Payward Joins US Tech Force to Bring Crypto-Grade Security and Blockchain Expertise to Federal Modernization

CHEYENNE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payward will participate in the US Tech Force, a federal technology talent initiative administered by the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and backed by the White House.

Payward, Inc. is a unified financial infrastructure platform that powers a family of products advancing an open, global financial system. At its core, Payward provides the infrastructure layer behind Kraken and a growing set of purpose-built products, including NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, and CF Benchmarks.

Launched to recruit top engineers for two-year terms tackling high-stakes challenges in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data modernization, software engineering, and blockchain-enabled secure infrastructure, the Tech Force bridges private-sector innovation with national priorities. Participants work directly on agency missions—from Treasury financial systems to defense advancements—while gaining world-class training and mentorship.

“At Kraken and Payward, we build for speed, security, and scale in the most demanding environments,” said Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken and Payward. “Government tech modernization isn't a nice-to-have—it's mission-critical for public trust, economic strength, and national leadership. We're sending our battle-tested engineers into the Tech Force to deliver resilient, attack-proof systems, including blockchain applications that ensure unbreakable transparency and efficiency at sovereign scale. We're also committing to recruit top Tech Force talent back to our teams, creating a powerful pipeline that fuses decentralized innovation with America's core infrastructure. This is how we accelerate what's next: crypto-grade security strengthening the backbone of the free world.”

Payward joins a growing roster of private-sector partners in this cross-government effort, emphasizing practical, security-first engineering to drive real impact across federal agencies. By lending expertise and fostering two-way talent flow, Payward aims to help deliver reliable, future-proof technology that serves citizens and upholds US competitiveness.

About Payward

Payward, Inc. is a unified financial infrastructure platform that powers a family of products advancing an open, global financial system. Built on a single shared architecture, Payward enables customers to hold, trade, earn, pay, and invest across asset classes without friction or fragmentation.

At its core, Payward provides the infrastructure layer behind Kraken and a growing set of purpose-built products, including NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, and CF Benchmarks.

Payward separates infrastructure from product expression. Each product surface is designed for a specific customer segment, regulatory regime, and use case, while operating on the same global foundation: one global liquidity pool; one unified risk and margin engine; one collateral and settlement system; and one compliance and licensing framework.

This shared architecture allows Payward to scale efficiently, launch new products at low marginal cost, and serve diverse global markets while maintaining consistent risk management, regulatory integrity, and operational resilience. For more information about Payward, please visit www.payward.com.