I'm pretty sure Payward's goal is to be globally compliant, but you can't just snap your fingers and make that happen. Anyways, they must have employees and partners in zones where they are compliant.

I'm sure a lot of old school Bitcoiners imagine the best exchanges will probably have to be based in Nigeria, or Panama, or Timbuktu. But when you really think about it, isn't SF the ideal location? Think of all the tech money there. Don't we want that cash to flow into our economy? Payward's game plan should inspire your confidence imo.