Cryptocurrency lender platform OSL makes foray into Americas
20 July 2021 Mexico
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Digital asset platform OSL has launched OSL Americas to address growing institutional and corporate demand for digital assets.
The platform, a member of investment holding company BC Technology Group whose primary business is in digital assets and blockchain platforms, launched its Americas unit last Thursday.
The new unit will be headed by Fernando Martínez and will handle OSL’s prime brokerage offering, including electronic and OTC execution, coin borrowing and lending. OSL Americas will also constitute a regional hub for the firm’s Software-as-a-Service partners, with access to its institutional-grade digital asset exchange in the pipeline.
Martínez says: “As a key contributor to this growing digital asset ecosystem across the Americas, we’re extremely excited about the prospects for further development and business growth.
“In the near term, we’re pleased by the increasing appetite we’re seeing from clients who recognise the criticality of trading with a safe and reliable partner,” Martínez adds.
“OSL prides itself on being fully compliant with stringent know-your-customer, anti-money laundering and market surveillance standards — all attributes that our institutional customer base expects when selecting a digital asset partner.”
The firm says its OTC and electronic request for quote (RFQ) API offer access to unparalleled market liquidity with privacy, capital efficiency and guaranteed price quotes. Each trade is conducted and executed directly with the customer and with no on-exchange price slippage or order book discovery, OSL says.
OSL CEO Wayne Trench adds: “OSL's combination of experienced traders, deep global relationships and advanced technology allow its prime brokerage to match large institutional blocks across major digital assets.
“The appetite for digital assets across the Americas is rapidly growing and the timing of our launch coincides nicely to meet this demand.”
The platform, a member of investment holding company BC Technology Group whose primary business is in digital assets and blockchain platforms, launched its Americas unit last Thursday.
The new unit will be headed by Fernando Martínez and will handle OSL’s prime brokerage offering, including electronic and OTC execution, coin borrowing and lending. OSL Americas will also constitute a regional hub for the firm’s Software-as-a-Service partners, with access to its institutional-grade digital asset exchange in the pipeline.
Martínez says: “As a key contributor to this growing digital asset ecosystem across the Americas, we’re extremely excited about the prospects for further development and business growth.
“In the near term, we’re pleased by the increasing appetite we’re seeing from clients who recognise the criticality of trading with a safe and reliable partner,” Martínez adds.
“OSL prides itself on being fully compliant with stringent know-your-customer, anti-money laundering and market surveillance standards — all attributes that our institutional customer base expects when selecting a digital asset partner.”
The firm says its OTC and electronic request for quote (RFQ) API offer access to unparalleled market liquidity with privacy, capital efficiency and guaranteed price quotes. Each trade is conducted and executed directly with the customer and with no on-exchange price slippage or order book discovery, OSL says.
OSL CEO Wayne Trench adds: “OSL's combination of experienced traders, deep global relationships and advanced technology allow its prime brokerage to match large institutional blocks across major digital assets.
“The appetite for digital assets across the Americas is rapidly growing and the timing of our launch coincides nicely to meet this demand.”
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