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- Kalshi has partnered with Comply to bring prediction market trading into enterprise compliance programs alongside stocks, bonds, and crypto.
- The integration adds real-time trade monitoring, preclearance workflows, and case management as prediction markets attract greater institutional interest.
- The compliance expansion comes as Utah and several other states continue challenging Kalshi’s federal regulatory status in court.
Prediction market operator Kalshi has partnered with compliance software provider Comply to bring employee trading on prediction market contracts into enterprise compliance programs, as legal and regulatory scrutiny of the fast-growing sector continues to intensify.
The integration allows financial institutions to monitor employee activity on Kalshi alongside traditional securities and digital assets through a single compliance platform.
The announcement comes as a federal judge ruled that Utah can enforce its anti-gambling laws against Kalshi, adding another chapter to the nationwide debate over whether prediction markets should be regulated as financial derivatives or gambling products.
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Prediction markets become part of mainstream compliance
Under the partnership, Comply’s platform will ingest Kalshi trading data, enabling compliance teams to oversee prediction market activity alongside equities, bonds, options, futures, and cryptocurrencies.
The platform introduces preclearance workflows, policy-based trading rules, behavioral monitoring, and real-time surveillance of employee transactions. Compliance officers can also investigate potential policy violations using integrated case management tools that maintain audit-ready records.
In addition, companies will be able to require employees to certify their understanding of internal policies covering prediction market trading, while Comply’s advisory team will help institutions update compliance frameworks as regulatory expectations evolve.
The company already supports monitoring of Polymarket activity through an existing integration with ZenLedger, extending its coverage across multiple prediction market venues.
The expansion reflects growing institutional interest in prediction markets, particularly as financial firms seek to manage insider trading risks involving employees with access to material nonpublic information.
Utah ruling adds to mounting legal pressure
The compliance announcement arrives as Kalshi continues facing legal challenges across multiple states.
On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that Utah may enforce its anti-gambling laws against Kalshi after rejecting the company’s request to block state action. Utah argues that contracts tied to sports and other events constitute gambling under state law, while Kalshi maintains that its exchange is regulated exclusively by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a federally licensed derivatives market.
The Utah case is part of a broader jurisdictional dispute unfolding nationwide. New York recently filed a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in penalties against Kalshi, while Arizona, Wisconsin, and several other states have also challenged the company’s operations.
Meanwhile, courts in jurisdictions including Minnesota have issued rulings favorable to prediction market operators, creating an increasingly fragmented legal landscape.
Institutional adoption continues despite regulatory uncertainty
Despite ongoing litigation, prediction markets continue gaining traction among both retail and institutional participants. Kalshi’s growth has accelerated sharply in 2026.
During the 2026 FIFA World Cup alone, the platform processed about $27 billion in trading volume and attracted around 3 million users, roughly double its initial projections.
Separately, Kalshi said institutional trading volume has surged 800% over the past six months, while annualized trading activity has more than tripled to $178 billion, reflecting growing interest from hedge funds, asset managers, and proprietary trading firms.
As trading expands across contracts linked to elections, macroeconomic indicators, cryptocurrencies, and sporting events, compliance has become a critical priority for financial institutions evaluating participation in the sector.
For Kalshi, strengthening institutional compliance may prove as important as prevailing in court. The company has already introduced employment verification for sensitive markets, risk scoring, enhanced whistleblower tools, and independent surveillance oversight as it seeks to build institutional-grade market infrastructure while regulators and courts continue defining the industry’s legal boundaries.
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