Bybit Unveils 2026 Vision as "The New Financial Platform," Expanding Beyond Exchange Into Global Financial Infrastructure
Bybit's new platform integrates banking, payments, and investment services to empower 1.4 billion underbanked people and supports over 82 million users worldwide.
- On Jan. 30, 2026, Bybit announced its transformation into `The New Financial Platform` to expand banking, investment, and payments access during its Dubai biannual keynote by Ben Zhou.
- Bybit says the move aims to empower the 1.4 billion underbanked people by reducing barriers and bridging TradFi and DeFi in emerging markets.
- Targeted for February 2026, MyBank will simplify fiat on- and off-ramps while ByCustody underpins over $5 billion in assets managed by over 30 professional asset managers.
- Strengthening institutional onboarding and custody architecture, Bybit will deploy company‑wide AI including AI4SE targeting 50% efficiency gains to meet regulators and traditional financial participants' standards.
- Integrating crypto liquidity with banking rails, Bybit plans a single environment for diversified financial activity by partnering with leading blockchain protocols and global banks.
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Bybit Unveils 2026 Vision as "The New Financial Platform," Expanding Beyond Exchange Into Global Financial Infrastructure
DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, today announced its 2026 transformation into "The New Financial Platform," a global financial ecosystem designed to expand access to modern banking, investment, and payments…
Bybit Pivots to ‘New Financial Platform,’ Expanding Beyond Core Crypto Trading
Crypto exchange Bybit has unveiled a broad strategic shift toward what it describes as a “New Financial Platform,” an ecosystem designed to integrate retail banking services, institutional custody and traditional asset trading. The move signals an effort to extend beyond the company’s roots as a crypto derivatives exchange and into areas traditionally served by banks and multi-asset brokers. The strategy, outlined by co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou…
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