TL;DR

• Kraken was named Fintech Firm of the Yr – Established on the Enterprise Put up’s Nationwide Fintech Awards 2026 in Dublin.
• The Fintech Firm of the Yr award acknowledges innovation, progress, and market affect, judged on product advances, measurable outcomes, and impression on the broader Irish fintech trade.
• We have been shortlisted alongside a few of the greatest names in Irish fintech.
• Eire stays central to how we serve shoppers throughout the EEA.

On October 15, Kraken was named Fintech Firm of the Yr – Established on the fourth annual Nationwide Fintech Awards, held on the Spherical Room on the Mansion Home in Dublin.

We have been up towards a robust shortlist of established fintech firms, and we’re proud to convey the award house for the work we’ve put into constructing and scaling in Eire.

What the Nationwide Fintech Awards acknowledge

Organized by the Enterprise Put up in affiliation with GRID Finance, the Nationwide Fintech Awards rejoice achievement throughout the Irish fintech trade, from early-stage start-ups to probably the most established names. The 2026 awards spanned 17 classes, every judged towards its personal standards.

The Fintech Firm of the Yr awards search for firms that present actual innovation, progress, and market affect. Entrants set out their mission and market focus, the merchandise and strategic advances they delivered over the previous 12 months, and the measurable outcomes behind them, together with development, customers, income, and impression. Winners have to point out robust momentum, clear worth for purchasers, and a visual impact on the broader trade.

Why Eire

Eire is a core a part of how we serve shoppers throughout Europe. Our Irish entities are regulated by the Central Financial institution of Eire and supply crypto brokerage and MiCA custody to shoppers within the EEA, and function our MiCA-authorized buying and selling platform. Payward additionally holds an EMI license from the Central Financial institution of Eire, which sits alongside our different regulated infrastructure as a part of Payward Banking.

We didn’t construct right here to tick a field. We constructed right here as a result of Eire provides the expertise, the regulatory readability, and the fintech ecosystem it is advisable to construct a world monetary companies firm that shoppers can belief.

Constructing on a regulated basis

We take into consideration development in Eire the identical means we take into consideration development in all places: one license, one market, one layer of infrastructure at a time. A transparent regulatory framework lets us construct the merchandise shoppers really use and stand behind them with confidence. These merchandise should be safe, clear, and able to scale.

That strategy can also be why Europe options so prominently in our wider roadmap. Earlier this month, Payward signed a definitive settlement to amass Saldo Financial institution, a digital-first, EU-licensed financial institution, as the subsequent step in constructing out the EU layer of Payward Banking.

Constructed for shoppers throughout Europe

The inspiration we’ve in-built Eire helps the merchandise we convey to shoppers throughout the EEA. This week, we made Unified Pockets accessible to EEA shoppers on Kraken Professional, so shoppers can use their present spot, margin, and earn balances as futures collateral with out shifting funds between wallets. We’ve additionally introduced US-listed shares to European shoppers, bridging conventional markets and crypto in a single place.

The objective is identical each time: give shoppers one place to carry, commerce, and put their property to work, backed by the regulatory requirements they need to count on from a monetary establishment.

What’s subsequent

We’re happy with this recognition, however we’re much more motivated by what’s forward. We’ll maintain investing in Eire, maintain increasing what we provide to shoppers throughout Europe, and maintain constructing the regulated infrastructure that makes it attainable. This award is a superb milestone, and we’re simply getting began.

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