Regulated digital asset infrastructure in Dubai
Hex Trust MENA FZE and HT Markets MENA FZE are licensed by the Virtual Asset Regultory Authority of Dubai (VARA), to provide Custody and Broker-Dealer services to Institutional Investors and Qualified Investors.
Contact Us ⟩THE HEX TRUST GROUP
The leader in digital asset solutions.
Hex Trust MENA FZE and HT Markets MENA FZE are part of the Hex Trust group, an institutional-grade digital asset Financial Institution with licences across Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai (UAE).
2018
Founding Date
$5bn
Assets under Custody Attained
450+
Clients Onboarded
$500m+
Monthly transaction volume
Built for institutions. Ring-fenced for Dubai.
Digital Payment Tokens Custody
Institutional-grade custody for digital payment tokens, with segregated safeguarding and full auditability under Hex Trust MENA FZE licence.
- Custody Services
Cross-Border Money Transfer
Regulated services for Qualified and Institutional Investors, with fee and FX transparency under HT Markets MENA FZE Broker-Dealer licence.
- Outbound & inbound corridors
- Fiat Ramping / Settlement Support
Over the Counter (OTC) Trading Execution
OTC execution – available to Qualified and Institutional Investors under HT Markets MENA FZE Broker-Dealer licence.
- OTC Trading Execution
Services such as Wealth Management (Aura), Token Wrapping, wXRP and DPT lending or staking that appear on the global Hex Trust website are not offered in Dubai and are not regulated under VARA.
Regulated · VARA - Custody Services
Institutional-Grade Custody Solutions.
A regulated, audited and segregated custody platform for clients - engineered to meet VARA's Consumer Protection Safeguards for service providers.
Market-leading security
HSM FIPS 140-3 Level 3, Cross Domain Solution via data diodes
Institution-Grade Workflows
Full segregation of roles and responsibilities, eliminating single points of failure for seamless integrations
SOC Engagements
SOC 1 & SOC 2 governance framework for digital asset operations and wallet infrastructure.
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Safeguarding & segregation
Customer assets, held in trust.
For Custody Services: All digital assets received from or held on behalf of customers are held in trust in segregated, independent client custody wallets. We utilise multi-layer cold-storage architecture and institutional cryptographic key management to ensure client digital assets remain strictly isolated from company assets at all times.
Regulated · VARA - Broker-Dealer Services
Cross-Border Money Transfer,
built for institutional flows.
A regulated cross-border money transfer service designed for clients, with fee and exchange-rate transparency and full safeguarding of customer funds.
Regulated Payment Infrastructure
Outbound & inbound CBMT
Licensed cross-border money transfer across our supported corridors, with onboarding, KYC and transaction monitoring built in.
Fiat ramping
Seamless on-ramp and off-ramp settlement services tailored exclusively for accredited and institutional investors.
Fees & Exchange Rates
Transparent fees and FX.
Exchange Rate Pricing Methodology and Intermediary Fee Disclosures. HT Markets MENA FZE provides complete transparency over pricing architecture for institutional cross-border transfers.
Exchange Rate Fixation: Foreign exchange conversions are quoted in real-time and formulated based on prevailing wholesale interbank spot market rates, inclusive of a transparent, contractually pre-agreed conversion spread.
Correspondent and Intermediary Charges: While outbound transactions are initiated seamlessly, final settlement values may be subject to standard Deductions at Source, processing overheads, or handling fees levied by external intermediary correspondent banks and beneficiary receiving institutions. These peripheral third-party fees occur outside our platform’s direct operational perimeter and are borne by the transacting party unless alternative billing structures are established in your Service Agreement.
Safeguarding of customer money
Customer funds, ring-fenced.
For Broker-Dealer Services (On-Ramp and Off-Ramp): All fiat monies received from or held on behalf of customers in connection with on-ramp and off-ramp transactions are strictly segregated and safeguarded in accordance with the VARA Client Money Rules. These funds are deposited directly into a dedicated Client Money Account maintained exclusively with our designated safeguarding institution in the UAE: Zand Bank.
Scope limitation
Scope Limitation and Non-Covered Foreign Corridors
Please note that the cross-border money transfer capabilities featured on this subpage are strictly limited to direct fiat-to-token on/off ramping legs approved under VARA.
This service does not facilitate or support money routing configurations through high-risk jurisdictions currently under global restrictive sanctions or specifically flagged as non-cooperative by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Furthermore, any peer-to-peer decentralised credit routing mechanisms or unbacked foreign lending products found on our parent organisation’s global portal are strictly unavailable through HT Markets MENA FZE in Dubai.
Regulated · VARA - Broker-Dealer Services
OTC Trading Execution
Bilateral OTC execution for digital assets, delivered under HT Markets MENA FZE VARA licence for Broker-Dealer Services. Available to verified Institutional Investors and Qualified Investors..
Advanced Risk Management
Real-time monitoring across multiple exchanges with institutional-grade security protocols.
Regulated & Compliant
Operating under top-tier licenses including VARA (Dubai), MPI (Singapore), and other global jurisdictions.
Efficient Execution
Competitive pricing, tight spreads, and fast settlement through pre-funded facilities.
