through the alignment of infrastructure and data, Europe is positioning itself as a leader in the global adoption of tokenized capital markets. With Kaiko’s extensive global coverage, every security listed on Lise can be priced, valued, and accessible to investors worldwide.
“Pricing data serves as the gateway for institutional involvement in any market. Our partnership with Lise, a regulated European exchange, affords institutions access to independent, auditable pricing for tokenized equities right from the start, laying the groundwork for these instruments to be considered fully investable,” added Elodie de Marchi, COO of Kaiko.
In essence, this partnership transcends mere trading; it aims to make tokenized equities viable, transparent, and trustworthy for institutional investors.
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By merging Lise’s trading and settlement capabilities with Kaiko’s data expertise, the operationalization of the tokenized capital market is no longer a distant concept — it’s becoming a reality today.
