Kraken’s parent company Payward is exploring ways to expand payments, lending, yield and asset custody services outside the United States as it seeks to evolve into a full bank, co-CEO Dave Ripley said in an interview with The Block. The firm is also building a wealth management business and shifting its infrastructure into a suite of services that banks, brokerages and fintech companies can integrate into their apps. The comments extend earlier signals from co-CEO Arjun Sethi about European banking licenses and asset-management tie-ups, reinforcing Kraken’s push to move beyond crypto trading into broader banking and brokerage-style offerings inside mainstream finance.