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Payward Reports $2.2 Billion for 2025, Details Multibrand Shift and IPO Plans

Asset services now lead revenue, signaling a deliberate move to diversify beyond trading.

Overview

  • Transaction volume rose 34% to $2.0 trillion in 2025, with trading contributing 47% of total revenue.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 26% to $531 million for the year.
  • Platform assets reached about $48.5 billion and funded accounts climbed to 5.7 million, up 12% and 50% respectively.
  • Acquisitions including NinjaTrader, Breakout and Backed Finance helped drive a 119% jump in futures daily average revenue trades.
  • The company formalized a multibrand structure, completed a Dec. 31, 2025 Proof of Reserves validated by a third party, secured MiCA and EMI approvals, and noted a confidential U.S. IPO filing in November 2025.