DriveWealth is preparing to bring regulated prediction-market instruments into the mainstream brokerage stack by embedding Kalshi’s event contracts into its global API-first Brokerage-as-a-Service offering, the company’s CEO said in an exclusive interview. The integration is designed to let broker partners present event-driven markets - such as those linked to elections, economic indicators, climate outcomes, weather and sports - alongside equities and ETFs within a single platform.
Global availability and regulatory guardrails
The CEO stressed that making these markets available worldwide will be governed by local regulatory rules. DriveWealth operates across five continents, with footprints that include the U.S., Brazil, the EU and U.K., South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. "Maintaining rigorous regulatory standards is non-negotiable," the CEO said, noting that DriveWealth will take responsibility for market connectivity, execution, custody, clearing and compliance while partners determine which jurisdictions they can serve.
Timing and deployment
On the timetable for rollout, the CEO indicated that technical integration and regulatory work are already in progress, but that final launch dates will depend on meeting approval milestones. She described a target user experience in which investors trade event contracts using the same cash balance they use for stocks, avoiding the need to shift between separate apps or accounts.
"While these specific details will be finalized during our integration, our ultimate goal is to provide a unified investing experience," the CEO said. "By embedding Kalshi’s event contracts directly into DriveWealth’s API-first platform, partners will be able to offer these markets alongside equities and ETFs within a single, secure infrastructure."
She contrasted this approach with alternatives that force users out of an app. "Unlike 'add-on' solutions that require users to leave an app, our integration is intended to allow event contracts to be available seamlessly alongside traditional assets," the CEO added.
Use cases and potential role in portfolios
The CEO suggested prediction markets could evolve beyond a niche role into a routine risk-management tool. By hedging exposures to scheduled economic releases or political outcomes, investors could potentially reduce event-driven portfolio volatility. The company will evaluate the full range of possible markets and decide which to enable based on jurisdictional regulatory standards and the preferences of partners and their end-users.
As DriveWealth enables partners to surface Kalshi’s markets within their brokerages, the company expects the integration to move prediction markets from a high-event specialty toward daily use by investors who demand digital fluency, transparency and real-time optionality in their trading interfaces.
Key takeaways
- DriveWealth plans to integrate Kalshi event contracts into its global Brokerage-as-a-Service platform so partners can offer markets tied to elections, economic indicators, climate, weather and sports alongside equities and ETFs.
- Deployment will depend on jurisdiction-specific regulatory approvals; DriveWealth will manage connectivity, execution, custody, clearing and compliance.
- The company aims to deliver a unified trading experience where event contracts use the same cash balance as stocks, avoiding separate apps or accounts.