StoneX Extends Integral Partnership for Singapore FX Liquidity

StoneX Group, the Nasdaq-listed broker behind Forex.com and City Index, has deepened its relationship with currency technology firm Integral to establish a local connection at the Equinix SG1 data center in Singapore. The link allows StoneX to directly access foreign exchange and precious metals liquidity hosted at the facility, the companies announced.

StoneX already uses Integral’s infrastructure at Equinix sites in New York and London. Adding Singapore gives the broker a regional presence in Asia and, according to both firms, removes the latency that comes from routing Asian order flow through servers in other parts of the world.

“We are sharpening our ability to serve clients in a region where speed and access to liquidity are critical,” said Gerard Melia, StoneX’s Global Head of FX Sales. Neither StoneX nor Integral provided specific figures on expected latency savings or anticipated volume through the new connection.

The move builds on Integral’s own expansion in Singapore. In January, the Palo Alto-based firm tripled its footprint at Equinix SG1 after transaction volumes surged, and it now says it processes more than one million trading tickets daily at the site. Singapore is the world’s third-largest FX trading center behind London and New York, drawing banks, brokers, and vendors to locate servers close to pricing formation.

Harpal Sandhu, CEO of Integral, described the deal as a deepening of “our longstanding relationship with StoneX, which spans over 15 years.” For Integral, founded in 1993, the StoneX extension helps fill the extra capacity at SG1. The company competes with rivals such as oneZero and smartTrade for institutional connectivity business.

StoneX is not the first broker to use Integral’s Singapore infrastructure. Phillip Securities tapped Integral in November to enter institutional FX, and Straits Financial earlier extended its own Integral deal to SG1 for gold and precious metals trading — the same asset class StoneX is now targeting in Asia.

The Singapore link fits into a broader regional push by StoneX. In January, its digital assets arm secured a crypto license under the EU’s MiCA framework via the Central Bank of Ireland. The group has also opened offices in India and agreed to acquire U.S. futures broker R.J. O’Brien. The company did not disclose when the Singapore connection will go live or whether further regional expansions are planned.