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The 9 Hottest Fintech, Insurtech and Proptech Startups in Finland: 1 of it is actually Swiss
Over the past years, Finland’s fintech industry has been growing rapidly. Today, the nation is home to roughly 160 fintech companies covering a wide range of areas including payments, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, insurance, security and compliance, APIs and platforms, data and
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The World’s First Digital Collector Coin is Under Way in Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania has signed a contract for programming the world’s first digital collector coin which, together with its physical version, is expected to be issued at the beginning of 2020. “We are moving from an idea to its
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Lithuania Introduces E-Residency Program
Lithuania is following on the steps of its Baltic neighbor Estonia and introduced an e-residency program for foreigners. According to a report by LRT, the Lithuanian government has passed a legal amendment allowing foreign nationals to obtain the status of
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First Swiss Fintech Obtains e-Money Licence in Lithuania for European Expansion
Sonect, a location-based P2P matchmaking platform that connects those who want to withdraw cash with those who want to deposit it, has obtained its Electronic Money Institution licence from the Bank of Lithuania, which enables the company to operate in
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How Estonia is Secretly Rising to Be Europe’s Startup Nation
With one of the highest rates of startups per capita in Europe, Estonia is considered by many as a startup paradise, a status it earned thanks to the numerous governmental initiatives focusing on supporting technology and small businesses. Image Credit:
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Iuvo – The P2P Investment Platform Celebrates 2nd Birthday With €29 M Turnover
The Estonian platform iuvo is one of the fastest developing P2P platforms in Europe. Мore and more people choose to entrust their savings to peer-2-peer platforms, rather than deposit them in banks. In 2 years iuvo has attracted over 7000
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Latvia 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
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New Report Spotlights Nordic and Baltic Region Thriving Fintech Industry
The Nordic and Baltic region is increasingly becoming a hotspot for fintech innovation. Fintech success is not in short supply in the region, which has so far given birth to half of Europe’s six fintech unicorns, according to a new
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Government Pushes for Fintech Revolution in Estonia
Estonia is well-known in Europe for being a highly developed country in the tech space with approximately 30.6 startups per 100,000 inhabitants. The country is now poised to become a leading fintech hub. Digital innovators like Skype and TransferWise, as
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10 Exciting Fintech Startups from Lithuania to Keep an Eye on
Lithuania, which have been promoting itself as gateway destination to the European market for fintech startups from across the world, has seen its digital finance and fintech sector grow rapidly in the past years. In 2017, the country saw no
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