Subtitle: The partnership will support future institutional connectivity between ZagTrader’s financial infrastructure and KuCoin’s digital asset ecosystem, enabling structured access to global crypto markets.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 20,2026: ZagTrader today announced a strategic partnership with KuCoin, a leading global digital asset platform, as part of its ongoing mission to expand institutional access to digital asset markets through professional, regulated, and structured financial infrastructure.
The collaboration reflects ZagTrader’s continued commitment to building a unified institutional ecosystem that connects traditional capital markets with digital asset markets. Through this partnership, ZagTrader will work with KuCoin to support future access frameworks that enable banks, brokers, asset managers, and capital market participants to engage with digital assets within institutional-grade operating environments.
This partnership strengthens ZagTrader’s position as a multi-venue institutional gateway, supporting professional market participants seeking exposure to digital assets through trusted financial infrastructure and established institutional workflows.
“Institutional participation in digital assets is accelerating, and the demand we see from banks and brokers is clear,” said Shihab Khalil, Founder and CEO of ZagTrader. “By partnering with KuCoin, we are expanding institutional choice and building the foundation for our clients to access digital asset markets through the same execution, risk, and governance frameworks they already rely on in traditional capital markets.”
“We are seeing growing institutional interest in digital assets,” said Tika Lum, Head of Global Business Development at KuCoin. “Through our collaboration with ZagTrader, we look forward to supporting access within familiar, institutional frameworks.”
By aligning institutional trading infrastructure with a leading digital asset platform, this partnership is positioned to deliver secure, efficient, and professional market access for institutional participants as the collaboration evolves.
About ZagTrader
ZagTrader is a global financial technology company powering institutional and digital market infrastructure across trading, asset management, brokerage, and custody. Headquartered in Dubai, ZagTrader delivers a fully integrated platform connecting traditional and digital markets, with institutions operating on its platforms collectively managing and processing over USD 500 billion in assets globally.
Through its Zag Financial Network (ZagFN), more than 100 institutions connect directly, while thousands more are accessible through leading routing networks including Bloomberg, Refinitiv, and NYFIX. This extensive reach enables efficient connectivity for institutional and professional flows across asset classes and regions.
ZagTrader’s mission is to simplify global financial operations through its end-to-end, cloud-powered platform, combining multi-asset order execution, risk and compliance, portfolio management, and digital asset infrastructure within a single ecosystem. By bridging traditional finance and blockchain-powered markets, ZagTrader continues to empower the next generation of financial institutions.
For more information, visit www.zagtrader.com or contact sales@zagtrader.com.
About KuCoin Institutional
KuCoin Institutional is the institutional business arm of KuCoin, dedicated to serving professional investors, funds, and corporate clients with secure, compliant, and efficient digital asset solutions. By integrating advanced trading infrastructure, liquidity access, and institutional-grade custody partnerships, KuCoin Institutional bridges traditional finance with the digital economy.
Learn more at: www.kucoin.com/institution
