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| Jul 19, 2026 | Who Watches the Watchdogs? | Share
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When Commercial Lobbying Begins to Sound Like Regulation
There is an old principle in investigative journalism: before examining the message, examine the messenger. Institutions, no less than individuals, have ... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | WALLETTO Responds to Recent Public Claims and Reaffirms Regulatory Compliance | Licensed Lithuanian electronic money institution says it has received no formal EGBA complaint and reiterates its commitment to financial integrity, robust controls and regulatory cooperation.
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA / ACCESS Newswire / July 17,... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | ValorPay to Join T2, the Eurosystem's Real-Time Settlement System | Company establishes network connectivity via Nexi, with go-live on track for Q3 2026
VILNIUS, LT / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / ValorPay UAB ("ValorPay") is set to become a direct participant in T2, the Eurosystem's real-time ... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Revolut faced orders to fix ‘deficiencies’ in product launches in Europe | Revolut faced a regulatory slap-down from the European Central Bank last year as restrictions were placed on its operations in the continent.
Europe’s most valuable fintech company had its permission to release new products across the 27 co... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | “Huge wave coming over financial services industry,” says boss of “Europe’s first AI-native bank” | German fintech Solaris recently announced plans to become “Europe’s first AI-native bank”, undertaking a “strategic repositioning” following a troubled few years. Solaris, valued as a unicorn at around $1.6bn in 2021, was once a star perfor... |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Axiology’s EUR 5M Seed Round Signals a New Era for European Capital Markets | Vilnius-based Axiology builds unified DLT infrastructure addressing Europe’s fragmented capital markets system The startup’s powerful founding team blends regulatory, legal, operational, and deep tech expertise The live platform integrates ... |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Revolut slapped with eight-figure fine in Italy over misleading customers | Revolut has been slapped with a fine by the Italian competition watchdog after being accused of misleading customers over its fees and terms of its investment products.
The London-based fintech giant is expected to cough up €11.5m (£10m) af... |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Checkout.com Expands European Fintech Presence with Acquisition of Blue EMI and New Vilnius Hub | Global payment solutions provider Checkout.com has announced the acquisition of Blue EMI, a Lithuania-based electronic money institution specializing in euro-backed stablecoins. This acquisition, coupled with the establishment of a new tech... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Zilch to Acquire Fjord Bank | Zilch, a London, UK-based provider of a consumer payments platform, acquired AB Fjord Bank, a Lithuania-based bank, with approx. $120M in total assets that is authorised and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania and the European Central Bank.
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| Aug 22, 2025 | Migom bank payout progress as €26 million traced and path forward set | Following an extended period of uncertainty and speculation, concrete developments have emerged in the Migom Bank situation. Statutory administrators have finalized their comprehensive investigation, Dominica’s regulators have outlined the ... |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead | Robinhood stock is up more than 160% this year.
The online broker is facing a crypto investigation in Florida and drawing criticism for taking a 25% cut of staking rewards in the U.S.
In Europe, regulators are now reviewing Robinhood’s synt... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Robinhood CEO downplays OpenAI concerns on tokenized stock structure | In a CNBC interview Tuesday, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev defended the company’s OpenAI and SpaceX stock tokens, given concerns over how they’re structured.
Last week, OpenAI issued a warning that Robinhood’s stock tokens do not represent equit... |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Migom Bank nears payout phase as Dominica moves to recover missing millions | Migom Bank once billed itself as the outlier that could blend crypto‑friendly liquidity with Swiss‑style discretion. Exchanges and OTC desks, weary of hearing “no” from risk‑averse majors, moved millions into Roseau, Dominica’s capital, tru... |
| Apr 9, 2025 | UK Businesses Stand Firm on DEI Amid US Backlash | In a world where corporate policies often sway like leaves in the wind, UK businesses are showing remarkable resilience. A recent survey reveals that British firms are not budging on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives,... |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Revolut handed £3m fine for money laundering control ‘shortcomings’ | UK fintech Revolut has been fined €3.5m (£3m) by the Bank of Lithuania for inefficiencies in its money laundering control.
