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Payward is the parent company of Kraken and owns CF Benchmarks, a provider of pricing indices used by BlackRock and CME Group for cryptocurrencies, stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies. CF Benchmarks offers CFB Oracle, a digitally‑signed oracle service available on Ethereum, HyperEVM, and Robinhood Chain, intended to support on‑chain index funds, tokenized portfolios and derivatives. Payward plans to use CFB Oracle to supply pricing data for a regulatory‑pending U.S. perpetual futures product built on Hyperliquid’s technology. CF Benchmarks competes with Chainlink and Pyth while not executing trades itself. Payward holds a Federal Reserve limited‑purpose master account, has an e‑money license from the Central Bank of Ireland, applied for a U.S. national trust charter, and has expanded into Europe through acquisitions of Saldo Bank subsidiaries. Its co‑CEO is Arjun Sethi. On September 17, BeInCrypto reported that Kraken’s parent Payward planned Hyperliquid futures for Americans through Bitnomial "Payward" announced US HyperLiquid futures plans on 2026-09-16 MEXC is discussing potential collaboration with Payward· Entity summary generated by Graphiti

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  1. MEXCDISCUSSINGPayward

    MEXC is discussing potential collaboration with Payward

    Current1 sourceMEXC
  2. PaywardPLANS TO SUPPLY PRICING DATA FORHYPE

    Payward plans to supply pricing data for the U.S. perpetual futures offering HYPE

    Current1 sourceHYPE
  3. PaywardPLANS TO USECFB Oracle

    Payward plans to use the CFB Oracle service

    Current1 sourceCFB Oracle
  4. PaywardPLANS TO SUPPLY PRICING DATA FORHyperliquid

    Payward plans to supply pricing data for futures powered by Hyperliquid

    Current1 sourceHyperliquid
  5. CF BenchmarksOWNED BYPayward

    CF Benchmarks is owned by Kraken parent Payward

    Current1 sourceCF Benchmarks
  6. HyperliquidSAYSPayward

    Hyperliquid says Payward

    Current1 sourceHyperliquid
  7. PaywardIS REGULATED BYCommodity Futures Trading Commission

    Payward is regulated by the CFTC

    Current1 sourceCommodity Futures Trading Commission
  8. PaywardPLAN TO OFFERHyperliquid

    Payward plans to offer U.S. investors derivatives using Hyperliquid’s technology through a regulated exchange.

    Current1 sourceHyperliquid
  9. PaywardHAS E MONEY LICENSE FROMSveriges Riksbank

    Payward holds an e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland

    Current1 sourceSveriges Riksbank
  10. PaywardHAS MASTER ACCOUNT WITHKommersant FM

    Payward holds a Federal Reserve limited‑purpose master account in the U.S.

    Current1 sourceKommersant FM
  11. Arjun SethiIS COCEO OFPayward

    Arjun Sethi is the co‑CEO of Payward

    Current2 sourcesArjun Sethi
  12. PaywardEXPANDS TOLithuania

    Payward will expand its operations to Lithuania through the acquisition of Saldo Bank

    Current1 sourceLithuania
  13. PaywardEXPANDS TOFinland

    Payward will expand its operations to Finland through the acquisition of Saldo Bank

    Current1 sourceFinland
  14. PaywardEXPANDS TOGermany

    Payward will expand its operations to Germany through the acquisition of Saldo Bank

    Current1 sourceGermany
  15. PaywardEXPANDS TOSweden

    Payward will expand its operations to Sweden through the acquisition of Saldo Bank

    Current1 sourceSweden
  16. PaywardPARENT OFKraken

    Payward is the parent company of Kraken

    Current6 sourcesKraken
  17. Financial TimesREPORTS ONPayward

    Financial Times reported on Payward’s acquisition of Saldo Bank

    Current1 sourceFinancial Times
  18. CoinDeskREPORTS ONPayward

    CoinDesk reported on Payward’s acquisition of Saldo Bank

    Current1 sourceCoinDesk
  19. PaywardHAS ACCOUNT WITHUphold

    Payward holds a Federal Reserve limited‐purpose master account

    Current1 sourceUphold
  20. PaywardACQUIRESSaldo Bank

    Payward agreed to acquire Saldo Bank

    Current3 sourcesSaldo Bank
  21. PaywardHAS CO CEOArjun Sethi

    Arjun Sethi is Payward’s co‑CEO

    Current2 sourcesArjun Sethi
  22. PaywardAPPLIED FOR BANK CHARTER INUnited States

    Payward applied for a national trust bank charter in the United States

    Current1 sourceUnited States
  23. PaywardHAS BANKING LICENSE INEuropean Union

    Payward gains an EU banking licence

    Current1 sourceEuropean Union
  24. PaywardAVAILABLE INUnited States

    Payward’s Krak debit card is available in the United States of America

    Current1 sourceUnited States
  25. PaywardLAUNCHESPayPal

    Payward launches the Krak debit card

    Current1 sourcePayPal
  26. Financial TimesREPORTS ONPayward

    Financial Times reported on Payward

    Current1 sourceFinancial Times
  27. KrakenOWNED BYPayward

    Kraken is owned by Payward

    Current1 sourceKraken
  28. PaywardPLANNED FUTURES THROUGHBitnomial

    On September 17, BeInCrypto reported that Kraken’s parent Payward planned Hyperliquid futures for Americans through Bitnomial

    Current1 sourceBitnomial
  29. PaywardANNOUNCEDHyperliquid

    "Payward" announced US HyperLiquid futures plans on 2026-09-16

    Current1 sourceHyperliquid
  30. PaywardPURCHASEDJP Morgan Chase & Co.

    Payward purchased Asian stablecoin payments firm Reap Technologies in May 2026

    Current1 sourceJP Morgan Chase & Co.
  31. PaywardAPPLIED FOROffice of the Comptroller of the Currency

    Payward applied in May 2026 for a national trust company charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

    Ended 2026-10-141 sourceOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency
  32. PaywardACQUIREDInternational Association of Deposit Insurers

    Payward acquired derivatives exchange Bitnomial in April 2026

    Current1 sourceInternational Association of Deposit Insurers
  33. PaywardACQUIRESSaldo Finance Oy

    Payward acquires Saldo Finance Oy, a Finnish holding company whose subsidiary is Saldo Bank UAB

    Current4 sourcesSaldo Finance Oy
  34. Woori BankAPPROVEDPayward

    Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority approved Payward’s plan to launch in the UAE

    Current1 sourceWoori Bank
  35. PaywardAGREED WITHKorelya Capital

    Payward agreed with SoFi Technologies to route SoFi customers' crypto orders through Kraken Prime

    Current1 sourceKorelya Capital
  36. Samara Asset GroupINVESTS INPayward

    Nasdaq Inc. invested $100 million in Payward at a $21 billion valuation

    Current1 sourceSamara Asset Group

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