VCI Global launches RWA consultancy to tap into $16 trillion market

KUALA LUMPUR - VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ:VCIG), a company currently trading at attractive valuations with a P/E ratio of 0.06 and showing strong financial health according to InvestingPro metrics, announced Tuesday that its subsidiary, Smart Bridge Technologies Limited, has launched a dedicated Real-World Asset (RWA) consultancy aimed at capturing share in the tokenization market, which Boston Consulting Group and ADDX project to reach $16 trillion.

The new consultancy will provide services including asset tokenization advisory, regulated listing support across Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United States, cross-border capital access, and technology integration with blockchain platforms.

Smart Bridge will focus on helping corporates, asset owners, and institutions structure and scale tokenization projects for various assets including real estate, commodities, carbon credits, intellectual property, and private equity.

"By entering the RWA tokenization market, we are strengthening our platform with a new high-growth vertical that creates opportunities for recurring revenue, enhances our client ecosystem, and positions VCI Global at the forefront of financial market innovation," said Dato’ Victor Hoo, Group Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VCI Global.

The company stated that this expansion is expected to diversify its revenue streams and enhance margins by generating recurring, high-margin revenues through advisory and technology integration services.

The launch represents an extension of VCI Global’s cross-sector platform, which already integrates capital markets consultancy, artificial intelligence, fintech, and cybersecurity services.

According to the press release, Smart Bridge aims to provide clients with new liquidity channels, transparency, and access to global investors by enabling the conversion of physical and financial assets into blockchain-verified, tradable instruments. The company’s strong financial position, with a current ratio of 9.36 and minimal debt, suggests it has the resources to support this strategic initiative. [Want deeper insights? Access the comprehensive Pro Research Report for VCIG, along with 1,400+ other stocks, exclusively on InvestingPro.]

In other recent news, VCI Global Limited has reported significant developments across various sectors. The company announced that its fintech subsidiary, Credilab Sdn Bhd, expanded its loan book to $35 million for the twelve months ending June 2025, marking a 53% increase in revenue year-over-year. Credilab has kept non-performing loans below 3%, thanks to its AI-driven credit risk assessment technology, and has received conditional approval for a full online lending license from Malaysia’s Ministry of Housing and Local Government. Additionally, VCI Global secured a $22 million contract through its cybersecurity subsidiary, V Gallant Limited, to provide sovereign AI infrastructure to Codetext (BVI) Limited. This contract involves delivering a full-stack sovereign AI system with military-grade encryption, powered by NVIDIA compute systems. In another strategic move, VCI Global announced the formation of VCI Energy Limited, a subsidiary focused on clean energy and infrastructure projects, appointing Victor Lee as CEO. Furthermore, the company has entered a joint venture backed by 18,000 bitcoin, valued at approximately $2.16 billion, to develop infrastructure for real-world asset tokenization and encrypted storage services, with VCI Global holding a 70% equity stake.

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