The neobank was blasted for “violations and shortcomings in the monitoring of business relationships and [transaction... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Diving into ConnectPay and the European Fintech Index | ConnectPay is a Lithuanian Electronic Money Institution (EMI) providing an all-in-one online business financial platform.
The company has developed its BaaS product, allowing digital banking services to be directly integrated into non-bank ... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | German unicorn Solaris "on the right track", after job cuts and axing major parts of business unit | German unicorn Solaris has been through “some tough times” but is “on the right track", after making job cuts and writing off the value of one of its business units, says its CEO.
The Berlin-based Banking-as-a-Service provider, a unico... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Qube Events Welcomes FinTech & RegTech Industry Leaders to the 13th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum | Qube Events brings together FinTech and RegTech Thought Leaders Once Again at the 13th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum. The event will take place on May 8-9th at Marriott Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland Over 400 industry leaders represent... |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Qube Events Welcome to Their 11th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum in Athens | Qube unveils the location, agenda, and other details of the 11th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum The event will take place on September 21-22th in Athens, Greece The Forum represents a unique opportunity to interact with over 400 indus... |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Qube Events’ 10th NextGen Payments and RegTech Forum Spotlight: Trends That Shape the FinTech Landscape | Panel discussion about the trends that shape the fintech landscape was among the main attractions of Qube Events’ 10th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum
3 speakers discussed the role of technology and regulators in the digital transforma... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Capital market development would open new saving opportunities for residents and fund-raising facilities for businesses | The Bank of Lithuania is initiating comprehensive solutions designed to facilitate abilities of businesses to attract long-term financing and thus contribute to building the high value-added economy. A well-developed capital market would di... |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Bank of Lithuania sets its strategic objectives for 2022–2025 | The Board of the Bank of Lithuania approved the new operational strategy for 2022-2025 and updated its organisational values.
The three new strategic directions of the bank include a financial sector that generates value for consumers (or, ... |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Qube Events’ 9th NextGen Payments and RegTech Forum Spotlight: PSD2, Open Banking, and Stablecoin | Panel discussion about Payment Regulations headlined Qube Events’ 9th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum 8 speakers from the side of regulators and business discussed the implementation of PSD2, the progress of open banking, and the rise ... |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Celebrating 20 years of the euro: the role of the euro in Lithuania | As the euro area prepares for a symbolic 20th anniversary of the euro tomorrow, we can already estimate what this currency has brought to Lithuania's economy, even though it has only been used for seven years. Although Lithuanians' favour f... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Lithuania's economic situation is one of the best in Europe, but labour shortage and inflation challenges arise | Lithuania's economic growth is one of the fastest in Europe. However, new challenges are becoming evident: the number of companies indicating that labour shortage limits their business expansion is rising, while higher inflation will persis... |
| Dec 10, 2021 | CENTROlink is expanding its instant payment services | Today, the Bank of Lithuania successfully implemented the changes to the CENTROlink payment system related to the integration of the Eurosystem's instant payment systems, thus significantly expanding availability of instant payment services... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Discussion: institutions and market participants agreed on sustainable FinTech development | State institutions and market participants will continue to work together to strengthen Lithuania's position as a regional financial innovation hub. Future vision, maturity and other issues relevant to FinTech companies were discussed at ev... |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Bank of Lithuania's measures will cool down the high-risk real estate segment but attention from other institutions is required | A tightened down payment requirement for the second and subsequent housing loans will cool down the high-risk real estate segment and will reduce the risk of over-indebtedness. In many cases, buyers, prompted by unreasonable expectations an... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Second and subsequent housing loans will require a larger down payment from 1 February | To slow down the heating up of the housing market and the growth in the volume of housing loans, the Bank of Lithuania decided to increase the minimum down payment requirement for the second and subsequent loans to 30%. The exemption to thi... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Qube Brings FinTech & RegTech Industry Leaders Together for the 9th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum | Qube welcomes financial services enthusiasts to the 9th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum. The event will take place on November 24-25th at Amathus Beach Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus. Over 200 industry leaders representing more than 100 com... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Bank of Lithuania takes a step towards a better-functioning organisation | The rearrangement of the organisational structure of the Bank of Lithuania will be concluded next week, which will reinforce the governance of the institution and increase operational efficiency, while the collegiate decision-making committ... |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Speech by Gediminas Šimkus at Economics Conference “Creating Pathways Towards the Green Economy” | CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
Good morning, honourable Minister for the Environment, dear colleagues, members of the academia, representatives from business and public sectors.
