Cregis and Sumsub Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Compliant Digital Asset Operations

Cregis, a global provider of enterprise-grade digital asset infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Sumsub, a global verification and anti-fraud leader. Through this partnership, Sumsub's KYC and KYB capabilities are now embedded natively within the Cregis enterprise client onboarding workflow. This marks the first step in a broader collaboration spanning the full compliance lifecycle of digital asset operations.

The Problem Enterprises Have Been Solving the Hard Way

Enterprises entering the digital asset space today carry two non-negotiable requirements: the confidence that their assets are secure, and the ability to operate within the regulatory frameworks of every market they touch. For much of the industry's development, those two requirements were addressed separately — through different vendors, platforms, and teams—resulting in added cost, operational complexity, and friction at a critical stage of growth.

As Shawn Yan, CEO of Cregis, puts it: "Enterprises have had to stitch together their own stack — one platform for asset management, another for compliance. What we are building with Sumsub changes that. The goal is to lower the barrier to entry for serious digital asset operations, and to give enterprises a foundation where security and compliance are handled from the start, not bolted on later."

What Cregis and Sumsub Make Possible Together

The integration brings together two complementary capabilities into a unified operational environment. On the infrastructure side, Cregis provides MPC-based self-custodial wallet architecture with no third-party holding risk, cross-chain asset management, and the building blocks for enterprises to construct payment networks, centralized exchanges, e-commerce platforms, and cross-platform blockchain applications at scale.

On the compliance side, Sumsub delivers end-to-end coverage— from KYC and KYB at onboarding, through AML screening and risk policy configuration, to ongoing monitoring tailored to digital asset operations across jurisdictions.

“Compliance is most effective when it is embedded directly into operational workflows rather than treated as a separate layer,” said Penny Chai, Vice President, APAC at Sumsub. “Our partnership with Cregis enables enterprises to access secure digital asset infrastructure while meeting evolving regulatory requirements from the outset. As the industry moves toward greater regulated maturity, this kind of integration is essential for building scalable, trusted digital asset ecosystems globally.”

Together, the companies provide enterprises with both the infrastructure to build and the compliance framework to operate, without the need to source and integrate multiple solutions.

Where the Industry Is Heading, and Where This Partnership Goes Next

Global regulatory frameworks for digital assets are converging. MiCA in the EU, active FinCEN enforcement in the US, and tightening standards in the UAE and across Asia-Pacific are moving the compliance bar from guidance to enforcement. For enterprises operating across borders, the cost and complexity of keeping pace with fragmented, jurisdiction-specific requirements continues to grow. Sumsub’s platform, covering 220+ countries and territories and continuously updated to reflect regulatory developments, supports businesses navigating this complexity. Sumsub’s latest report underscores the same shift, with 74% of digital asset providers now prioritizing verification accuracy over onboarding speed—a clear marker of growing regulated maturity.

With the largest Travel Rule directory of over 2,100 virtual asset service providers (VASPs), Sumsub’s Travel Rule solution enables secure and compliant transfer of originator and beneficiary information, helping institutions meet cross-border transaction requirements while maintaining operational efficiency.

Travel Rule compliance is one area both companies are exploring as the partnership develops — a domain that has matured from a regulatory checkbox into transaction infrastructure for institutions moving digital assets across counterparties and jurisdictions. As the regulatory landscape continues to take shape, Cregis and Sumsub expect the scope of their collaboration to grow alongside it.

Beyond technology, both companies are committed to fostering industry dialogue.As more enterprises and institutions enter the digital asset space, the need for accessible, high-quality engagement between operators, compliance professionals, and regulators continues to grow. Cregis and Sumsub have already co-hosted industry summits and sector forums to support these conversations, with more initiatives to follow— because getting the infrastructure right and understanding the environment it operates in are two things that have to move together.

About Sumsub

Sumsub is the leading verification provider for the crypto industry, working with 8 out of 10 top global crypto exchanges. With Sumsub’s customizable KYC, KYB, Travel Rule, Reusable, and Web3 identity, Crypto Transaction Monitoring, and Fraud Prevention solutions, you can orchestrate your verification process, welcome more customers worldwide, maximize pass rates, meet compliance requirements, reduce costs, and protect your business. Sumsub’s Reusable Identity product suite (including Reusable KYC, Sumsub ID, and Web3 Attestations) provides fast and secure cross-platform access for crypto users, eliminating redundant KYC steps.

With over 4,000 clients across crypto, fintech, gaming, mobility, and edtech industries, Sumsub supports the largest Travel Rule directory of 2,100+ virtual asset service providers (VASPs). Having integrated GTR (owned by Binance), CODE, and Sygna, Sumsub combines a fully interoperable Travel Rule orchestration layer with the full set of SaaS features to automate Travel Rule message processing, data transfers, reporting, and transaction screening to improve compliance, security, and transparency.