The partnership with Payward is expected to enable transfer of tokenised equities between regulated venues and global on chain markets.

Nasdaq intends to launch an equity token design that places public issuers at the centre of share ownership, governance processes and investor engagement. The design is meant to support the tokenisation of equities while preserving issuer control The firm noted that the design is meant to support the tokenisation of equities while preserving issuer control, existing regulatory structures and the underlying shareholder rights associated with traditional securities. Nasdaq’s plans build