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HONG KONG, Feb. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During Consensus Hong Kong 2026, the "Institutional Payment & On-Chain Financial Infrastructure Summit," co-hosted by enterprise blockchain infrastructure and fintech service provider Cregis alongside Stable, Jsquare, and FutureCloud, was successfully held on February 9th afternoon at the Conrad Hong Kong. This closed-door summit brought together industry leaders from Conflux, SlowMist, Hex Trust, Tevau, Interlace, AWS, BlockOffice, Cynopsis, and Vesta Capital for in-depth discussions on core topics including stablecoins, institutional payments, on-chain financial infrastructure, security, and compliance.
From Exploration to Expansion: Entering the Era of Scale
With stablecoin market capitalization surpassing the $100 billion milestone, on-chain payments are transitioning from early adoption to mainstream financial systems. In his opening remarks, Cregis CTO Aaron Zhang emphasized: "We stand at a critical historical juncture: on-chain financial infrastructure is no longer a question of 'whether it's feasible' from a technical perspective, but rather 'how to scale' from an engineering and governance standpoint. Today's discussions will directly influence the evolution of the global financial system."
Aaron reflected on how the early market was only familiar with personal wallets like MetaMask, struggling to understand the value proposition of "enterprise wallets." He noted that for cryptocurrency to truly integrate into the business world and become a stable, circulating "currency," enterprises must be able to securely and compliantly manage and utilize digital assets, a fundamentally different challenge from personal asset management.
Based on this understanding, Cregis has built a three-tier technical architecture system anchored by security, compliance, and easy integration:
- A Security Foundation: Employing advanced technologies like MPC and HSM, functioning as a "vault" to safeguard private key security.
- A Compliance-Enabled Workspace: Through proprietary infrastructure like DIG, achieving traceable and auditable key access while integrating risk analysis and control.
- A Business Platform: Providing flexible workflows, multi-chain support, and blockchain risk management, seamlessly integrating with enterprise systems like payment engines, ERP, and OA to enable multi-scenario business applications, including asset management, cross-border payments, and trading.
Aaron emphasized that this robust infrastructure enables clients to securely access global digital assets through a single platform, the foundation that has allowed Cregis to steadily expand to over 50 countries, serve nearly 3,500 enterprise clients, and maintain a zero-incident security record.
Looking ahead, Cregis's strategy extends beyond "enterprise wallets" toward a grander vision: promoting the global adoption and application of stablecoins. The company has begun deploying custody services and actively pursuing VASP and related licenses, aiming to provide bank-like SaaS custody services for enterprises. The longer-term goal is to build a blockchain settlement system connecting various banks and replacing traditional clearing networks, potentially revolutionizing card payment networks to ultimately achieve "allowing enterprises to focus solely on business without worrying about asset management technical details, freely using globally circulating stable currencies issued by enterprises."
Aaron stated that Cregis's mission is to continuously build critical infrastructure and collaborate with partners to drive crypto economy integration ...
