Online Reporter
Nelson Gahadza
Business Reporter
SOUTH Africa-headquartered Colmin Group has received regulatory approval to operate a blockchain-based infrastructure asset tokenisation platform, marking another milestone in Zimbabwe’s drive to modernise its capital markets through digital financial innovation.
The South African global financial services and advisory firm said in a statement that the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) had admitted its Infrastructure Asset Tokenisation Market into the regulator’s sandbox programme, allowing the platform to operate within a controlled regulatory environment.
The approval makes Colmin the first company in Zimbabwe to offer tokenised infrastructure assets, enabling investors to acquire digital tokens that represent ownership or participation in infrastructure projects.
The development comes as Zimbabwe accelerates efforts to modernise its capital markets through financial technology while maintaining robust regulatory oversight of emerging digital asset markets.
Colmin said admission into the regulatory sandbox places the company among the first institutions helping shape Zimbabwe’s evolving virtual asset regulatory framework.
“The platform is designed to mobilise funding for large-scale infrastructure projects using blockchain technology, enabling investors from across the world to participate in financing African infrastructure through fractional digital ownership,” the company said.
It added that the initiative aims to help bridge Africa’s infrastructure financing gap by widening access to investment opportunities that have traditionally been reserved for institutional investors.
“The approval represents an important step in aligning Zimbabwe’s regulatory environment with the evolving global financial architecture,” the company said.
The latest approval builds on growing momentum in Zimbabwe’s tokenisation market as regulators continue to embrace innovation under carefully supervised frameworks.
Last month, the Financial Securities Exchange (FINSEC) launched a regulated asset tokenisation platform, becoming the latest market institution to expand investment opportunities through blockchain-based digital securities.
The platform allows investors to participate in fractional ownership of real-world assets, a model expected to improve market accessibility, enhance liquidity and unlock new sources of capital for businesses and infrastructure projects.
These developments underscore the growing confidence among regulators and market participants that tokenisation can broaden investment participation while supporting efficient capital formation.
The SECZ regulatory sandbox has emerged as an important testing ground for innovative financial products, allowing new technologies to be assessed under regulatory supervision while safeguarding investor protection and maintaining market integrity.
