Luno Institutional Exchange & OTC Platform

Luno's Institutional Exchange Platform is a dedicated crypto trading and custody solution designed for organisations seeking to deploy capital into digital assets at scale, combining OTC trading, institutional-grade custody, and enterprise API access into a single unified offering.

Product Overview

Built for financial institutions, investment holding companies, and capital management firms, the platform delivers the infrastructure required for large-scale digital asset operations. Luno holds licences across multiple jurisdictions including the UK (UKFIU registered), South Africa (FSCA authorised FSP No. 53314, the only ISO 27001 certified CASP in SA), Malaysia (Recognised Market Operator), and registrations in Australia, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Uganda.

Key Features

• OTC Trading Desk: Personalised desk enabling institutions to execute large block orders off the open exchange with no price slippage, backed by deep ring-fenced liquidity
• Institutional Custody: Ring-fenced, bankruptcy-remote custody through Luno Custody RF (Pty) Ltd, an FSCA-registered nominee company, with offline multi-signature storage, role-based governance, biometric access controls, and monthly Proof of Reserves via Moore Audit
• Enterprise API: REST and WebSocket interfaces with official SDKs in Go, Python, and PHP; 99.9% uptime SLA, 24/7 engineering support, and over $5 billion in cumulative trading volume facilitated
• Subaccount Management: Flexible role assignment, withdrawal limits at account and user level, and internal control configurations for institutional governance requirements
• Security Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, and ISO 22301:2019 certified; custody managed in partnership with BitGo Custody and Fireblocks

Use Cases

Luno's institutional platform is used by banks, investment firms, property investors with trust structures, and enterprises requiring programmatic crypto infrastructure. Discovery Bank is a notable institutional partner. It is particularly suited to organisations entering African and emerging market crypto opportunities given Luno's deep regional regulatory presence and ground-level sales expertise since 2013.