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Emerging markets are exciting, often misunderstood and rarely short of opportunity. The challenge is connecting those opportunities to global capital.
Onchain finance gives us a new way to do that: more accessible, transferable and composable financial products.
zEMS is a giant leap in that direction.
To all our partners who shared the challenges, the conviction and the work of getting this over the line - thank you 🙏
Nothing compounds alone.
This is what I mean when I talk about bringing institutional finance onchain.
zEMS brings together Saudi SME credit, institutional risk governance with @LaserDigital_, structuring, tokenization and global distribution in a product designed to scale to $100M!
The significance is that the entire institutional stack is now coming together around it.
Very proud of what we have built with Laser Digital and our partners including @BNBCHAIN.
This is how real economic activity continues flowing through the ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01.
I think people are still underestimating how BIG this is for ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01
I mean, Laser Digital is part of Nomura Group, which has over $1 TRILLION in assets. That's a serious name to have involved.
And now @ZIGFinance is targeting $100M through zEMS, bringing Saudi SME credit onchain.
BRO, just look at who's involved here.
Laser Digital, Beehive, Zamanat, KAIO and BNB Chain.
And honestly, this is where I have to give Abdul Rafay some credit.
I've been watching how @ARafayGadit and the team are putting these institutional relationships together, and things are starting to get interesting.
But you know what interests me even more?
The money actually goes into financing real businesses. They borrow, they repay, and those repayments generate income for investors.
As more capital gets deployed through ZIG Markets, there's potential for more revenue.
And we all know where part of that revenue goes...
⬆️ Capital at Work → ⬆️ Revenue → ⬆️ ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01 buybacks 🔥
Around 5.4M ZIG has already been acquired from the open market.
Now imagine what happens if zEMS reaches its $100M target.
I don't know about you, but I think people are so focused on the ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01 price that they're missing what Rafay and the team are building behind the scenes.
AND BRO, THIS IS JUST ONE PRODUCT...
🚨 THIS IS BIG! And @ARafayGadit is explaining exactly WHY! 🔥
Rafay is LIVE on stage at the @Blockworks Digital Asset Summit 2026 in London, showcasing @ZIGFinance's latest RWA product: zEMS!
One sentence from his presentation really stands out to me: "Distribution brings in global capital."
And that's exactly what zEMS is designed to do.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia has an SME financing gap exceeding $80 BILLION.
Now look at how ZIG Finance is connecting the pieces:
🔹 @beehivefintech originates SME financing.
🔹 @ZamanatDigital handles structuring.
🔹 @LaserDigital_ advises on the risk framework.
🔹 @KAIO_xyz brings the assets onchain.
@ZIGFinance orchestrates everything, connecting products to distribution channels including banks, fintechs, DeFi protocols and digital asset platforms.
With @BNBCHAIN and Taurus providing infrastructure rails.
ZIG Finance doesn't need to become the bank, lender or asset manager. It connects them. I've been talking about distribution as a crucial part of the RWA opportunity for months.
And now we're seeing what that strategy looks like with an actual product!
Saudi Arabia is only the FIRST market. 👀
For me, the next big milestone is seeing how this translates into capital inflows, adoption and recurring revenue. That's where the real long-term opportunity lies.
Extremely bullish on the direction @ZIGFinance is taking! 🔥 ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01
PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ON THE BIGGER PICTURE!
@ZIGFinance isn't trying to do everything itself.
It's connecting specialist institutions into ONE distribution engine.
That's the real play.
▪️More originators.
▪️More products.
▪️More markets.
▪️More capital flowing through the infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia is the starting point. Imagine where this model could go if it scales! 🔥
ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01
Introducing zEMS.
Saudi SME private credit onchain, launched with @LaserDigital_, Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, as risk framework advisor.
Saudi SMEs face a financing gap of more than $80 billion. zEMS opens a new onchain access point to that market: a diversified pool of Saudi SME financing, delivered as a single token on @BNBCHAIN.
Saudi Arabia is the first market.
HOLY SH*T! 🔥
Saudi Arabia. $80 BILLION financing gap. Nomura's digital assets subsidiary involved. And @ZIGFinance is bringing Saudi SME private credit onchain!
This isn't another crypto narrative. This is a real financial market meeting blockchain. ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01 👀🚀
Introducing zEMS.
Saudi SME private credit onchain, launched with @LaserDigital_, Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, as risk framework advisor.
Saudi SMEs face a financing gap of more than $80 billion. zEMS opens a new onchain access point to that market: a diversified pool of Saudi SME financing, delivered as a single token on @BNBCHAIN.
Saudi Arabia is the first market.
I really agree with Rafay's perspective here.
There is an enormous amount of capital looking for attractive returns, but finding sustainable yield opportunities with manageable risks is much harder.
And that's something I always consider when investing my own stablecoins. Where does the yield come from? Who manages the assets? How sustainable are the returns?
I believe @ZIGFinance is positioning itself in a very interesting part of this market. ZIG Markets can bring together quality financial products, proper structuring and distribution channels that reach investors where they already are.
The opportunity is enormous, although building the necessary trust and relationships takes time.
And as more capital finds its way into these products, ZIG Markets has the potential to generate more recurring revenue, with a portion funding ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01 buybacks.
I'm increasingly convinced that this business model has a very interesting future. 👏
There is far more capital in the world than there is good, sticky yield to put it in.
“It’s just a matter of finding the right distribution channels.”
Our co-founder @ARafayGadit at our latest Founder's Table.
@ZIGFinance@ARafayGadit Completely agree with Rafay! Quality, sustainable yield is scarce, and connecting those opportunities with the right investors through effective distribution is where I see enormous potential for ZIG Markets.
There is far more capital in the world than there is good, sticky yield to put it in.
“It’s just a matter of finding the right distribution channels.”
Our co-founder @ARafayGadit at our latest Founder's Table.
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@ZIGFinance@blockworksDAS Connecting emerging-market SMEs with institutional capital could unlock enormous opportunities for both businesses and investors. Great to see @ZIGFinance bringing this vision to DAS London!
I really like the direction @ZIGFinance is taking with its focus on financing businesses in emerging markets.
Think about how many SMEs have real customers, generate revenue and have opportunities to grow, yet struggle to access the capital they need.
At the same time, institutional investors are continuously looking for attractive investment opportunities with understandable risks and reliable returns.
Connecting these two sides could unlock enormous economic potential.
And that’s where ZIG Markets comes in. Structuring financial products, assessing risks and making these opportunities accessible to investors through established distribution channels.
For me, this is one of the most promising applications of bringing real-world finance onchain. More businesses gaining access to financing, more capital being put to productive use and a growing commercial opportunity for @ZIGFinance.
Great to see the team bringing this discussion to @blockworksDAS in London! 👏🔥
What does it take to build the next capital market onchain?
For the Global South, it starts with connecting businesses seeking financing to institutional capital through assets allocators can access, assess and hold at scale.
At DAS (@blockworksDAS) London on 10 and 11 November, we’re bringing that conversation to allocators, with emerging market SME credit as the starting point.