Key Takeaways:
Franklin Templeton and Moonpay launched an integration connecting BENJI tokens to Moonpay Trade’s institutional onchain execution infrastructure.Eligible institutions can now swap between stablecoins and Franklin Templeton tokenized funds, supporting treasury and collateral workflows.The deal extends Franklin Templeton’s 2026 onchain expansion, following its April BENJI-based acquisition of 250 Digital.In April 2026, Franklin Templeton incorporated BENJI tokens as payment in its planned acquisition of 250 Digital, an early instance of merger and acquisition activity conducted onchain.
Sandy Kaul, Head of Innovation and Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, framed the partnership as a necessary step toward making tokenized products functionally useful rather than simply novel.
Caroline D. Pham, CEO of Moonpay Institutional, pointed to access as the central issue. Pham said:
Bigger PictureBoth companies described the current integration as a foundation for a broader relationship. Franklin Templeton operates in more than 35 countries and manages $1.74 trillion in assets under management as of April 30, 2026. Moonpay serves more than 30 million customers across 180 countries and supports more than 500 enterprise clients.
