Lithuania’s fintech ecosystem continued to grow in 2020 on the back of government-led initiatives, favorable regulations, and booming digital finance…
Startup Wise Guys and EIT Digital have released their annual Baltic Startup Scene report, outlining the state of the Baltic…
Over the first three quarters of 2020, the total number of payment transactions as well as income of electronic money…
European open banking platform Tink announced it has raised €85 million during an investment round extension, following its €90 million…
In collaboration with IDEMIA, an augmented identification provider, Swedish bank challenger Rocker plans to launch a pilot for debit cards…
Finland-based startup Rundit, a platform for portfolio management and monitoring, has raised € 1 million in seed funding. The round…
Meniga, an Iceland based AI-driven digital banking solutions provider, has partnered with Swedbank to launch new services to increase customer engagement.…
Sberbank, state-owned Russian banking and financial services company, and 500 Startups, early-stage venture fund and seed accelerator, now accepts international…
Nasdaq will expand its footprint in Lithuania by adding up to 100 new technology job at its Vilnius office through…
The European Central Bank (ECB) granted its sixth specialised bank license to Crius LT, UAB following the assessment and proposal…
MUFG Investor Services FinTech Limited has announced its plans to open a representative office in Lithuania, it’s first office in…
The Bank of Lithuania issued electronic money institution licenses to UK companies FIDELIS EUROPE, UAB, and DiPocket, UAB. This authorises…
TechChill, a non-profit organisation fostering the Latvian and Baltic startup ecosystem, has singled out ten up-and-coming startups that we should…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has backed Lithuanian-based neobank, SME Finance, with a funding of EUR 80 million. It is…
Amazon has launched its first Nordic online store with the domain name of Amzon.se as part of its expansion plan…
Nordic health company Terveystalo has turned billboards into disinfectant terminals that can supposedly clean a phone in only 15 seconds…
The Board of the Bank of Lithuania has granted an electronic money institution license to Curve Europe UAB, a subsidiary…
Estonian startup Garage48 has concluded its 4th Cyber Security Hackathon on the 23rd to 25th of October, announcing the list…
PayRay Bank has continued its planned expansion and has started operations in Latvia. Factoring services and loans are already being…
Lithuanian fintech startup SME Finance is planning to launch a neobank targeting small and medium-sized enterprises in mid-2021. The bank…