TL;DR
- Payward and Kraken were nominated for FXC Intelligence Cross-Border Payments Rankings 2026 100the eighth annual list of the industry’s most important players.
- The list of profiles 100 Companies Powering Global Currency Movementscovering banks, fintechs, card networks, remittance providers and stablecoin and blockchain players.
- The announcement highlights Kraken’s growing footprint in Stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized assets and B2B payments through products such as xStocks and Payward Services.
We are excited to announce that Payward and Kraken have been included in FXC Intelligence’s 2026 Cross-Border Payments 100.
A reference for industry leaders
The Cross-Border Payments 100 is published annually by FXC Intelligence, the leading provider of cross-border payments data and intelligence.
This year’s list covers all major segments of the industry, from long-standing remittance players and global banks to neobanks, B2B platforms, card networks, regional specialists and stablecoin providers. Together, the companies on the list move trillions of dollars across borders each year.
FXC Intelligence constructs the list using its in-house research, granular pricing data and the combined expertise of its editorial and analyst team. The 2026 rankings will be shared on the company’s website, social media and in its weekly newsletter, the most widely read publication on cross-border payments.
The growing role of crypto in cross-border payments
Last year’s edition reflected the growing importance of stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure for global payments, with Paxos, BVNK and Fireblocks joining the list for the first time and Circle, Ripple and Stellar returning. Kraken’s inclusion in the 2026 roster continues this trajectory.
Cross-border payments are increasingly taking place on cryptographic rails. Stablecoins regulate trade flows in seconds, blockchain networks connect markets that traditional infrastructure has historically left underserved, and tokenized assets open new avenues for capital to move globally.
This intersection is at the heart of what we do. Kraken supports a global customer base of spot, derivatives, staking and on-chain products, with significant liquidity in the crypto-fiat and crypto-crypto markets.
Products like xStocks (which gives eligible non-US investors on-chain access to tokenized US stocks), Kraken Pay and Payward Services (our B2B payments platform) are designed for a world where moving value across borders should be as fast and direct as sending a message.
Our inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s 2026 Cross-Border Payments 100 is an external signal that the lines between traditional cross-border payments and crypto-native infrastructure continue to blur, and that Kraken operates at the center of this shift.
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