Key Highlights Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has integrated with Payward to offer 24/7 institutional U.S. dollar transfers via SGB Net. SGB is expanding its partnership with Payward’s Kraken Prime to access digital asset liquidity and price customer trades in the coming months. The companies plan to expand the service beyond its initial U.S. dollar scope ...
Key Highlights: Payward, the parent organization behind crypto exchange Kraken, has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB). The integration incorporates SGB’s real-time, multi-currency clearing network to deliver 24/7 instant settlement capabilities for institutional clients. Focusing on institutional market participants across Asia and the Gulf, the service will initially support U.S. dollar settlements ...
Key Highlights: Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has partnered with Payward, integrating with Kraken Prime to offer round-the-clock U.S. dollar settlement and institutional digital-asset liquidity. Through the SGB Net real-time clearing network, eligible institutional clients can transfer fiat balances and immediately access trading without waiting for standard banking business hours. Backed by Mumtalakat and Whampoa Group, ...
Key Highlights: BNY is in talks with Payward, the Wyoming-based parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, over a potential broad partnership. The proposed agreement could cover digital-asset products, custody, wealth management, trading, payments and financial-market infrastructure. Discussions remain ongoing, with no guarantee that BNY and Payward will reach a final agreement. BNY and Payward Discuss ...
Key Highlights Payward, the parent company of Kraken, is pursuing a regulated infrastructure strategy rather than consolidating all products under a single Kraken-branded exchange platform. Architect Partners describes this as an “Everything Financial Infrastructure” model designed to power financial products across multiple brands, customer segments, and partner channels. Kraken averaged approximately $1.1 billion in daily ...
Key Highlights Reap, a Visa Principal Issuer Member owned by Kraken parent Payward, plans to add a Mexican peso stablecoin to its card, cross-border payments, and treasury products. The Hong Kong-based fintech is also exploring stablecoins pegged to the Hong Kong dollar, euro, South Korean won, and Japanese yen through its global stablecoin partnership with ...
Venture investment in crypto and blockchain companies surged 31% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter, while deal volume rose 10%, according to a September 16 report from Galaxy Research. The rebound pushed total first-half investment to $10.018 billion across 744 deals, putting the industry on pace for roughly $20.037 billion ...
Crypto Funding Weekly: $151 Million Across Five Deals Led by Nasdaq’s $100 Million Kraken Investment Crypto companies disclosed $151 million in new financing across five deals during the week of September 5–11, 2026. The total is dominated by Nasdaq Ventures’ agreement to invest $100 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken, and a $35 ...
Nasdaq Invests $100 Million in Kraken Parent Payward as Always-On Markets Push Tests Regulatory Boundaries Nasdaq’s venture arm has agreed to invest $100 million in Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, marking a significant convergence between traditional exchange infrastructure and digital-asset venues. Announced Sept. 10, the deal includes Payward’s adoption of Nasdaq surveillance ...
Nasdaq’s venture arm is investing $100 million in Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, in a deal that values the firm at $21 billion, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. Partnership Extends to Tokenized Stock Distribution The investment extends a partnership originally struck in March. Under the arrangement, ...
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, are partnering to bring tokenized versions of the UK’s largest listed…
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, have agreed to expand tokenized stock trading through Payward’s xStocks framework….