Real Finance has announced a strategic partnership with Wiener Privatbank to develop a regulated institutional framework for accessing blockchain-based financial markets. The collaboration aims to integrate traditional banking infrastructure with the REAL blockchain, enabling institutional clients to participate in onchain finance within a structure aligned with European regulatory standards.
Under the agreement, Wiener Privatbank will provide core banking services, including custody of client funds, reserve safeguarding, and support for asset origination. Client funds will be held in EU-regulated accounts, with compliance aligned to frameworks such as the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), alongside established KYC and AML procedures.
The partnership will begin with a minimum viable product (MVP) phase supporting approximately $50 million in onchain assets. Following the mainnet launch of the REAL blockchain, the pipeline is expected to scale to more than $500 million in tokenized assets within the first year.
Wiener Privatbank will also play a role in structuring euro-denominated assets, contributing to liquidity development within a regulated digital asset environment. As part of the next phase, both companies are exploring the potential issuance of a euro-denominated stablecoin native to the REAL blockchain, subject to further regulatory assessment.
Ivo Grigorov, Chief Executive Officer of Real Finance, framed the partnership as an institutional-grade infrastructure play. "This partnership reflects our commitment to building institutional-grade infrastructure that meets the expectations of regulated financial institutions," Grigorov said. "By working with Wiener Privatbank, we are ensuring that access to on-chain markets is underpinned by robust compliance standards, clear governance, and trusted banking relationships."
Michael Munterl, a Member of the Executive Board at Wiener Privatbank, positioned the deal as an extension of the bank's existing standards into digital infrastructure. "Our collaboration with Real Finance is grounded in a shared focus on regulatory integrity and innovation," Munterl said. "We see this partnership as an opportunity to extend established banking standards into emerging digital asset infrastructures, while maintaining the compliance, transparency, and client protection principles that define our institution."
REAL is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built specifically for tokenization and distribution of real-world assets (RWAs) within a controlled environment. Its design embeds business validators — tokenizers, insurers, and risk scorers — directly into consensus, with slashing exposure for misconduct, and attaches risk scores and insurance grades to token metadata at the protocol level.
The deal extends an initial September 2025 collaboration between Real Finance and Wiener Privatbank into a more detailed, MiCA-aligned operating framework. Earlier this month, the company partnered with RWA Inc. to build out the tokenization stack, and it has previously cited Experian as another tier-one partner alongside Wiener Privatbank.
