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First Ever Latvia Fintech Startup Map Draft Released
Like other Baltic nations, Latvia has witnessed the steady growth of a fintech scene. Today, the country is home to
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Top 7 Fintechs in Sweden
Home to one of the largest and best-known tech ecosystems in Europe, Sweden is now emerging as a fintech powerhouse,
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FSS Taps Norway’s Payment Firm Zwipe to Offer Biometrics Payment Cards Globally
Financial Software and Systems (FSS), a global provider of integrated payment products and a payment processor, is partnering with Zwipe,
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EstateGuru Seeks up to €1 Million in Funds on Crowdfunding Platform Seedrs
EstateGuru, an Estonian marketplace for short-term, property-backed loans, announced a funding round on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs up to the
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Former Invest Lithuania Advisor Leads New Fintech Lithuania Fund
Launchpad Capital, a new early-stage venture capital firm led by long-time San Francisco-based fintech investor and entrepreneur Ryan Gilbert, will
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Latvian Fintech VIA SMS Enters Philippines Market Through Investment in VAMO.ph
Latvian fintech VIA SMS Group continues to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific by investing in the development of consumer lending
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New Partnerships Aims to Pay Taxis with Crypto in Scandinavia
HIPS Payment Group, an Ireland-based provider of e-commerce and mobile payment solutions, and The Payment House, a Nordic payment processor
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Norway’s Central Bank to Test Viability of a CBDC Over the Next 2 Years
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, announced that it will test various technical solutions for a central bank digital
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Stripe Rolls Out Issuing Service in Baltics
U.S.-based fintech Stripe announced that it has launched its issuing services across 20 European countries. Stripe Issuing is now available
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Maxima Partners Citadele for Enhanced Card Payment Services in Its Latvian Stores
Latvian bank Citadele and retail store Maxima has signed an agreement on card acquiring for almost all 1300 POS terminals
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6 Fast-Growing Fintech Companies from Norway
Norway is home to over 120 fintech companies with the vast majority of solutions available right now focusing on mobile
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9 Fast-Growing Fintechs from Finland
Finland is home to more than 200 fintech companies, which have raised a combined EUR 450 million in funding, and
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Returpack Selects Payer to Digitise Payouts in Swedish Recycling Scheme
Returpack, a Swedish privately owned company that aims to increase recycling, has selected fintech startup Payer to develop a new
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Lithuania’s Bankera Enables SEPA Instant Payments for Businesses
Lithuania-based Bankera, a fintech focused on serving blockchain businesses, recently announced support of the SEPA Instant payments. With this move,
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ArcaPay Granted Payment Institution License by Bank of Lithuania
ArcaPay UAB, the subsidiary of ArcaPay, a UK-based and FCA regulated cross-border payments platform, has been granted a payment institution
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Estonia’s Veriff Raises US$69 Million to Grow Its ID Verification Firm
Veriff, an Estonian identity verification provider, announced that it has secured US$ 69 million in Series B financing in a
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e-Passi Enables Payments With Finnair’s Reward Points in Finland
Finland-based mobile payments platform ePassi has launched a unique collaboration with Finnair where members of their frequent flyer program can
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airBaltic World’s First Airline to Issue NFTs
Latvian airline airBaltic announces that it will become the world’s first airline to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The airline will
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Iceland-Born Fintech Meniga Closes €10 Million Investment Round
Meniga, a provider of digital banking solutions founded in Iceland, announced that it has closed a €10 million strategic investment
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Latvian Fintech Startup Jeff App Raises $1 Million for Southeast Asian Expansion
Jeff App, a Latvian fintech startup providing a data-enabled loan brokerage platform for unbanked customers in Asia, has closed a
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Finnish Payments Firm Enfuce Raises €7 Million in Funding Round Led by Tencent
Nordic-based card issuing and payment processing services provider Enfuce has raised €7 million in Series B funding led by Tencent
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Opera Hires PayPal’s Former Exec as New EVP for Its Fintech Arm Dify
Opera Limited, a browser provider headquartered in Oslo, announced that it has hired PayPal veteran Allen Hu as the new
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Lithuanian E-Money Institution FINCI Goes Live With Temenos
Temenos, a Swiss banking software company, announced that Lithuanian electronic money institution FINCI has gone live with Temenos. FINCI said
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Revolut Bank Launched in 10 Additional European Markets
Revolut has launched as a bank in 10 additional European markets with a specialised banking license from the European Central
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Estonia Digitised 99% of Its Public Services With the Aid of Blockchain
Estonia is emerging as a leader in e-government, embracing digital platforms and technologies to bring seamless and convenient e-services to
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Swedish Banking Platform Juni Selects TruNarrative’s Regtech Solution
Juni, a Swedish-based banking platform for e-commerce and online marketing companies, has selected regtech TruNarrative to deliver compliance and onboarding
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Examining the Lithuanian Fintech Space and What the Future Holds for 2021
The financial technology sector has faced multiple challenges in the last year. Like many other industries worldwide, the finance sector
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Nets Completes the Sale of Its Account-to-Account Services Business to Mastercard
The Nets Group, a payment provider in Europe, announced the completion of the sale of its account-to-account based services, including
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Klarna’s Open Banking Solution Extended to 8 More European Markets
Swedish payments firm Klarna announced the expansion of its open banking solution across eight more European countries, which now includes
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Volvo Cars to Be Fully Electric by 2030 and Sold Exclusively Online
Volvo Cars plans to to become a fully electric car company by 2030 and sell them exclusively online by then.
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ePassi Acquires 2 Key Players to Cement Its Nordic Position for Employee Benefits
ePassi Payments, a Finnish mobile payment solution for employee benefits, has entered an agreement to acquire Sodexo Benefits and Rewards
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Fintech Baltic Top Articles
First Ever Latvia Fintech Startup Map Draft Released
Like other Baltic nations, Latvia has witnessed the steady growth of a fintech scene. Today, the country is home to
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Top 10 Hottest Fintech Startups and Companies from the Nordics
The Nordic countries or the Nordics, a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic that includes
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Estonia Fintech Startups Map 2020- First ever Draft of the Fintech Scene in Estonia
Fintech is a rapidly emerging area of business in Estonia with now 78 companies, among which 18 in the blockchain,
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8 Baltic Fintech Startups to Watch in 2020
The fintech sector in the Baltic states is rapidly growing on the back of proactive governments that have set sights
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Belarus Fintech Map Showcases Growing Ecosystem
Belarus is home to a growing fintech startup ecosystem that now hosts more than 100 fintech companies and applications, according
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Booming: Lithuania’s Fintech Report and Startup Map 2021
Despite headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lithuania’s fintech landscape continued to grow in 2020 with 40 new companies setting
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9 Fast-Growing Fintechs from Finland
Finland is home to more than 200 fintech companies, which have raised a combined EUR 450 million in funding, and
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6 Fast-Growing Fintech Companies from Norway
Norway is home to over 120 fintech companies with the vast majority of solutions available right now focusing on mobile
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Top 7 Fintechs in Sweden
Home to one of the largest and best-known tech ecosystems in Europe, Sweden is now emerging as a fintech powerhouse,
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