Wyden, the provider of institutional digital asset trading infrastructure for regulated institutions, and Garanti BBVA Kripto, a subsidiary of Garanti BBVA, one of Turkey’s largest banks, have announced a strategic partnership to support the growth of Garanti BBVA Kripto’s digital asset trading offering to its retail and corporate customer base.
Garanti BBVA Kripto will include both crypto trading pairs in Turkish Lira, US Dollar and trading between cryptocurrencies, “expanding local market access to digital assets and creating a seamless and efficient experience for Turkish investors.”
The platform incorporates different liquidity sources, “ensuring both optimal price discovery and best execution to meet regulatory requirements.”
Wyden acts as the central trading infrastructure allowing Garanti BBVA Kripto to “optimize profitability, manage liquidity, hedge risk and exposure, whilst providing its retail and corporate customers with a superb client trading experience.”
In addition to enabling execution, the Wyden platform also “supports Garanti BBVA Kripto’s comprehensive risk management needs by delivering dynamic hedging mechanisms to manage both limits and exposures.”
Onur Güven, CEO at Garanti BBVA Kripto stated:
“As we build out our efficient, scalable, and compliant crypto trading offering for our retail and corporate clients, Wyden’s advanced technology gives us the flexibility and confidence to operate and scale in this emerging segment – while always staying closely aligned with our regulatory and risk management priorities. As Garanti BBVA Kripto we are going to constantly build towards the needs of crypto users and the industry.”
Andy Flury, CEO of Wyden said:
“We are proud to collaborate with Garanti BBVA Kripto, a leading force in Turkish banking. This partnership Introduces Wyden to one of the region’s most trusted financial institutions and underscores our shared commitment to safe, compliant, and scalable digital asset services.”
As noted in the update, Wyden is the global enabler of “institutional digital asset trading technology.”
By covering the entire trade lifecycle and supporting custody, core banking and portfolio management system integration as well as full trade lifecycle automation, the Wyden platform “streamlines digital assets trading.”
Engineered by a team of trading system veterans and crypto asset experts, Wyden offers “integrated infrastructure solutions that meet the highest institutional needs.”
Headquartered in Zurich, Wyden runs several product hubs “in Poland and has offices in Singapore and New York.”