Good morning dear guests, distinguished speakers. A sincere thank you ... |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Gediminas Šimkus: A smooth green transformation of the economy can only be achieved with the right incentive system in place | Lithuania is committed to a significant transition to the green economy over the next 10 years, and it can only be done sustainably if the right incentive system is in place, as Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuan... |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Peer-to-peer insurance guidelines by the Bank of Lithuania – a sustainable way of market entry for innovations | Today, the Bank of Lithuania published the peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance guidelines, which present its assessments, insights and recommendations on InsurTech financial innovations to the financial market, potential providers of P2P insurance... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Speech by Gediminas Šimkus at Baltic AML Forum 2021 | 2021-10-12
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Speech by Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, at the Baltic AML Forum 2021 on 12 October 2021. The event was dedicated to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financingissues.
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| Oct 12, 2021 | G. Šimkaus įžanginė kalba per „Baltic AML Forum 2021“ | Lietuvos banko valdybos pirmininko Gedimino Šimkaus įžanginė kalba per "Baltic AML Forum 2021" renginį, kuriame aptarti pinigų plovimo ir teroristų finansavimo prevencijos klausimai.
Kalba sakyta anglų kalba, šis tekstas nėra kalb... |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Speech by Gediminas Šimkus at Macroprudential Policy Conference 2021 | 2021-10-04
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Opening remarks by Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania at Macroprudential Policy Conference 'Borrower-based measures in times of global pandemic and beyond' on 4 October 2021.
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| Oct 4, 2021 | G. Šimkaus kalba per Makroprudencinės politikos konferenciją | 2021-10-04
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Lietuvos banko valdybos pirmininko Gedimino Šimkaus kalba per Makroprudencinės politikos konferenciją (2021 m. spalio 4 d.).
Vertimas iš anglų k., tekstas nėra kalbos nuorašas.
Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is my... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Bank of Lithuania takes measures to prevent the heating up of the real estate market | After assessing the housing market situation and the rapidly increasing volume of lending for house purchase, the Bank of Lithuania suggests strengthening the down payment requirement for the second and subsequent housing loans and applying... |
| Sep 6, 2021 | AB Siauliu Bankas : The LIBOR interbank interest rate benchmark will be replaced by EURIBOR | About Us
News The LIBOR interbank interest rate benchmark will be replaced by EURIBOR
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We would like to inform you about changes related to the cancellation of the LIBOR interbank interest rate benchmark. Pursuant to the Europea... |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Lithuania is gradually increasing its involvement in the IMF's activities: wider possibilities to boost economic impact | From now on, Lithuania will be able not only to sell, but also freely purchase the special drawing rights issued by the International Monetary Fund, thus helping low-income countries.
This is envisaged in the special drawing right (hereinaf... |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Binance ditches 'stock tokens' as global crackdown widens | By Tom Wilson
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LONDON (Reuters) -Binance said on Friday it had stopped selling digital tokens linked to shares, as Hong Kong’s financial watchdog became the latest in a string of regulators to crack down on the cryptocurrency exch... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Bank of Lithuania: financial service providers must recognise fraud and apply measures to prevent it | 2021-06-30
Bank of Lithuania: financial service providers must recognise fraud and apply measures to prevent it
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The Bank of Lithuania addresses all financial market participants operating in Lithuania, particularly electronic money an... |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Economy and financial system gained immunity, yet new challenges await | 2021-06-16
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Lithuania's economy has returned to the pre-pandemic level in terms of its gross domestic product (GDP) and the financial system has successfully weathered the challenges of the pandemic so far. Given the good economic perf... |
| Jun 14, 2021 | IMF improves the growth forecast for Lithuania's economy, but also sees risks on the horizon | 2021-06-14
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The situation of Lithuania's economy is currently favourable for a strong growth that will accelerate in the second half of this year, as stated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is projecting the growth of 4.... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | ECB monetary policy decisions | 2021-06-10
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This is press release by the European Central Bank.
