Breaking Barriers, Bridging the Divide: How Fortress Core Connect & Ouinex Are Rewriting the Rules of Multi-Asset Trading
In the wake of their recent strategic partnership, we sat down with Dany Mawas, CEO & Co-Founder of Fortress Core Connect, and Ilies Larbi, CEO of Ouinex, to dive deeper into their joint vision, execution models, and how this alliance is reshaping access to multi-asset trading for today’s generation of traders.
FNG: Congratulations on the partnership. Let’s start with the basics, what motivated both of you to bring Fortress Core and Ouinex together?
Dany Mawas: The motivation came from a shared belief: the future of finance lies in convergence. At Fortress Core, we are laser-focused on providing seamless access to institutional-grade liquidity across asset classes. When we saw what Ouinex was building, a crypto-native platform with a unique No-CLOB execution model, we recognised the perfect synergy. Our infrastructure and access to deep Tier‑1 liquidity could complement Ouinex’s mission to deliver a fair, unified, and frictionless trading environment to their end-users.
Ilies Larbi: Exactly. From our side, we weren’t just looking for a liquidity provider, we wanted a strategic partner who understood our long-term vision. Ouinex is all about breaking the silos between TradFi and crypto. Fortress Core had the tech and the access, but more importantly, the mindset. The integration with ATFX Connect through Fortress Core means our users now have institutional pricing across global markets without ever leaving their crypto environment. That’s powerful.
FNG: Ilies, you have emphasised your No-CLOB execution model a lot. How does it differ from what users might find on other exchanges?
Ilies Larbi: Traditional crypto exchanges rely on central limit order books (CLOBs) , which are often manipulated by high-frequency traders and market makers. Retail users don’t stand a chance. At Ouinex, we removed the ‘CLOB’. Orders are stored securely and executed only when the best available price is hit without being exposed to the market. No front-running, no spoofing. It’s a system designed for fairness, not flashiness.
FNG: Dany, institutional-grade liquidity is a term we hear a lot. What does that actually mean for the average Ouinex user?
Dany Mawas: Great question. Institutional-grade liquidity isn’t just about low spreads, it’s about reliability, execution quality, and price consistency. Thanks to our exclusive partner ATFX Connect, Ouinex users are now accessing the same liquidity pools that serve hedge funds, banks, brokerages, and asset managers. The difference is, we have made this liquidity infrastructure accessible in a crypto-native context, with the same transparency and compliance standards expected in traditional finance.
FNG: What asset classes are now available on Ouinex thanks to this partnership?
Ilies Larbi: With this partnership, we have unlocked a truly groundbreaking experience across five major asset classes: cryptocurrencies, foreign exchange, commodities, indices, and equities. But what makes Ouinex revolutionary isn’t just the access, it’s how it all comes together. Through our cross-asset margin engine, traders can now seamlessly engage in spot crypto, perpetuals, derivatives on spot FX, Indices, Commodities and cash equities, all from a single, unified margin account. You don’t need to move funds across platforms or exit the crypto ecosystem.
Deposit in crypto or fiat, swap instantly between the two, and let the platform recognise your full collateral in real-time.
One platform. One interface. One margin engine. Ouinex isn’t just connecting asset classes, we are fusing the worlds of crypto and traditional finance into a single, next-generation trading experience.
FNG: Dany, what does this collaboration signal for the future of fintech and liquidity infrastructure?
Dany Mawas: It signals that the old walls are coming down and new market participants such as Ouinex can be truly disruptive. Liquidity is liquidity, whether it’s for EUR/USD, BTC/ETH, or gold. The difference is in how it’s delivered. This partnership shows that it’s possible to bring the robustness of institutional markets to crypto-native platforms. As regulators tighten standards and user expectations evolve, infrastructure like ours becomes essential to staying competitive and compliant.
FNG: Any final words for traders looking at Ouinex now?
Ilies Larbi: Yes, with this partnership, we are showing that you don’t have to choose between crypto and TradFi anymore. You can have the speed, transparency, flexibility, and decentralisation of digital assets and the depth, regulation, and maturity of traditional markets. All in one place. Welcome to the new standard, the Ouinex one.
FNG: Thank you both, and congrats again. The convergence of these worlds just got a lot more real.