Tagged: invest lithuania

August 28, 2024 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

German Bank Commerzbank has opened a representative office in Lithuania. According to a blog post on Invest Lithuania,  the representative office in Vilnius will serve as the hub for the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Commerzbank is said to be focusing on trade… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 1:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Bud Financial has selected Lithuania as its European hub. According to Invest Lithuania, the financial data intelligence platform is expanding its presence in the country after the Bank of Lithuania granted Bud Financial an AIS [Account Information Service] Provider license. Bud will now be… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

As Lithuania explains, only a short time ago few people knew about the country – much less where it is located. Today, Lithuania punches above its weight class when it comes to attracting innovative young firms – including many Fintechs. According Invest Lithuania and its… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payhawk, a global spend management solution, has launched in Lithuania and opened a local office in Vilnius. Having recently obtained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Bank of Lithuania, the company is looking “to hire a team of finance professionals that will help… Read More

January 26, 2023 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments and infrastructure Fintech Airwallex is expanding into Lithuania, according to a note from the firm. Airwallex currently operates in 19 locations around the world, including a presence in Asia Pacific, Europe, the UK and North America. Airwallex employes approximately 1200 individuals. After its last… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 10:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Invest Lithuania, the country’s Investment Promotion Agency supporting firms interested in tapping into the European market, has created a section of their website providing information for Ukrainians that are fleeing the war with Russia. Invest Lithuania states: “We would like to assure you that Lithuania… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Open banking Fintech Yapily, a London-based startup, will open an office in Vilnius, Lithuania, the company’s third European office. Yapily notes that it joins a number of UK Fintechs including Revolut, Curve, and Square that have operations in Lithuania. The company says it will hire… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is topping far more established innovation hotbeds when it comes to tech startups and greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, on a per capita basis. According to the Financial Times’ fDi Intelligence division, Vilnius beat out Tel Aviv, Singapore and… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lithuania has announced the creation of “Virtual Limited Liability Companies” (VLLCs). These companies would be registered and managed all using blockchain technology. The Baltic country expects to be the first country to offer this type of service and it expects to allow VLLCs as soon… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Invest Lithuania released the Lithuania Fintech Report 2017, which revealed that a total of 117 fintech companies were operating in the country in 2017, with 35 of them being registered last year. According to Invest Lithuania, which is the co-author of the new report, the reasons… Read More