Luno Institutional Exchange Platform

Luno's Institutional Exchange Platform provides enterprise-grade cryptocurrency custody and trading infrastructure for organisations seeking to deploy capital into digital assets at scale.

Service Overview

Designed for investment firms, financial institutions, and corporates, the platform combines ring-fenced institutional custody with OTC trading, subaccount management, and high-performance API access — all backed by multi-jurisdictional regulatory licensing and ISO-certified security processes.

Institutional Custody

Luno offers bankruptcy-remote institutional custody through Luno Custody RF (Pty) Ltd, an FSCA-registered nominee company in South Africa. Custody infrastructure includes:

• Offline cold storage with multisignature technology and role-based governance protocols
• Multiple layers of biometric access controls for physical and logical security
• Monthly Proof of Reserves published via Moore Audit for full transparency
• ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, and ISO 22301:2019 certified systems — the only ISO 27001 certified CASP in South Africa
• Domestic institutional custody through a CAT2 licensed entity
• Custody partnership with BitGo and Fireblocks for underlying cold storage infrastructure

Subaccount Management

Flexible subaccount configuration enables institutions to assign roles to team members, set withdrawal limits at both account and user level, and implement internal control requirements without requiring separate accounts.

OTC Trading Desk

The platform includes a premium OTC trading desk for executing large block orders off the open exchange with no price slippage, supported by deep ringfenced liquidity for seamless large-volume transactions.

Regulatory Standing

Luno holds licences and registrations across multiple jurisdictions:

• South Africa: FSCA authorised financial services provider (FSP No. 53314)
• UK: Registered reporting entity with UKFIU (Luno Money Limited)
• Malaysia: Recognised Market Operator licensed by Securities Commission Malaysia
• Local registrations in Australia, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Uganda

Why Choose Luno

With over a decade of operations since 2013, 15 million customers across 40+ countries, and backing from Digital Currency Group, Luno combines rare regulatory breadth, enterprise-grade security, and deep institutional liquidity in a single platform.