On October 9, 2026, MEXC and Payward, parent company of Kraken, shared their perspectives on the convergence of crypto and traditional finance during a TOKEN2049 Singapore panel. MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade and Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi highlighted that this convergence should lead within five years to a single platform where asset classes move quickly, with retail investors as the main driver of this evolution. Both executives emphasized collaboration over competition, with Arjun Sethi explicitly mentioning MEXC as a potential partner in its core markets. MEXC brings a retail-first approach, deep liquidity and broad experience in perpetual markets, while Payward brings global financial infrastructure and professional trading capabilities in the US market. Both companies are exploring broader collaboration in infrastructure, market access and distribution.
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