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Kraken parent company Payward to become first crypto firm to buy a European Bank

Payward announced an agreement to buy Lithuania-based Saldo Bank to offer deposits, loans, and payments across Europe.
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, announced on Wednesday that it has entered an agreement to acquire Saldo Bank, a Lithuania-based online bank licensed in the European Union. Once completed, the acquisition would make Payward the first…
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