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Fintech Baltic Officially Launched – Latest News Fintech News from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia

The Baltic States, namely Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are an exciting place to be for financial services companies and fintech startups. The region is quickly becoming a prominent hub for fintech companies, and is home to not only successful ventures

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Scandinavian Markets Conquered by a Solution Developed in Lithuania

Five years ago, Danish consumers were introduced to a new app, MobilePay. The free of charge and user-friendly solution gave smartphone owners the opportunity to make instant payments knowing just the phone number of the beneficiary. This was the start

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TransferGo receives EMI license from Bank of Lithuania

In July, Bank of Lithuania granted an electronic money institution (EMI) license to TransferGo. “We believe that this license will allow us to offer an even better product for international payments in the European Economic Area, because when you hold

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Blockchain in the Baltic States

The Baltic states have become a hotbed for blockchain technology with the region being named “a crypto paradise” for its high concentration of Bitcoin full nodes, strong initial coin offering (ICO) activity, and the fervent support from local governments. This

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This Fintech Startup Makes Investing in Real Estate as Simple as Shopping Online

Corporate bond offerings were always one of the most compelling ways to invest. Usually, it is considered a big players game. But Lithuanian real estate development crowdfunding startup Röntgen is about to disrupt that stereotype. The platform successfully distributed 14-months

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Lithuania Welcomes Blockchain and Creates a Growing Crypto Ecosystem

The world is dealing with a widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies, and it’s not an easy ride. Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency, is down more than 50% this year, and 66% down from its all-time high of almost $20,000 in

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Cashless Payment Company Chooses Lithuania as European Base

Nayax, a global payment solutions and management platform for unattended retail, has announced the opening of a new office within Europe, Nayax Europe UAB. Nayax Europe will be situated in Lithuania, the issuing country of the required operating license for

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Funderbeam Founder’s Playbook

Funderbeam is proud to announce the publication of their first playbook. In cooperation with Latvian designer Arta Citko, Funderbeam’s CEO Kaidi Ruusalepp created a playbook about foundership and what it requires to be a good founder. The book aims to

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Lithuania Introduces Remote Fintech Licensing

Bank of Lithuania – the country’ regulator – has introduced a procedure which will allow companies to apply remotely for Fintech licences. T his regulatory technology  tool willfacilitate the process of submitting and managing applications for e-money and payment institution

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Tallinn Revealed as the Best Place for Millennials to Start a Business

Dubbed the ‘global generation’, over half of all millennials would consider moving abroad for work opportunities, and an increasing amount are starting their own business ventures. With possibilities of owning a home becoming increasingly difficult in the world’s cities, rent

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