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Lithuanian-based fintech startup SME Finance raises €80 million in funding, the largest European Investment Bank financing awarded to a fintech lender

November 12, 2020

SME Finance, a Lithuanian-based fintech startup and leading fintech platform for non-banking financing in the Baltic states, today announced it has received €80 million in back from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support small and medium-sized Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian enterprises in the transport, retail, wholesale, production, and services sectors. The investment is the largest EIB investment awarded to a fintech lender.

The first wave of funding from the EIB is expected to reach businesses by the first half of 2021. SME Finance plans to offer business financing with 4 to 8 percent annual interest rates. The maximum factoring limit granted to individual enterprises will be capped at EUR 5 million.

SME Finance was founded in 2016 to address an identified funding gap in the financing of working capital for SMEs and midcaps. Since its establishment, the company has financed invoices worth more than 459 MEUR, has provided financing services to 500 clients, and has raised more than 114 MEUR from local and international investors. SME Finance now has 80 MEUR of available capital and provides short and long-term loans, factoring, and leasing. The startup has partnerships with world-leading providers of trade-related insurance solutions, including Euler Hermes and Coface.…

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Curve Europe UAB Gets the Green Light for E-Money License in Lithuania

October 30, 2020

The Board of the Bank of Lithuania has granted an electronic money institution license to Curve Europe UAB, a subsidiary of Curve OS Limited, an electronic money institution licensed in the UK.

This move authorises it to issue electronic money and provide certain payment services set forth in the Republic of Lithuania Law on Payments.

Following Brexit, the activities of Curve OS will be transferred to Curve Europe UAB. The institution intends to provide electronic money services, execute payment transactions, offer cash withdrawal services, issue payment instruments, as well as provide payment initiation, account information and currency exchange services.

It will provide its services within the European Economic Area (EEA).

Having secured the license, the institution is obliged to provide the Bank of Lithuania with a copy of the agreement concluded with a credit institution, confirming proper implementation of measures for safeguarding customer funds before it starts providing the aforementioned financial services.

Curve Establishes Subsidiary in Lithuania
Curve has also announced the establishment of its subsidiary in Lithuania. The move will help Curve continue to serve customers across the EEA, following the end of the Brexit transition period, and to scale its operations.

As with many other UK-based fintech companies, Curve was searching for a European base to continue operating on the continent post-Brexit.…

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Curve Brexit-proofs EU future with Lithuanian outpost

October 26, 2020

Banking platform Curve has announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Lithuania.The move will help Curve continue to serve customers across the EEA, following the end of the Brexit transition period, and to scale its operations. In addition to passporting rights, Lithuania was chosen as an EEA base for its strong AML competencies, fintech friendly regulator and diverse workforce.

Curve was founded in 2015 with a mission to simplify the way people spend, send, see and save money. Its mobile platform allows users to manage their spending on all linked cards, and access a growing number of features including contactless and mobile payments. These include Go Back in Time, cashback, competitive FX rates and free ATM withdrawals. With Curve, users can modernise their banking without changing their banks, keeping their hard earned money with the banks they know and trust.

As with many other UK-based fintechs, Curve was searching for a European base to continue operating on the continent post-Brexit. According to founder and CEO Shachar Bialick, Curve initially looked at countries like Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, but ultimately Lithuania made much more sense.

Shachar Bialick, Founder and CEO, Curve says: “We chose Lithuania as a gateway to Europe because of the ease of business there, its welcoming culture and world-class AML standards.…

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