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Gcex

“Can GCEX build a comprehensive institutional digital-asset and cross-border financial services platform — spanning FX, CFD, crypto trading, stablecoin yield, and multi-currency payments — for professional clients under a MiCA-aligned regulatory framework?”

Founded2018
HQLondon, United Kingdom
IndustryFintech / Cross-border payments
The story

GCEX began as GC Exchange Limited, an FCA-regulated provider of online FX, CFD, and cryptocurrency trading services for institutional clients. Over time it expanded its cross-border payment infrastructure by partnering with OpenPayd. The September 2025 acquisition of GlobalBlock deepened its institutional digital-asset footprint, culminating in the February 2026 launch of GB Yield — a MiCA-aligned stablecoin yield product — signalling GCEX's evolution from a trading venue into a broader institutional digital-asset and cross-border financial services platform.

Last 12 months
2025-09
2026-02
Product timeline
2018
GC Exchange Limited incorporated in England and Wales (No11382809), authorised and regulated by the FCA (FRN 828730) as an online FX, CFD, and cryptocurrency trading provider.· pivot
2023
GCEX partnered with OpenPayd to boost cross-border payment capabilities for institutional clients.· banking
2025
GCEX acquired GlobalBlock as part of its broader institutional expansion strategy.· acquisition
2026
GCEX launched GB Yield, a stablecoin-based yield product under the GlobalBlock brand targeting professional and institutional clients, operating within a MiCA-aligned framework.· banking
Regulated entities
1
regulatory licence held by Gcex
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
2 layers disclosed in Gcex’s embedded-finance stack
Banking / BaaS
OpenPayd
FX & payouts
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
1 more provider across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.