Enterprise digital asset infrastructure provider Cregis is marking two years of expansion in the Middle East, highlighting the growing role of digital asset technology among traditional financial institutions.
The company’s latest regional milestone follows its participation in Forex Expo Dubai 2026, where Cregis engaged with forex brokers, financial institutions, fintech companies and payment providers exploring infrastructure for digital asset operations.
The Middle East represented Cregis’ first major expansion beyond its Asia-Pacific roots. Since entering the region, the company says it has established a base of approximately 200 long-term enterprise clients with active deployments. More than half of those customers are now from forex and other traditional financial businesses, according to the company.
Digital Assets Move Into Traditional Financial Operations
Cregis says the past two years have seen digital asset infrastructure become increasingly integrated into the everyday operations of traditional financial companies.
Rather than operating digital assets as a separate crypto-focused function, businesses are increasingly incorporating them into existing payment, treasury and cross-border financial activities.
The trend is also reflected in Cregis’ international customer base, which includes forex brokers, digital banks, payment providers and fintech companies. Its customers include ATFX Group, Bison Bank and Interlace.
Globally, Cregis says it has served more than 4,000 businesses across more than 50 countries, processing over $300 billion in cumulative transaction volume.
“Two years ago, much of the conversation was about whether businesses should use digital assets. Today, the conversation is much more practical: how do you operate them properly, and how do you fit them into an existing financial business?” said Shawn Yan, Founder and CEO of Cregis.
“That change is particularly clear in the Middle East. Forex brokers and financial institutions are not trying to become crypto companies. They are looking for reliable infrastructure that can support payments, treasury and asset operations alongside what they already do.”
Infrastructure for Digital Asset Operations
Cregis has developed its platform around three core capabilities: Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS), fund flow orchestration and regulated custody. These services are supported by operational hubs and settlement networks designed to help businesses manage wallets, transfer funds and oversee digital assets across multiple blockchain networks and use cases.
For financial institutions, the company says the focus extends beyond simply moving assets on-chain. Controlling access, transfers and asset management is also central to institutional digital asset operations.
Cregis’ infrastructure includes role-based access controls, approval workflows, transaction policies and audit trails. These tools are designed to help businesses establish digital asset processes that align with existing governance and compliance frameworks.
Its Cregis Payment Engine supports collections, payouts and settlement, while its custody infrastructure focuses on key management, policy enforcement and controlled access.
The approach is intended to support organizations operating in regulated and compliance-sensitive sectors, including banks, forex brokers, payment providers and fintech companies. Instead of requiring businesses to establish separate crypto operations, Cregis provides infrastructure that can be integrated into existing financial workflows.
Security and Institutional Controls
Security remains a central component of Cregis’ infrastructure. The company says its platform has undergone independent audits against internationally recognised standards, including SOC 2 Type I, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.
Its security architecture also incorporates multi-party computation (MPC), hardware security modules (HSM) and trusted execution environment (TEE) technologies to support the protection and controlled management of digital assets.
These capabilities are designed to address the security, access-control and operational requirements of businesses managing digital assets at scale.
Dubai as Cregis’ Regional Hub
Cregis established Dubai as its Middle East hub in 2024, creating a local team and using the UAE as a base for serving businesses across the region and surrounding markets.
The company views Dubai’s location as a strategic link between Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), supporting its broader international expansion.
As Cregis’ regional operations have developed, the Middle East has also become a base for local partnerships, market-specific requirements and customer support across multiple financial markets.
The company’s two-year expansion in the region reflects a broader evolution in digital asset adoption, with traditional financial businesses increasingly exploring infrastructure that can integrate digital assets into established payment, treasury and settlement operations.
