{"id":9136,"date":"2025-06-09T16:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/?p=9136"},"modified":"2025-06-09T16:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:37:23","slug":"first-fintech-close-up-season-concluded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/en\/2025\/06\/09\/first-fintech-close-up-season-concluded\/","title":{"rendered":"First FinTech Close-Up Season Concluded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"468\"><strong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"248\">We have concluded the first season of FinTech Close-Up conversations<\/strong> &#8211; a monthly event series hosted by the Baltic Finance Centre at Riga Business School. These sessions brought together students, faculty, and FinTech enthusiasts to engage with some of Latvia\u2019s top FinTech professionals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"618\">Over the course of four insightful discussions, we explored the journeys, challenges, and breakthroughs of leading minds in Latvia\u2019s FinTech sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"672\"><strong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"670\">Listen to the first season\u2019s conversations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"672\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VRIBSZf_zl4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-8494 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/02\/FinTech-Close-Up-Ep1-Mintos-16_9-1024x576.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/02\/FinTech-Close-Up-Ep1-Mintos-16_9-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" 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srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1536x864.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"928\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/rcCH7aHIv0A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-large wp-image-8799\" src=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1b-1024x576.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1b-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" 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https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1b-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1b-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1b-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1b.png 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"928\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/qyCG-vTKgX0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-large wp-image-9027\" src=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1024x576.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/FinTech-Close-Up-Presentation-1.png 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"928\">We\u2019ll be back in <strong data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"832\">September<\/strong> with a new season &#8211; featuring more inspiring guests and fresh insights into the FinTech industry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"1156\"><em data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"1156\">This initiative is part of the project \u201cKnowledge and Research Capacity Strengthening of Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Sector Technology and Analysis,\u201d funded by the European Commission\u2019s Recovery and Resilience Facility.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have concluded the first season of FinTech Close-Up conversations  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