London, 14th November – With regulatory compliance and security as the main industry barriers on the way to the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies, two industry leaders teamed up to take on the task.
Today, one of the largest fiat-crypto exchanges BitBay, has announced its collaboration with Coinfirm, a leading provider of anti-money laundering (AML) and risk assessment solutions and services for blockchain and cryptocurrencies, solidifying its approach towards the professionalization of the crypto industry.
“BitBay looks for innovative partnerships all around the world to grow the crypto ecosystem and bring our business to the next level. Coinfirm offers solutions that increase the trust in cryptocurrency and facilitate their adoption on a large scale.” – says Patryk Kadlec, VP, Chief of Business Development at BitBay
Created by former global heads of AML at major financial institutions and cryptocurrency veterans, Coinfirm’s AML Platform has placed the firm as a worldwide leader in RegTech for blockchain.
The platform is already servicing clients ranging from exchanges, major crypto entities like Dash, over 100 ICOs, to major banks and financial institutions around the world. Coinfirm AML Platform is a system that further helping protect users and increase the adoption of cryptocurrencies as a whole.
“With the growing participation of other industry leaders like BitBay, we can bring a new level of transparency, security, and therefore adoption to the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. We are more than happy that BitBay, which represents the quality and scale not only wants to be a progressive industry player in compliance in collaboration with our technology but help us push mass adoption of cryptocurrencies globally.” – explains Grant Blaisdell, Co-Founder at Coinfirm
About Coinfirm
Coinfirm serves as a foundation for the safe adoption and use of blockchain. The Coinfirm AML/CTF Platform uses proprietary algorithms and big data analysis to provide structured, actionable data that increases efficiency, reduces costs and streamlines compliance to near automation. A recognized leader in their field and among the most influential blockchain and regtech companies, the blockchain agnostic platform benefits not only companies operating around blockchain but also major financial institutions, asset management, and BI companies. In addition, Coinfirm develops dedicated blockchain solutions such as their data provenance platform Trudatum, currently being piloted for adoption by multiple financial institutions.
About BitBay
BitBay is the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange in Europe. The platform was founded in 2014 in Poland. Its market share in the home country is around 70%. From the very beginning, BitBay has focused on international expansion. Today it has nearly 1 million users worldwide and employs more than 100 people. The exchange lists over 20 cryptocurrencies and allows for fiat deposits and withdrawals in USD, Euro, and Polish Zloty. Following the rapidly growing cryptocurrency community, BitBay is developing and expanding its offer with unique and original products such as an internal fiat exchange, the PRO mode for advanced traders, crypto payment gateway BitBayPay, and professional ICO services. In 2018, BitBay was awarded the Best Cryptocurrency Exchange during Cryptocurrency World Expo – Berlin Summit.
