# Bakkt

> Powering the next generation of global finance

Bakkt is a digital asset platform providing stablecoin settlement, programmable payments, and financial infrastructure services for banks, fintechs, and payments providers.

Bakkt provides digital asset services for financial institutions, fintechs, and payments providers, with capabilities spanning stablecoin settlement, programmable payments, and loyalty solutions. Users can access custody, trading, and onramp tools through the platform. The company operates as a financial infrastructure provider focused on banking and payments applications.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2018-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Bakkt

## Products

- [Bakkt Custody](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Bakkt): Regulated custody service for storing digital assets securely. (Custodian, Discontinued, Main Product)
- [Bakkt Loyalty Solutions](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Bakkt): Comprehensive loyalty fulfillment system offering a range of reward options including travel, gift cards, merchandise, and Apple products. (Customer Engagement Platform, Live)
- [Bakkt Trade](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Bakkt): A B2B crypto brokerage platform providing API-integrated trading infrastructure for businesses to offer cryptocurrency buying, selling, and storage services to end users. The system processes transactions across 42 supported crypto assets with ACH and wire transfer funding capabilities, operating under full U.S. regulatory compliance including BitLicense and money transmitter licenses in all 50 states. (Centralised Exchange, Discontinued)
- [BakktX](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Bakkt): A high-performance institutional trading infrastructure operating as an Electronic Communication Network for crypto asset execution. The platform delivers ultra-low-latency trade execution, customized liquidity solutions, and direct market access for professional traders and institutions across supported digital assets. (Trading Terminal, Discontinued)
- [Bakkt Onramps](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Bakkt): A fiat-to-crypto conversion service enabling ACH and wire transfer funding for cryptocurrency purchases. The platform integrates with Plaid for expedited ACH onboarding and processes fiat currency exchanges through banking rails to facilitate crypto asset acquisition for business clients and their end users. (On/Off Ramp, Discontinued)

## Links

- [Main](https://bakkt.com)
- [Terms of Service](https://bakkt.com/terms-of-service)
- [Privacy policy](https://bakkt.com/privacy-policy)
- [Documentation](https://bakkt.readme.io)
- [Blog](https://bakkt.com/insights)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Bakkt)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakkt)

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