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Why Crypto Companies Are Buying Banks Instead of Renting Them
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Why Crypto Companies Are Buying Banks Instead of Renting Them
A financial platform’s promise to its customers is only as dependable as its ability to move their money. A crypto company can build its own technology, attract customers and set its prices, while a banking partner still has considerable influence over which services it can deliver. That helps explain the appeal of Payward’s proposed acquisition of Saldo Bank. On October 14, 2026, Kraken’s parent company announced an agreement to acquire Saldo Finance Oy, the Finnish holding company behind the Lithuania-licensed bank. Completion is expected in...
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Ivan Kroshnyi
Ivan Kroshnyi
Founder of SharPay
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Ivan Kroshnyi
Ivan Kroshnyi
Founder of SharPay
Ivan Kroshnyi is an international entrepreneur, strategic investor and the founder of SharPay, a fintech ecosystem and payment platform that combines traditional banking and digital assets, from European IBAN accounts and corporate and crypto cards to acquiring and crypto processing. Over 19 years in business, Ivan and his partners have built a group of 30 companies in 19 countries across…
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Anton Lobintsev
Anton Lobintsev
Co-founder SquareFi
Anton Lobintsev is the Co-founder of SquareFi, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider. Most recently, he also co-founded Mosta, an AI-native business banking platform for global teams and AI agents, built on SquareFi’s rails. Anton is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years in the technology industry, building companies at the intersection of infrastructure, compliance, and product innovation. Anton entered the…
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Taras Podhorodetskyi
Taras Podhorodetskyi
Founder and CEO @ StarCompliance
Taras Podhorodetskyi is the Founder and CEO of StarCompliance, a UAE-licensed company specializing in crypto asset recovery, blockchain forensics, and AML compliance. His professional focus is on on-chain investigations and helping businesses build AML processes that hold up in practice.
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Anna Hroza
Anna Hroza
Executive Search Consultant & Talent Delivery Lead @ Evotym
Anna is an Executive Search Consultant & Talent Delivery Lead at Evotym, specialising in senior and regulated hiring for fintech and crypto businesses across Europe.
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Vladimir Kardapoltsev
Vladimir Kardapoltsev
CEO @ PointPay
Vladimir Kardapoltsev is the CEO of PointPay, a global cryptocurrency platform operating since 2018 with over one million active users worldwide.
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