Nium, a Singapore based real-time cross-border payment provider, is expanding its operational hub in Vilnius through new hires and a new office facility that will better serve its growing customer base across Europe.

This includes:

• Hiring 18 new full-time employees in Lithuania, representing 100% headcount growth over the last 8 months
• Moving to a new state-of the art office in Vilnius to support employees and collaboration among the local fintech community
• Appointing a new Chairman of the Board to oversee further investment in Nium’s local operations and offering to customers in the EU

Over the last seven years, Nium has steadily grown its presence in Lithuania following the approval of its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license by the Bank of Lithuania in 2017. The license has enabled the fintech to better serve its European and global business customers with entities in the EU.

Now moved to a new, larger, state-of-the-art office in Vilnius as it continues to hire more local talent and strengthen its operational risk and compliance teams. Nium celebrated the occasion with an informal office launch party for employees on 7^th August 2024, with Spencer Hanlon, the firm’s newly appointed Chief Operations Officer and Chariman of the Board of Nium’s Lithuania entity, leading the proceedings. Nium’s Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Mike Birmingham, was also in attendance.

“Lithuania is a highly attractive market for fintechs on the world stage. A combination of forward-thinking regulators, world-class talent, and collaborative community members make Lithuania a leading fintech hub in the EU, enabling global fintechs like Nium to accelerate opportunity and innovation in the marketplace. This is an exciting step forward, driving greater investment in the local fintech ecosystem and Nium’s operational efficiencies to better serve our customers across Europe and around the world,”

said Spencer Hanlon, Chief Operating Officer at Nium.

Among its cross-border payment capabilities, Nium enables faster payments in the region, processing transactions through CENTROlink, the payment system operated by the Bank of Lithuania, providing the gateway to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).