Payward

Payward is the parent company operating Kraken and related financial products that provide trading, custody, payments, and lending services across cryptocurrency and traditional markets.

Latest funding

Series B+ · September 10, 2026

Amount not disclosed in a source on record.

Funding history ↓

Website: payward.com.

X: @Payward · 9,263 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: RWA and tokenization Lending and credit Exchanges and on-ramps.

Sectors: CEX.

Subcategory: cryptocurrency exchange platform.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Cheyenne, United States.

Last round: Sep 10, 2026 · 63 days ago.

Headcount: 1001–5000 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 10, 2026.

Signals

X account@Payward · created Feb 12, 2013 (13 years old) · 9,263 followers

Website registeredApr 22, 2004 (22 years old)

About Payward

The company builds infrastructure to connect crypto, tokenized assets, and conventional financial markets for retail and institutional users.

Funding rounds

September 10, 2026
Series B+ · amount undisclosed
NNasdaq
February 12, 2013
X account created
April 22, 2004
Website created

Team

CC
Carl Chiou Vice President

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
SSaldo Bank	Not disclosed	Oct 14, 2026 · FF News
MMagna	Not disclosed	Date not given · Yahoo Finance
BBitnomial	$550M	Date not given · Bitcoin Magazine
RReap	Not disclosed	Date not given · MSN
MMagic Labs - Embedded Wallet Business	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given

Investors

NNasdaq

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Sources and API

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