Payward
About Payward
Payward is the parent company behind Kraken and a portfolio of businesses spanning trading, custody, payments, lending, onchain finance, and benchmarks—built to operate across assets, geographies, and time zones. The group designs an interoperable infrastructure for global financial markets, enabling regulated access to crypto, tokenized assets, and traditional markets across 190+ jurisdictions with a focus on governance and compliance. Its ecosystem connects multiple asset classes through shared foundations to accelerate product launches while meeting regional regulatory requirements. Payward emphasizes open, programmable rails for the global financial system and oversight-driven growth.
Recent News
Payward to Acquire Reap Technologies Holdings
Crypto Exchange Kraken Fires Chief Financial Officer Ahead of Long-Awaited IPO
NinjaTrader Implements Adclear AI Finprom Marketing Compliance Platform
Kraken's Parent Company Acquires Stablecoin Payments Firm Reap for $600M
Payward Gets Into Selling Trader Evaluation Challenges with Kraken Prop
Payward Elevates Insider Robert Moore to CFO Amid Crypto Platform Expansion
Kraken Confirms Confidential IPO Filing as Deutsche Börse Takes $200M Stake
Payward and Franklin Templeton Unveil Tokenized Yield Suite
Payward Names Robert Moore as Chief Financial Officer
Payward Raises $200M to Expand Crypto Services Globally
Payward to Acquire Reap for Up to $600M, Expanding Global Card and Stablecoin Payments
Kraken Parent Payward Seeks US Federal Trust Charter
Nasdaq Taps Kraken as Settlement Layer for Tokenized Stock Initiative
Kraken Wants to Be a (Legally Speaking) Bank. Why?
Kraken Accelerates IPO Preparations, Doubles Down on RWAs, With Fresh Funding in Sight to Boost $20B Valuation
Kraken Parent Payward Closes Bitnomial Deal to Expand US Crypto Derivatives
CFOs On the Move: Week Ending Feb. 13
DTCC Reports on Progress and Timelines on Delivery of DTC’s Tokenization Service
Trump Orders Fed to Review Crypto Access to U.S. Payment Rails
Ledger Adds OKX DEX Integration for On-Device Token Swaps
Blockchain.com Files with SEC for U.S. IPO
Kraken Parent Goes for the OCC Charter in Bid to Become a Federal Crypto Bank
Blockchain.com Confidentially Submits IPO Filing with SEC
Payward to Acquire Reap for Up to $600 Million, Expanding Global B2B Payments Stack
Payward Acquires Crypto Derivatives Platform Bitnomial for $550 Million
Amazon Introduces AgentCore Payments With Stablecoin Support From Coinbase And Stripe
Bithumb Postpones IPO Plans as Crypto Exchanges Hit Pause Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty
Crypto Custody Firm Copper Is Looking to Sale the Company for $500 Million
Kraken Faces Extortion over Insider‑leaked Support Videos as Valuation Drops $6.7 B
Trump Order Puts Kraken, Ripple, Coinbase and Circle in Line for Fed Payment Rails
Kraken Parent Company Payward Posts 33% Growth in Full-Year Revenue
PARTech Revenue up 19% and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 5/8/26
FinTech Futures: Top Five News Stories of the Week – 24 April 2026
Recent Deals
Deutsche Börse Group Invests $200M in Payward, Parent of Kraken Crypto Exchange
STS Digital Secures $30M Funding Round Led by CMT Digital
Payward (Kraken) Announces $150M Acquisition of Bitnomial
Payward to Acquire Reap Technologies Holdings for Up to $600 Million
Deutsche Börse Invests $200M in Kraken’s Parent Payward, Valuing the Exchange at $13.3B
Payward to Acquire Bitnomial for Up to $550 Million