# KuCoin and Lightnet Explore Collaboration to Advance Digital Asset and Payment Infrastructure Across Southeast Asia

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- Published: 2026-04-29T10:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — KuCoin, 
a leading global crypto platform built on trust, announced it is exploring potential
collaboration with Southeast Asia-based fintech company Lightnet. By combining KuCoin’s
global digital asset trading ecosystem with Lightnet’s cross-border payment infrastructure
and fintech expertise, the two parties aim to explore long-term opportunities in
the digital asset space across Southeast Asia.

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The collaboration is dedicated to exploring potential synergies in the region. It
is designed to integrate both parties’ capabilities to establish a forward-looking
ecosystem for digital financial services, and to enhance digital asset infrastructure
development across the region. It also reflects a shared vision to support the broader
adoption of blockchain-based solutions in emerging markets.

Lightnet is a fintech company operating a licensed global settlement network and
global payment infrastructure, leveraging blockchain technology to improve the efficiency
and transparency of cross-border transactions.

**BC Wong, CEO of KuCoin, commented:**

"Southeast Asia represents one of the most dynamic regions for digital financial
innovation. Through our collaboration with Lightnet, we aim to combine our respective
strengths in digital asset trading and cross-border payments to explore more efficient
and sustainable financial solutions. This partnership reflects KuCoin’s continued
commitment to advancing trusted and compliant infrastructure on a global scale."

**Tridbodi Arunanondchai, Group CEO, Lightnet, added:**

"We see strong synergies between Lightnet’s cross-border payment infrastructure 
and KuCoin’s global ecosystem. This collaboration reflects our shared commitment
to expanding access to efficient financial solutions across Southeast Asia. We look
forward to exploring opportunities together within appropriate regulatory frameworks."

Both parties stated that they will continue to explore collaboration opportunities
within appropriate regulatory frameworks, contributing to the development of a more
accessible, efficient, and inclusive digital financial ecosystem in the regions.

**About KuCoin**

Founded in 2017, KuCoin is a leading global crypto platform built on trust, serving
over 40 million users across 200+ countries and regions. Known for its reliability
and user-first approach, the platform combines advanced technology, deep liquidity,
and strong security safeguards to deliver a seamless trading experience. KuCoin 
provides access to 1,500+ digital assets through a broad product suite and remains
committed to building transparent, compliant, and user-centric digital asset infrastructure
for the future of finance, backed by SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/
IEC 27701:2019 Certifications. In recent years, we have built a strong global compliance
foundation, marked by key milestones including AUSTRAC registration in Australia,
a MiCA license in Europe, and regulatory progress in other markets.

Learn more at [**www.kucoin.com**](https://www.kucoin.com/).

**About Lightnet**

Lightnet is a Southeast Asia-based fintech company operating under a multi-jurisdiction
regulatory framework. It has operations across over 150 countries with deep local
partnerships throughout Asia and expanding globally. Lightnet provides fast cross-
border settlement, on/off ramps and liquidity services for both fiats and digital
assets to banks, fintechs and web 3 businesses.

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