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  "id": 14455374,
  "title": "Kraken parent Payward to become first crypto firm to buy a EU bank as it expands into deposits, lending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kraken-parent-payward-to-become-first-crypto-firm-to-buy-a-eu-bank-as",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:07:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/kraken-parent-payward-to-become-first-crypto-firm-to-buy-a-eu-bank-as-it-expands-into-deposits-lending"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, which holds $190 million in total assets, securing an EU license for deposits and lending.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Kraken parent to buy Lithuanian Saldo Bank amid TradFi expansion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kraken-parent-to-buy-lithuanian-saldo-bank-amid-tradfi-expansion",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:26:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Payward acquires Saldo Bank to expand banking services in Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/payward-acquires-saldo-bank-to-expand-banking-services-in-europe",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:49:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Finextra",
        "title": "Kraken parent to buy European bank Saldo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kraken-parent-to-buy-european-bank-saldo",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:08:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}