TL;DR
- Bitget was formally registered as a financial services provider in New Zealand, allowing it to offer custody, transfers, and asset management.
- The exchange joined the IFSO dispute resolution scheme, which provides an external channel for customers to resolve their complaints.
- With this license, Bitget will strengthen its presence across multiple jurisdictions, including Georgia, the United Kingdom, Italy, and several European countries.
Bitget registered as a financial services provider on the Financial Services Providers Register (FSPR) of New Zealand, as announced by the exchange on its portal. The registration allows the platform to offer in the country a range of services including currency exchange, domestic and international transfers, client asset custody, and portfolio and money management.
As part of the process of integration into New Zealand’s regulatory framework, Bitget also joined the dispute resolution scheme of the New Zealand Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman (IFSO), an independent mechanism that allows customers to escalate complaints to an external body outside the platform.
We are happy to announce that Bitget is now officially registered as a Financial Service Provider on New Zealand's Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR).
The registration forms part of Bitget's work to build the operational and compliance infrastructure required for its… pic.twitter.com/usCAu8Pyea
— Bitget TradFi (@Bitget_TradFi) July 23, 2026
Bitget Expands and Strengthens Its Compliance Standards
Gracy Chen, CEO of the exchange, explained that the registration adds one more tool to the company’s international financial services framework, in line with its strategy of connecting digital assets with traditional financial markets. The platform defines itself as a Universal Exchange (UEX), a model that integrates cryptocurrencies, tokenized stocks, commodities, and currencies into a single trading system.
The license obtained in New Zealand is part of Bitget’s regulatory expansion strategy. In June 2025, the exchange had received approval to operate as a digital asset exchange and custody wallet provider in Georgia. It also holds authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom through its affiliate Archax, is registered with the Organismo Agenti e Mediatori of Italy, and is listed as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Poland, Bulgaria, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.
European Market Under Construction
In January 2026, the exchange announced the establishment of its European headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and appointed Oliver Stauber —former legal director of Bitpanda and former head of KuCoin in the EU— as CEO of Bitget EU to oversee the expansion under the MiCA framework. According to CoinMarketCap data, the exchange ranks as the sixth largest in the world by daily trading volume, recording $389 million in volume each day.
