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S&P Global has expanded its strategic alliance with Kaiko, the digital asset market data, indices and infrastructure provider, through a strategic investment made via S&P Global Ventures.
The investment forms part of Kaiko's Series B extension and builds on an existing partnership between the two firms across data, indices and on-chain infrastructure.
Cathy Clay, Chief Executive Officer, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Cathy Clay, Chief Executive Officer, S&P Dow Jones Indices said:
"As digital assets accelerate S&P Global is investing for the future—and this investment underscores that conviction. Kaiko's strength in crypto market data and analytics builds foundational transparency for the digital-asset ecosystem—turning complex trading and on-chain activity into reliable, decision-ready intelligence. That capability supports our mission to advance essential intelligence by bridging traditional and decentralised finance, giving institutions the transparency and trust they need to deploy capital on-chain with confidence."
Ambre Soubiran, Chief Executive Officer, Kaiko said:
"This investment from S&P Global is a powerful endorsement of Kaiko's mission and the role trusted data and data infrastructure will play in tokenised markets. S&P Global brings a reputation for trust and analytical excellence that is unmatched in global markets. Together, we will accelerate our ability to serve institutions as they move on-chain at a pivotal moment for the industry."
The Series B-2 extension follows Kaiko's recent acquisitions of Amberdata and Cometh, alongside a series of partnerships in digital asset data and on-chain infrastructure. Kaiko currently supports more than 250 financial firms, institutions and regulators worldwide.
The investment adds to an already extensive collaboration between S&P Global and Kaiko. In March 2026, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko announced the tokenisation of the iBoxx U.S. Treasuries Index on the blockchain, marking the first time a major index provider had made a financial benchmark available as a native digital asset, complete with embedded index data distribution, licensing and permissioning.
In early September 2026, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko combined their crypto index capabilities to launch a co-branded index suite, the S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices, built on S&P's brand and Kaiko's crypto-native data infrastructure for 24/7 digital asset markets.
S&P Global has positioned itself as a bridge between traditional finance and decentralised finance, applying its risk frameworks, benchmarks and analytical standards to the institutionalisation of digital asset markets. Its recent milestones include the industry's first Stablecoin Stability Assessments, the first credit rating of a DeFi protocol (Sky Protocol), the tokenisation of the iBoxx U.S. Treasuries Index with Kaiko, and the licensing of the S&P 500 for a tokenised fund, tokenised ETFs and other digital assets.
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