At today's meeting, the Governing Council decided to confirm its very accommodative monetary policy stance:
The interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the in... |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Speech by Gediminas Šimkus at Conference “Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery: Realities and Perspectives” | 2021-06-04
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Speech by Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, at high-level conference 'Post-pandemic economic recovery: realities and perspectives' on 4 June 2021.
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Dear Governors, Centr... |
| May 19, 2021 | Bank of Lithuania : Comment of the Bank of Lithuania on Wirecard and Finolita Unio | 2021-05-18
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In response to the publicly revealed information, the Bank of Lithuania presents information about Wirecard and Finolita Unio.
BaFin, Germany's financial market supervisory authority, acknowledged that Wirecard had problems... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | ‘What Are Banks For in Today’s World?’: Qube’s Recent Webinar on NPF Payments and RegTech Raised a Series of Mind-Bending Questions | NPF Payments and RegTech Webinar Part II: Back on Track took place. Once again, Qube Events gathered an impressive list of speakers from FinTech and RegTech. Everybody involved did a fantastic job to make the event ultimately informative, b... |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Qube Brings Part II of Its NPF Payments & RegTech Event on April 20th | Event Website: NPF Payments & RegTech: PART II – BACK ON TRACK
When: April 20th, 2021 | 10:00 – 12:00 (CET)
Where: Online Event REGISTER HERE
Promo code: ITKM20
We often discuss fields denominated by buzzwords like fintech, MarTech, an... |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Válogatás a nemzetközi intézmények és külföldi jegybankok publikációiból (2021.04.01-04.07.) | NEMZETKÖZI SZEMELVÉNYEK
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2021. április 1. - április 7.
TARTALOMJEGYZÉK 1. MONETÁRIS POLITIKA, INFLÁCIÓ .................................................................... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Seimas appoints Gediminas Šimkus as Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania | 2021-04-01
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Today, on 1 April, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania appointed Gediminas Šimkus as the new Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania. Nominated by President Gitanas Nausėda, the candidate to the position received... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | NEM announces enterprise-ready proof-of-stake blockchain platform Symbol
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Symbol uses a blockchain technology known as proof-of-stake. That’s where a... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Welcome speech by Vitas Vasiliauskas at the Kick-off Meeting of the EU Twinning Project | 2021-03-09
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Welcome speech by Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, at the Kick-off Meeting of the EU Twinning Project for the National Bank of Ukraine.
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| Feb 24, 2021 | European Central Bank Issues Specialized Banking License to Lithuania-based Firm UAB SME Digital Financing | After a proposal from the Bank of Lithuania, the European Central Bank (ECB) has reportedly issued a specialized banking license to the Lithuanian capital company UAB SME Digital Financing.
It’s now expected that after acquiring such a perm... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Bank of Lithuania : grants awards for the most significant scientific research in economics | 2021-02-23
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The Board of the Bank of Lithuania granted two awards for scientific research in economics amounting to €10 thousand and €5 thousand. The Vladas Jurgutis Award was granted to Audinga Baltrūnaitė for her relevant scientific ... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Steady growth, big names and a focus on AML: Lithuanian Fintech in 2020 | 2021-02-18
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As a large part of businesses shifted online in 2020, areas like e-commerce and last mile delivery services started playing a more prominent role in our daily lives. Fintech solutions, in many cases operating in the backgro... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Wallter CEO: Open banking, blockchain and cryptocurrencies are the future of the banking industry | In a recent interview with Finbold.com, a cross-border payment firm Wallter.com Chief Executive Officer Isaac T. Armoni talked about the banking sector’s future trends where he focused on open banking, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies.
