Alt investments

Industry	Use cases
Financial services Alternative investments	Reliable global connection VPN replacement

Background

Agio Digital is a licensed financial services group focused on transforming the alternative investment space. Authorized by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas, Agio operates as an Unrestricted Fund Administrator with the delegated authority to license SMART Funds and Professional Funds. Agio's global portfolio of clients spans multiple regions, reflecting their wide-reaching expertise and impact.

Additionally, Agio is licensed under The Bahamas' Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act (DARE) to facilitate seamless fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat conversions. These services are available through Agio's secure digital assets OTC desk application, designed to provide efficient and transparent transactions for our clients

Challenges & requirements

As a leading alternative investments platform catering primarily to ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI), Agio places utmost importance on privacy and security. Given their global clientele, the company needed to provide highly secure and reliable access to trades, investments, and funds, regardless of the client’s location.

To better serve its clients, Agio restructured many of its operations by re-domiciling in The Bahamas. This move allowed Agio to leverage the jurisdiction's advanced regulatory framework, enhancing its presence in the digital assets space. However, operating within this space came with unique challenges:

• Geographical restrictions in digital assets: Many exchanges, including decentralized services like 1Inch and Paraswap, restrict services in certain jurisdictions, which are reinforced by VPN and geo blockers. Agio’s clients, however, may reside in a restricted region while accessing these services legally through entities based in The Bahamas.

• Poor performance: Clients and staff experienced slow speeds, particularly in certain geographies, impacting their ability to manage assets and trades efficiently.

• Unreliable connectivity: Frequent updates and a lack of secure, consistent remote network access to their Bahamian data centers hindered operational reliability.

Solution

Agio partnered with NVIS AIto implement a more advanced solution than traditional VPNs. The centerpiece of this partnership was NVIS AI’s cutting-edge Secure Web Gateway (SWG), which provided secure, private, and high-performance access to Agio’s funds, assets, and trading platforms globally.

Key benefits of NVIS AI's solution:

• Unrestricted global connectivity: NVIS AI’s Layer-2 Encrypted Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) combined with its new SWG enables Agio’s clients to securely connect from anywhere, including restricted regions, allowing legal access to authorized services via their entities in The Bahamas.

• Enhanced performance: With peer-to-peer node connections, NVIS AI significantly reduced latency, resulting in faster access and smoother operations, especially in geographically challenged areas.

• Predictable pricing: NVIS AI offered economical and predictable pricing without metered usage, making it a cost-effective solution for Agio's large-scale operations.

• Easy administration: NVIS AI’s platform was quick to deploy, and user management—onboarding or offboarding—was seamless and could be done in minutes.

• High-level privacy: By securing and encrypting client traffic, NVIS AI ensured that sensitive financial data was protected and invisible to external threats.