OpenWorld Completes VerifyMe Merger, Launches Tokenization Platform
OpenWorld, Inc. has completed its business combination with VerifyMe, Inc., creating a leading tokenization platform for digitizing real-world assets. The combined company, also named OpenWorld, will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol 'OPNW' on October 1, 2026.
The merger brings together OpenWorld's capabilities in real-world asset tokenization, stablecoin infrastructure, capital markets advisory, and public markets strategy with VerifyMe's expertise in logistics and brand protection. The new entity aims to transform the cash flows of operating businesses and physical assets into investable, transparent financial products.
CEO Matthew Shaw and Group President Russ McMeekin bring complementary leadership expertise to OpenWorld, with Shaw having co-founded multiple technology and crypto companies and McMeekin having spent over a decade as a senior executive at Honeywell International.
The combined company plans to pursue a dual listing on Figure OPEN, a blockchain-based trading platform, expected to go live by November 2026.