Payward explores becoming a full-service bank outside the U.S., expanding into asset management and financial services

Odaily News: Payward co-CEO Dave Ripley stated at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium that trading, banking, and asset management are the company's three key development directions. Banking services include payments, lending, yield, and custody, and Payward already possesses all four capabilities. Payward's subsidiary, Kraken Financial, has obtained a Special Purpose Depository Institution charter in Wyoming and, earlier this year, received a streamlined master account from the Federal Reserve, allowing it access to certain central bank payment systems.