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SUMMARY:FinTech Close-Up with Līga Viņķele\, Fintelligence
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive opportunity to connect with top FinTech professionals at “FinTech Close-Up”\,  hosted monthly by the Baltic Finance Center at Riga Business School. \nIn the second event of “FinTech Close-Up” series we invite you to meet Līga Viņķele\, the founder and CEO of Fintelligence. \nLīga\, a graduate of our RBS Mini MBA program\, has accumulated over 15 years of experience in product and project management across various banks and is now developing her own startup. \nFintelligence is a startup that provides an automated IT solution for reputation screening—searching and analyzing public information in over 100 languages. The solution specifically highlights negative information that may impact risk assessment and collaboration with potential clients or partners. \nLīga will share her journey in building a FinTech startup\, discussing both successes and challenges. She will also provide insights into the role of AI in Fintelligence’s products. \nStudents and faculty from RBS and other universities are invited\, as well as anybody interested in learning more about the rapidly growing FinTech industry is welcome to join! \nVenue: Riga Business School\, Skolas Street 11\, Alumni Auditorium\nYou can also participate online here. \nPlease register for the event here. \nThis activity is carried out within the projects “Knowledge and Research Capacity Strengthening of Anti-Money Laundering\, Financial Sector Technology and Analysis” and “EDIC: Support for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence Development in Latvia” funded by the EC Recovery and Resilience Facility.
URL:https://finance.rbs.lv/en/event/fintech-close-up-with-liga-vinkele-fintelligence/
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SUMMARY:FinTech Close-Up with Mārcis Goģis\, Mintos
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive opportunity to connect with top FinTech professionals at “FinTech Close-Up”\, which will be hosted monthly by the Baltic Finance Center at Riga Business School. \nIn the first event of this series\, our featured speaker will be \nMārcis Goģis\, Chief Product Officer at Mintos. \nMārcis has been with Mintos since its inception\, playing a key role in transforming it into a leading all-in-one investment platform. Today\, Mintos manages over €600 million in assets for 500\,000+ investors\, providing diverse investment opportunities in loans\, bonds\, ETFs\, real estate\, and money market funds. With his extensive expertise in product development and innovation\, Mārcis will share insights on building FinTech products that are not only powerful but also user-centric and accessible. \nStudents and faculty from RBS and other universities are invited\, as well as anybody interested in learning more about the rapidly growing FinTech industry is welcome to join! \nVenue: Riga Business School\, Skolas Street 11\, AI Auditorium\nYou can also participate online here. \nPlease register for the event here. \nThis activity is carried out within the project “Knowledge and Research Capacity Strengthening of Anti-Money Laundering\, Financial Sector Technology and Analysis”  funded by the EC Recovery and Resilience Facility.
URL:https://finance.rbs.lv/en/event/fintech-close-up-with-marcis-gogis-mintos/
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SUMMARY:What Should Latvia's Next FinTech Strategy Look Like?
