Aquanow is a digital asset infrastructure company that provides cryptocurrency trading, payment, and custody solutions for financial services institutions. The firm offers a platform designed to help banks, neobanks, and other enterprises integrate digital assets into their existing operations. ^[1]

Overview

Aquanow was established in 2018 to provide institutional-grade infrastructure for the digital asset market. The company's stated mission is to bridge the gap between traditional financial systems and the growing digital asset economy by offering secure and compliant solutions. Since its inception, the company reports having processed over $100 billion in transaction volume and has expanded its operations to serve more than 300 clients across 50 countries. The organization employs over 125 people. ^[1]

Aquanow has received recognition within the technology industry, including being named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 program for multiple consecutive years. It has also been certified as a "Great Place to Work," an acknowledgment of its company culture and employee satisfaction. The company's platform is built to support financial institutions in their transition to offering digital asset services, providing the underlying technology, liquidity, and regulatory framework to facilitate this process. The firm's services are aimed at enabling established financial entities to offer crypto products to their end-users securely and efficiently. ^[1]

Technology & Infrastructure

The company's platform is structured around three core pillars: liquidity, technology, and compliance. This infrastructure is designed to meet the standards required by institutional clients and regulated financial entities. ^[1]

Liquidity

Aquanow operates a deep liquidity pool to ensure that its clients can execute cryptocurrency transactions reliably on a 24/7 basis. This infrastructure is intended to provide stable and consistent access to digital asset markets for its institutional partners, allowing them to offer competitive pricing and efficient trade execution to their customers. The liquidity solution is a key component for financial institutions that require continuous market access. ^[1]

Technology

The firm describes its technology as "bank-grade," built to meet high standards of security, reliability, and performance. The platform is designed to integrate with the existing systems of financial institutions through APIs, allowing them to offer crypto-related services without building new infrastructure from the ground up. This approach is intended to reduce the technical burden and time-to-market for banks, brokerages, and payment companies looking to enter the digital asset space. ^[1]

Compliance

A significant focus of Aquanow's operations is regulatory compliance across multiple international jurisdictions. The company maintains various licenses and registrations to operate in different markets, which is a critical component of its service for regulated financial institutions. These regulatory statuses include:

• Registration with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC).
• Registration with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in the United States.
• Registration with the Bank of Spain as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP).
• A license from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai.
• Compliance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) System and Organization Controls (SOC) standards for operational and security controls.

This multi-jurisdictional approach allows the company to serve a global client base while adhering to local regulatory requirements for anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) obligations. ^[1]

Products and Services

Aquanow's offerings are categorized into four main product areas, which it refers to as "building blocks," along with professional support services for implementation and launch. ^[1]

Core Products

• Trade: This service provides crypto trading capabilities, allowing clients to buy and sell a range of digital assets through Aquanow's liquidity platform.
• Pay: The Pay product enables the use of cryptocurrencies for payments, facilitating digital asset transactions for businesses and their customers.
• Send: This service focuses on crypto transfers, allowing for the movement of digital assets across different wallets, exchanges, and platforms.
• Hold: Aquanow offers crypto custody solutions, providing secure storage for digital assets on behalf of its institutional clients.

Professional Services

In addition to its core products, the company provides professional services to guide clients through the implementation process. This includes strategic planning, technical integration with existing systems, and support for launching new digital asset services to the market. ^[1]

Clients

The company targets a range of institutional clients within the financial sector, providing tailored solutions for different business models to facilitate their entry into the digital asset market. ^[1]

• Banks: Aquanow assists traditional banks in integrating crypto services, helping them to modernize their offerings and meet growing customer demand for digital assets within a regulated framework.
• Neobanks: The platform enables digital-native banks to build fully integrated crypto services into their financial products, enhancing their value proposition for a tech-savvy customer base.
• Brokerages: Brokerage firms can use Aquanow's infrastructure to allow their customers to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies on their existing platforms.
• Payment Services: The company helps payment providers connect to the digital asset economy by integrating crypto into their payment and transfer services.
• Enterprises: Aquanow provides solutions for corporations to manage digital assets for treasury management, cross-border payments, and other business objectives.

These client-specific solutions are designed to embed crypto functionality directly into the partner's existing infrastructure. ^[1]

Partnerships

Aquanow has established partnerships with various companies in the financial and digital asset sectors to expand its ecosystem and market reach. The company's website lists collaborations with firms such as WonderFi, 3iQ, Rakuten Wallet, Rain, and Gate.io.

In August 2025, the company announced a partnership with SGB intended to strengthen the connection between regulated fiat banking and the digital asset ecosystem. ^{[1] [2]}

The company has also engaged in strategic partnerships to expand its global presence. One notable example is its collaboration with Emirates NBD, a major banking group in the Middle East, to launch cryptocurrency services on the bank's digital platform, Liv X. Furthermore, Aquanow's Turkish subsidiary, Aquanow Türkiye, received a strategic investment from Oyak Portföy and Finberg to support its growth in that region. These partnerships are central to the company's strategy of integrating its infrastructure with established financial players worldwide. ^[1]