Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Selects Securitize as Preferred Tokenization Provider

Partnership expands access to tokenization infrastructure for Continental’s issuer base, including SPACs, IPOs, and publicly traded companies

Securitize, Inc. (which has announced a proposed business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc.), the world’s leading tokenization platform with over $4 billion in assets brought onchain, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), one of the nation’s largest stock transfer agents, announced that Continental has selected Securitize as a preferred tokenization partner.

The initiative will provide Continental’s issuer base with access to Securitize’s regulated tokenization infrastructure, enabling companies to explore blockchain-based ownership of securities, distribution and capital markets solutions while maintaining the standards and investor protections expected in public markets.

Continental currently serves as transfer agent for Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc., supporting the CEPT shareholder meeting, de-SPAC process, and other related services in connection with the proposed business combination. Upon closing of the transaction, Continental is expected to serve as exchange agent for the business combination and transfer agent for the combined public company, which is expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol SECZ. In that role, Continental will support shareholder administration and ownership records for the public company. The relationship also reflects a broader collaboration between the firms to support the adoption of tokenized securities and digital ownership infrastructure across public markets.

“Continental has been the gold standard in SPAC processing for over 20 years and has a long track record of supporting companies through complex corporate transactions,” said Carlos Domingo, Co-Founder and CEO of Securitize. “We’re excited to continue to work together to help bring tokenization capabilities to a broader segment of the market.”

Continental serves a broad range of issuers, including SPACs, IPOs, and major publicly traded companies. The firm will continue to provide its core transfer agent and registrar services while working with Securitize to support tokenization initiatives for issuers that elect to pursue digital asset solutions.

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“Continental has long been a trusted partner and leader for the SPAC community,” said Steven Nelson, Chairman and President of Continental. “Securitize gives our issuers access to regulated best-in-class tokenization infrastructure, while preserving the high-touch service model Continental is known for.”

The collaboration reflects growing interest among issuers, transfer agents and capital markets participants in tokenization as a means to modernize ownership infrastructure, improve operational efficiency and create new opportunities for investor engagement.

Under the partnership, Continental gains access to the industry’s most comprehensive digital securities stack: Securitize’s proprietary transfer agent technology, KYC/AML onboarding infrastructure, investor accreditation workflows provided through Securitize Markets and regulatorily compliant issuance capabilities. Securitize is the only SEC-registered transfer agent and SEC registered broker-dealer and FINRA member purpose-built for digital securities, offering issuers a single, integrated experience for the issuers they service through the collaboration.

As tokenization adoption continues to accelerate across the financial industry, the partnership represents another step toward integrating blockchain-based infrastructure into mainstream capital markets.

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