Riyadh – Sharikat Mubasher: Open World Ltd. announced the launch of Saudi Arabia’s first Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenization Center of Excellence, strengthening the Kingdom’s push into compliant digital asset infrastructure.

As per a recent press release, the center will operate as a licensed, in-Kingdom entity serving sovereign, enterprise, and institutional clients, supporting Saudi Vision 2030’s Financial Sector Development Program. It will enable the tokenization of assets such as energy infrastructure, carbon reduction credits, real estate, and sovereign bonds, with potential expansion into regulated stablecoins as regulations evolve.

Based in Al Khobar, the initiative will run on Open World’s national-scale tokenization infrastructure developed with Abstract, while complying with SAMA and CMA requirements. Initial focus areas include energy asset tokenization, real estate financing, and on-chain carbon credit verification.

The center is expected to begin full operations in 2026, with pilot projects planned for mid-year, as Open World works with Saudi regulators and financial institutions to support institutional adoption.