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Join us for an exclusive opportunity to connect with top FinTech professionals at\u00a0\u201cFinTech Close-Up\u201d<\/strong>, organised monthly by the Baltic Finance Centre of the RTU Riga Business School.<\/p>\n

In the 3rd episode of Season 3, we will meet J\u0101nis Stirna<\/strong>, CEO at Handwave<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Handwave<\/strong> is a Latvian biometric payment startup that has raised $4.2 million in seed funding to launch its palm-based payment and identity platform in Europe and the US. This innovative technology allows users to pay, verify their age, and activate loyalty programs simply by scanning their palm.<\/div>\n
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Venue:<\/strong> RTU Riga Business School, located at\u00a0\u0136\u012bpsalas Street 6 (ADI building), Room 201.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


\nRegister by March 17<\/strong>: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/hGyDFX7zrm<\/a><\/p>\n

Online participation is also available.
\nThe event will be held in English.<\/p>\n

This activity is carried out within the project \u201cKnowledge and Research Capacity Strengthening of Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Sector Technology and Analysis\u201d funded by the EC Recovery and Resilience Facility.<\/em><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"fintech-close-up-with-janis-stirna-handwave","image":{"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1.png","id":10923,"extension":"png","width":1920,"height":1080,"filesize":413681,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":169,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":34087,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-300x169.png"},"large":{"width":1024,"height":576,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":208411,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-1024x576.png"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":17281,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-150x150.png"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":432,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":134448,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-768x432.png"},"1536x1536":{"width":1536,"height":864,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":372140,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-1536x864.png"},"blog-large":{"width":669,"height":272,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":90379,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-669x272.png"},"blog-medium":{"width":320,"height":202,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":42404,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-320x202.png"},"recent-posts":{"width":700,"height":441,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":135824,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-700x441.png"},"recent-works-thumbnail":{"width":66,"height":66,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":5223,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-66x66.png"},"fusion-200":{"width":200,"height":113,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":18826,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-200x113.png"},"fusion-400":{"width":400,"height":225,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":52153,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-400x225.png"},"fusion-600":{"width":600,"height":338,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":95136,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-600x338.png"},"fusion-800":{"width":800,"height":450,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":144757,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-800x450.png"},"fusion-1200":{"width":1200,"height":675,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":262693,"url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1-1200x675.png"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-03-18 16:40:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"03","day":"18","hour":"16","minutes":"40","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-03-18 17:40:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"03","day":"18","hour":"17","minutes":"40","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-03-18 14:40:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"03","day":"18","hour":"14","minutes":"40","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-03-18 15:40:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"03","day":"18","hour":"15","minutes":"40","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"Europe\/Riga","timezone_abbr":"EET","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"FINTECH CLOSE-UP WITH JANIS STIRNA, HANDWAVE","description":"<p>Join us for an exclusive opportunity to connect with top […]<\/p>\\n","image":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Handwave-16-9-S-1.png","url":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/en\/event\/fintech-close-up-with-janis-stirna-handwave\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-03-18T16:40:00+02:00","endDate":"2026-03-18T17:40:00+02:00","performer":"Organization"}}