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April 25, 2019

How Lithuania became a mecca for fintech

For years Lithuania was best known for its world-class basketball team. Lately, the small country of under 3m people is getting noticed for something else – fintech.


Krista Krumina

4 min read

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In 2017, Lithuania was home to 117 fintech startups. Just a year later — 170. The UK might be often named Europe's capital of fintech, but Lithuania seems to be after that title.

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