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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
Read MoreFunderbeam 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
Read MoreLatvia Pushes Fintech Innovation
Latvia is home to a nascent but rapidly growing startup scene. Though still trying to catch-up with neighboring Estonia, which benefited from the early successes of the likes of Skype and TransferWise, the country is starting to build a reputation
Read MoreP2P Lending is Being Taken Over by Millennials
Alternative lending observes a continuously increasing number of Millennials and Generation Z. According to the Latvian P2P platform Robo.cash, this tendency is supported by the interest of young investors in a simple and comfortable source of additional income and the
Read More4 Promising P2P-Lending Countries
According to the study of the growing market of the alternative finance, conducted by the European P2P platform Robo.cash, Switzerland, Latvia, Russia and Argentina are expected to join the global alternative lending market in the coming 2-3 years. According to
Read MoreVIAINVEST Reaches Milestone of 10 Million EUR Loans Funded Through its Platform
Merely seven months after the launch, peer-to-peer lending platform VIAINVEST has reached a milestone of 10 million EUR loans funded through its platform. Listed consumer loans issued by the alternative financial services provider VIA SMS Group in Czech Republic, Poland,
Read MoreNew P2P Platform Viainvest Aims to Become a Leader in the Baltics
Launched in late-2016, VIAINVEST is a new peer-to-peer lending marketplace provided by Latvia-based VIA SMS Group. The platform allows both individuals and companies to invest into loans originated by non-banking lenders. Commenting on the launch, Eduards Lapkovskis, Member of the
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