Fur... |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Instant Payments via Bank of Lithuania’s CENTROlink Platform have Increased by 4x Year-over-Year, Overall Transactions Doubled | Bank of Lithuania, the nation’s central bank, has revealed that the number and value of payments completed via its platform, CENTROlink, had doubled last year, while instant payments surged by around four times (when compared to previous ye... |
| Jul 27, 2020 | China’s National Digital Currency Project Enrolls Over 20 Companies as Partners | Support and adoption of the Chinese national digital currency project, the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), is accelerating with now more than 20 companies having joined as partners. |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Lithuania Is Trialing a CBDC No One Can Use – And That’s by Design | Lithuania's central bank is one month away from minting money too advanced for nearly anyone to use.
That's because Lietuvos Bankas' upcoming coinage is no pocket change or banknote – it's a digital currency on the NEM blockchain. The Bank ... |
| Dec 11, 2019 | Bank of Lithuania Encourages Adoption of Central Bank Digital Currency | In light of the announcement by the Bank of Lithuania to launch digital collector coins by 2020, the bank published an analysis on December 10, regarding the context of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The bank argued that CBDCs if i... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Bank of Lithuania to Launch 24,000 World’s First Digital Collector Coins | The Bank of Lithuania revealed on Monday that it will issue the world’s first blockchain-based digital coin for collectors at the beginning of 2020.
According to the announcement, the central bank plans to issue about 24,000 collector token... |
| Nov 18, 2019 | How Lithuania’s Startup Ecosystem Is Pushing Forward Fintech and Mobility | Lithuania is an attractive country for both entrepreneurs and investors alike. Its startup ecosystem has low-cost access to talent from universities such as Vilnius University and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, and the country is s... |
| Apr 18, 2019 | AI-Driven Predictive Analytics: New Opportunities for Financial Institutions | One can argue that even the most innovative banking institutions are bureaucratic enough, and their slow decision-making causing banks to lose their premium over fintech applications, peer to peer lending marketplaces, and payment processor... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Announcing Genome beta launch at White Nights Berlin 2019 | Artem Tymoshenko, Genome: fixing the frustrations of cross-border banking
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Genome opens for public beta in Berlin on 12 February 2019 introducing a unified finance ecosystem like no other.
A new fintech backed by UAB “Ma... |
| Sep 27, 2018 | Bank of Lithuania’s sandbox seeks fintech start-ups | The Bank of Lithuania is calling out to fintech start-ups and established businesses to test their innovations in a live environment under its guidance and supervision.
Vilnius, Lithuania
“Ideas generated in the sandbox could quickly move b... |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Yes, Lithuania just might be the mid-sized innovation cluster you’ve been looking for | VILNIUS, LITHUANIA — Let’s get this out right away. Civic leaders here want you to know that Lithuania, the tiny country on the Baltic Sea, is part of Northern Europe.
That’s how the United Nations officially categorizes the country of 2.9 ... |
| Jan 15, 2018 | Lithuania's Central Bank Unveils Blockchain Startup Sandbox | The central bank of Lithuania has launched a new regulatory "sandbox" for startups working with blockchain.
Announced last week
, the "LBChain" initiative will see the Bank of Lithuania set up a dedicated platform around... |
| Mar 30, 2017 | Опыт ИТ-реформ для Беларуси: страны Балтии, Украина, Россия, Молдова
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| Финтех-стартап Revolut получил банковскую лицензию в Литве | Британский финтех-стартап Revolut, основанный выходцами из России и с Украины, получил лицензию специализированного банка от Европейского центрального банка (ЕЦБ) и лицензию эмитента электронных денег в Литве, сообщается на сайте Банка Литв... |
| Federal prosecutors are examining financial transactions at Block, owner of Cash App and Square | Federal prosecutors are digging into internal practices at Block, the financial technology firm launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, discussing with a former employee alleged widespread and yearslong compliance lapses at the company’... |
| Kyiv Pitch Battle for Startup Fair Winners Announced
| Happened on April 14th Kyiv Pitch Battle in UNIT.City was essential for four Ukrainian startups carefully hand-picked from 10 who participated at the event.
“Let’s Enhance”, AI-powered platform to process and generate images in one click, s... |
| How Lithuania’s Startup Ecosystem Is Pushing Forward Fintech and Mobility
| Lithuania is an attractive country for both entrepreneurs and investors alike. Its startup ecosystem has low-cost access to talent from universities such as Vilnius University and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, and the country is s... |