Crypto.com Exchange connects to ZagTrader’s institutional network to expand digital asset access in MENA

Crypto.com Exchange, one of the world’s largest digital asset trading platforms, and ZagTrader, a capital markets infrastructure provider, have established direct connectivity between the Zag Financial Network and the Crypto.com Exchange trading platform, giving ZagTrader’s institutional client base a native route into Crypto.com’s markets without changes to their existing infrastructure, according to a report published on September 16, 2026.

ZagFN integration lets institutions add Crypto.com without changing existing systems

The integration adds Crypto.com Exchange as a new trading destination on ZagFN, the network through which more than 100 institutions with over $500 billion in assets connect directly, with thousands more accessible through Bloomberg, LSEG, and NYFIX. 

The move responds to growing demand among banks, brokers, and asset managers for regulated, operationally efficient access to digital asset markets alongside their existing traditional finance workflows.

 “Our institutional-grade, high-performance trading infrastructure provides the ideal platform for ZagTrader clients to access digital assets and diversify their portfolios,”said Iskandar Vanblarcum, Managing Director of Crypto.com Exchange. “Through this partnership, we’re looking forward to advancing institutional adoption by providing a regulated multi-asset offering with seamless connectivity.”

“The line between traditional and digital markets is disappearing, and institutions increasingly expect to trade both through the same infrastructure, with the same discipline around execution, risk, and compliance,” said Shihab Khalil, Founder and CEO of ZagTrader. “Bringing the Crypto.com Exchange onto our network gives clients a direct path to one of the largest digital asset platforms in the world, and gives Crypto.com a bridge into a deep base of institutional flow.”

ZagTrader’s platform unifies trading across traditional and digital assets, letting institutions add new venues within their existing systems with no additional integration work. 

The partnership targets the MENA region, where institutional appetite for digital asset exposure through familiar, regulated infrastructure has been growing.

Source: finbold.com