Crypto Finance and Apex Group Partner on Institutional-Grade Crypto Investment Solutions

Crypto Finance Group, a FINMA-supervised professional digital asset solutions provider and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has formed a partnership with a global financial services provider Apex Group, to deliver a secure way to issue institutional-grade crypto products for professional and institutional investors.

In the collaboration, Crypto Finance will offer Apex Group an institutional-grade infrastructure in the digital assets markets, starting with an issuance program for structured products backed by digital assets.

Besides, Apex Group will operate a Swiss independent securitization SPV, so the deal will equally benefit Crypto Finance and offer a robust set-up with limited counterparty risk.

According to the official press release, banks, asset managers, family offices, and other professional investors can now access an institutional-grade, trusted, and regulated offering for tailored crypto-related investment products such as exchange traded products (ETPs) and actively managed certificates (AMCs). The first products of this partnership are expected to launch in early Q2 2023.

"We are excited to partner with Apex Group, as our two companies ideally complement each other to build out institutional-grade infrastructure in this new asset class. The partnership with Apex Group combines the expertise in our respective fields to offer professional investors trusted partners to help them set up their crypto-related investment products," said Jan Brzezek, Founder and CEO of Crypto Finance Group.

"We chose to partner with Crypto Finance, part of Deutsche Börse Group, as they share our understanding of the importance of creating a robust institutional framework to meet the needs and regulatory obligations of institutional investors," commented Bruce Jackson, Chief of Digital Asset Funds and Business at Apex Group. "Today's announcement is an important next step in our global strategy of institutionalising digital markets, enabling institutional capital to access this digital asset class within the same secure and regulated framework they are familiar with from the traditional financial markets."

Last month, Fazzaco reported that Crypto Finance has been tapped as a new liquidity provider by SQX​, a proprietary crypto platform launched by Swissquote in October 2022.