Payward Services provides the custody and infrastructure rails behind the launch, bringing a MiCA-aligned trading venue to European traders.
September 29, 2026 — WOO X, a leading global digital asset exchange, today announced the launch of WOO X EU, a dedicated trading platform custom-built to operate in alignment with Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The rollout is supported by WOO X’s strategic collaboration with Payward Services, the B2B infrastructure platform from Payward.
The launch of WOO X EU marks a pivotal milestone in WOO X’s global expansion strategy. Built from the ground up around Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) standards, WOO X EU establishes a compliant gateway for European retail and institutional traders seeking high-performance execution within a legally protected framework.
Key highlights of the WOO X EU platform include:
Customer-asset safeguarding: Customer assets are subject to segregation and safeguarding arrangements designed in accordance with applicable requirements. Details of the applicable arrangements, supported assets and user protections are available in WOO X EU’s terms and disclosures.
EEA market readiness: WOO X EU is designed to support a consistent user experience for eligible users in supported EEA jurisdictions. Service availability varies by jurisdiction, product and applicable requirements.
Enterprise security infrastructure: Supported by battle-tested B2B infrastructure and custody rails designed to meet strict European operational risk standards.
WOO X EU is now open for account registration by eligible users in supported European Economic Area (EEA) jurisdictions, subject to identity verification, product availability and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. As part of the initial launch phase, deposits and withdrawals are officially live, allowing users to onboard, complete identity verification, and fund their accounts ahead of the platform’s upcoming spot trading rollout.
Phased rollout: deposits live, spot trading coming soon
To ensure an ultra-smooth onboarding experience, WOO X EU is executing a phased operational rollout. Effective immediately, European traders can register their accounts, pass streamlined identity verification, and initiate crypto and fiat deposits and withdrawals.
This foundation prepares the platform for the second phase of the rollout: the launch of WOO X EU Spot Trading, which will give European users access to deep institutional liquidity, tight bid-ask spreads, and millisecond execution speeds on major trading pairs.
About Payward Services
Payward Services is the B2B infrastructure platform built on 15 years of operating Kraken, one of the world’s largest crypto platforms. Through a single integration, partners can access crypto and tokenized equity trading, fiat and stablecoin payments, yield, lending, prediction markets and derivatives. Fintechs, banks, brokerages, payment providers, exchanges, consumer tech platforms and asset managers can use Payward Services to offer digital assets to their clients without building the stack themselves.
Liquidity, custody, payments, compliance, risk and settlement are integrated by design, replacing fragmented multi-vendor stacks with a single regulated foundation. Partners build on the same infrastructure that powers Payward’s family of products, deployed as modular services they can scale alongside their own.
For more information, visit payward.com/payward-services.
About WOO X
WOO X is a leading global centralized digital asset exchange built by traders, for traders. Backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) and engineered by a premier team of quantitative traders, engineers, and technologists originating from top-tier Web2 and Web3 projects, WOO X delivers an elite trading environment tailored for both retail and institutional investors. The platform is globally recognized for its superior trade execution, offering deep aggregated liquidity, ultra-tight spreads, and zero-slippage execution.
Prioritizing user trust and platform integrity, WOO X features an industry-first, live-updating Proof of Reserves and Liabilities transparency dashboard. The exchange offers advanced trading architecture, fully customizable workspaces, and professional-grade infrastructure that supports flexible, professional withdrawal standards alongside top-tier asset custody solutions. Driven by a corporate culture of compliance, technical excellence, and relentless innovation, WOO X continues to pioneer transparent, high-performance trading environments for the global digital asset ecosystem. For more information, visit https://wooxeu.io/; https://www.wooxpro.com/; https://woox.io/.
Not investment advice. Crypto trading involves risk of loss. Spot trading is provided by Payward Europe Solutions Limited, trading as Kraken, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Investment services, ancillary services and investment activities (the “Services”) in relation to financial instruments are provided and carried out by Payward Europe Digital Solutions (CY) Limited (ex I.F. Greenfields Wealth Ltd) (“PEDSL-CY”). PEDSL-CY is authorised and approved by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) for the provision of the Services with licence number 342/17. PEDSL-CY is registered in Cyprus with registered number HE 356603 and registered office at Athalassas, 62, MEZZANINE, Strovolos 2012, Nicosia, Cyprus. See Risk Disclosures here.
These materials are for general information purposes only and are not investment or financial product advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell financial instruments or to engage in any specific trading strategy. The unpredictable nature of the financial markets can lead to loss of funds. Tax may be payable on any return and/or on any increase in the value of your investment and you should seek independent advice on your taxation position. Geographic restrictions may apply. See Risk Disclosures here.
