Kraken parent Payward has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies 
for up to $600 million, adding card issuance and cross-border stablecoin 
payment infrastructure to its expanding business services platform. Payward 
announced Thursday that the transaction will be paid through…

Payward buys Reap for $600M to expand stablecoin payment services in Homg Kong

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Payward buys Reap for $600M to expand stablecoin payment services in Homg Kong

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