DESCRIPTION:In autumn 2024 the Ministry of Finance in cooperation with other ministries\, sectoral regulators and the industry started work on the new national FinTech strategy to replace the previous one. To support this process with independent\, evidence-based analysis\, the RBS Baltic Finance Center has developed a research report “What Should Latvia’s Next FinTech Strategy Look Like?” that will evaluate the implementation of the previous strategy\, analyze best practices from other countries\, and provide recommendations for Latvia’s FinTech development. \nThe research presentation and panel discussion will take place on December 9th from 2:30-4:30 PM at the EU House\, 28 Aspazijas Boulevard\, Riga. \nAttendees are invited to register by December 4th: https://forms.gle/TV9BCRd6T9NAHnjb9 \nPROGRAM\n2:00 PM Arrival\, Coffee\n2:30 PM Opening Remarks\nKristīne Dambe\, BFC Director \n2:35 PM FinTech Policy Development Drivers in the Baltic States\nVytautas Kuokštis\, Associate Professor and Lead Researcher at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science\, Vilnius University \n2:50 PM Presentation of Research Findings “What Should the Next Latvian FinTech Strategy Look Like?\nMadara Ambrēna\, BFC Expert\,\nAlexander Apostolides\, BFC Expert \n3:20 PM Panel Discussion: What Should the Next Latvian FinTech Strategy and Its Priorities Be?\nParticipants:\nAija Zitcere\, Director of the Financial Market Policy Department\, Ministry of Finance;\nRaivis Bremšmits\, Deputy State Secretary on Economic Issues\, Ministry of Economics;\nMarine Krasovska\, Head of Financial Technology Supervision\, Bank of Latvia;\nTīna Lūse\, Executive Director of Fintech Latvia Association;\nUldis Cērps\, Executive Director of the Financial Sector Association;\nReinis Znotiņš\, Executive Director of the Latvian Blockchain Association. \nModerator: Aldis Greitāns\, RTU Lecturer \n4:30-5:00 PM Coffee and Snacks \nThe event will be in Latvian and English\, with translation available. \nThe study is implemented within the framework of the European Commission’s Recovery and Resilience Facility funded project No. 5.2.1.1.i.0/1/23/I/CFLA/001 “Strengthening Knowledge and Research Capacity in the Areas of Anti-Money Laundering\, Financial Technologies\, and Sector Analysis”. The authors are BFC experts and economists Madara Ambrēna\, Alexander Apostolides\, and Kristīne Dambe. \nPresentation of the event (PDF)
URL:https://finance.rbs.lv/en/event/8325/
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SUMMARY:Mortgage lending and promoting competition: time to shift gears?
DESCRIPTION:The Baltic Financial Center has conducted an independent study analyzing Latvian and global practices in mortgage market design and competition promotion to promote evidence-based discussion and offer proposals for market development. \nThe event will present the study’s conclusions and discuss the following questions: \n\nWhat kind of mortgage market do we want to develop over the next 5-10 years\, and what are we currently lacking for an effective competitive process?\nWill the solutions implemented so far to improve competition be sufficient\, considering the experience of other countries?\nWho is responsible for promoting competition in the financial sector\, and how can the approach to promoting competition be strengthened based on global best practices?\n\nThe event will be held in Latvian\, with English translation available.\nPlease fill out the registration form by November 5th. Number of guests is limited.\n \n___\nThe study is implemented within the framework of the European Commission’s Recovery and Resilience Facility funded project No. 5.2.1.1.i.0/1/23/I/CFLA/001 “Strengthening Knowledge and Research Capacity in the Areas of Anti-Money Laundering\, Financial Technologies\, and Sector Analysis”. The authors are BFC economists and experts Kristīne Dambe\, Andrejs Jakobsons\, and William Schaub. \n  \nProgram \n  \n\n\n\n \n8:30 Arrival\, coffee\n\n\n   \n9:00 Opening Remarks \nZane Petre\, Head of the European Commission Representation in LatviaElīna Gaile-Sarkane\, RTU Vice-Rector for Studies \n\n\n\n \n9:10 Presentation of Research Conclusions \nKristīne Dambe\, BFC Founding Director and EconomistAndrejs Jakobsons\, BFC Economist \n\n\n\n       \n9:40 Panel Discussion: What Should the Mortgage Market Look Like in 2030 and How to Get There? \nArvils Ašeradens\, Minister of FinanceMārtiņš Kazāks\, President of the Bank of LatviaSkaidrīte Ābrama\, Chair of the Saeima Economic CommitteeUldis Cērps\, Head of the Finance Latvia AssociationAinārs Balcers\, Co-Chair of the Finance Latvia Association’s Lending Committee\, Head of Swedbank Latvia’s Private Individuals DivisionTīna Lūse\, Head of the FinTech Latvia AssociationKristīne Dambe\, BFC Founding DirectorModerator: Ainārs Ozols\, Chairman of the BFC Development Council \n\n\n\n        \n 10:40  Summary \nMārtiņš Zemītis\, Head of the European Parliament Office in Latvia \n\n\n\n \n10:45 Coffee and Refreshments\n\n\n\nPresentation of the event (PDF)
URL:https://finance.rbs.lv/en/event/mortgage-lending-and-promoting-competition-time-to-shift-gears/
LOCATION:ES māja\, Aspazijas bulvāris 28\, Rīga\, Latvia
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