Bitget has landed on New Zealand's Financial Service Providers Register, a move that opens the door to a broad range of regulated activities in the country. The registration covers foreign exchange, money transfers, custody, and investment management, meaning the exchange can now legally handle domestic and international payments, portfolio management, and foreign currency transactions for New Zealand clients.

What the Registration Actually Allows

Beyond the core categories on the register, Bitget also joined New Zealand's Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman Dispute Resolution Scheme. That membership gives customers a formal channel to raise complaints and have disputes handled by an independent body, something regulators increasingly treat as a baseline requirement rather than a bonus.

CEO Gracy Chen framed the move as part of a longer-term push rather than a standalone milestone: "The registration adds another layer to our international financial services framework as the platform continues connecting digital assets with established markets." The firm says it is actively building the compliance infrastructure needed to support not just crypto products but also tokenized real-world assets and conventional financial instruments.

  • Foreign exchange and money transfer services
  • Custodian and portfolio management services
  • Financial instruments and foreign currency transactions
  • Tokenized real-world asset products

Bitget's Broader Regulatory Push

New Zealand is the latest addition to a growing list. In June 2025, Bitget picked up regulatory approval in Georgia, covering both digital asset exchange and custodial wallet services. According to CoinMarketCap figures, Bitget ranks as the world's sixth-largest crypto exchange with a daily trading volume of $402 million, a scale that makes regulatory footprint expansion a practical necessity rather than just a compliance exercise.

The company is also developing what it calls the Universal Exchange model, or UEX, a platform architecture designed to handle cryptocurrencies, tokenized securities, commodities, and foreign exchange products within a single trading environment. As crypto firms push deeper into traditional finance, multi-asset platform designs like UEX are becoming a recurring theme across the industry. Archax, a firm connected to Bitget, is separately supporting the group's European expansion efforts.

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