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SUMMARY:FINTECH CLOSE-UP WITH VIKTOR BODNAR\, BLOCKBEN/BENKER
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive opportunity to connect with top FinTech professionals at “FinTech Close-Up”\, organised monthly by the Baltic Finance Centre of the RTU Riga Business School. \nIn this episode\, we will meet Viktor Bodnár\, a Hungarian FinTech entrepreneur. Viktor is one of the founders of B2B crypto platform BlockBen\, has served as its CEO for five years\, and is now a member of the board. In parallel\, he is currently the CEO of Benker – Europe’s first officially licensed financial institution entirely based on blockchain. \nBlockBen is a Lithuania-registered company established by Hungarian founders. BlockBen is the EU’s regulated crypto launchpad for B2B clients\, empowering companies and communities to launch compliant\, investor-ready digital assets.  The company positions itself as the leading regulated B2B crypto platform provider in the EU. \nBenker is a cross-border payment platform that enables businesses to receive payments on local IBANs without the need to maintain accounts in multiple countries. The company is approved by the Bank of Lithuania under the Electronic Money Institution category. \nVenue: RTU Riga Business School\, located at Ķīpsalas Street 6 (ADI building)\, Room 201.\n\nRegister by December 5: https://forms.office.com/e/47HnkedX8F \nOnline participation is also available.\nThe event will be held in English. \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-viktor-bodnar-blockben-benker/
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SUMMARY:FinTech Breakfast and Launch of FinTech Observatory
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join the final Fintech Breakfast of the year — “Reaching Latvia’s Fintech Ambition – What will it Take?” \nWhile the new National Fintech Strategy is making its final rounds of confirmation in the government\, the general vision is clear. We want to take a moment to discuss how we’re progressing\, and what the future roadmap may look like. \nThe event will highlight the launch of two key resources for understanding and accelerating Latvia’s fintech growth: the new Latvia’s Fintech Observatory — a pilot tool by the Baltic Finance Centre at RTU Riga Business School designed for fintech students and key ecosystem decision-makers to better understand\, map\, and measure Latvia’s fintech ecosystem and its contribution to the national economy — and the Fintech Pulse 2025/2026 by Fintech Latvia Association\, offering the latest data and trends from Latvia’s fintech landscape.\nThe event will bring together representatives from public institutions\, financial sector leaders\, entrepreneurs\, and academia. \n🔹 Date: December 12\n🔹 Time: 10:00 – 13:00\n🔹 Venue: RTU Riga Business School\, Ķīpsalas str. 6 (ADI building) \nEvent language: English\nRegistration: https://forms.gle/7tGkkPRDVqVMyJaB6 \nAGENDA:\n🗣 Keynote:\nFinTech Observatory – Key data and insights on Latvia’s Fintech Sector\nKristīne Dambe\, Director\, Baltic Finance Center of RTU Riga Business School \n🗣 Keynote:\nPresenting Fintech Pulse 2025/2026\nTīna Lūse\, Head of Fintech Latvia Association \nPanel discussion:\n“Turning Strategy into Impact” \nParticipants:\nMārtiņš Kazāks\, Governor\, Bank of Latvia\nViktors Valainis\, Minister of Economics\, Republic of Latvia\nReinis Znotiņš\, Executive Director\, Latvian Blockchain Association\nUldis Cērps\, Chief Executive Officer\, Finance Latvia Association\nTīna Lūse\, Managing Director\, Fintech Latvia Association \nModerator: Kristīne Dambe\, Director\, Baltic Finance Center of RTU Riga Business School \nThe panel discussion will explore:\n– How will we know that we are truly making progress towards our main strategic goals?\n– How will we know that our goals are bold enough?\n– How can data\, evaluation\, and continuous stakeholder engagement make strategy implementation more transparent\, accountable\, and results-driven?\n– Which goals are the most important ones and which – secondary? \nJoin us to review the latest achievements\, share data and ideas\, and set new goals for the development of Latvia’s fintech sector!\nSeats are limited — register early!
URL:https://finance.rbs.lv/en/event/fintech-breakfast-launch-of-fintech-observatory/
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