## XRP News: Meritz Securities Signs Ripple to Review Custody and Tokenization for Korean Capital Markets Pardon Joshua Highlights - Meritz Securities, a top South Korean brokerage, signed a strategic deal with Ripple to apply Ripple Custody and tokenization to Korea’s capital markets. - The timing is driven by Korea’s tokenized-securities rules taking effect February 4, 2027, as both firms position infrastructure ahead of the deadline. - The pact is a review, not a product launch, no XRP, RLUSD, or XRPL role has been confirmed by either side. Meritz Securities, one of South Korea’s leading…