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February 12, 2019

E-money "onslaught" hits Lithuania

The Baltic fintech hub struggles to keep up with Brexit-fuelled interest from international payment companies.


Carly Minsky

3 min read

Google has one. Revolut has one. All the cool kids seem to be vying for the latest regulatory bauble: a Lithuanian e-money licence.

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