From Payments to Infrastructure: Why More FX Brokers Are Rethinking Digital Asset Operations

Cregis says larger brokers are increasingly looking beyond payment acceptance as digital asset operations become more complex. Unlike crypto exchanges, FX brokers have traditionally competed on client acquisition, regional expansion, and operational efficiency rather than building technology stacks from scratch. As a result, much of the industry’s infrastructure has evolved around specialist providers. Trading runs on platforms such as MetaTrader, CRM systems are commonly outsourced, and digital asset payments have largely followed the same model through third-party payment gateways. That division of labour has made commercial sense for years.