{"id":10206,"date":"2025-11-26T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=10206"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:15:43","slug":"fintech-close-up-with-viktor-bodnar-blockben-benker","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/finance.rbs.lv\/en\/event\/fintech-close-up-with-viktor-bodnar-blockben-benker\/","title":{"rendered":"FINTECH CLOSE-UP WITH VIKTOR BODNAR, BLOCKBEN\/BENKER"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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 this episode, we will meet Viktor Bodn\u00e1r<\/strong>, a Hungarian FinTech entrepreneur. Viktor is one of the founders of B2B crypto platform BlockBen<\/strong>, 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<\/strong> – Europe\u2019s first officially licensed financial institution entirely based on blockchain.<\/p>\n

BlockBen<\/strong> is a Lithuania-registered company established by Hungarian founders. BlockBen is the EU\u2019s regulated crypto launchpad for B2B clients, empowering companies and communities to launch compliant, investor-ready digital assets. <\/span> The company positions itself as the leading regulated B2B crypto platform provider in the EU.<\/p>\n

Benker<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

Venue: <\/strong>RTU Riga Business School, located at\u00a0\u0136\u012bpsalas Street 6 (ADI building), Room 201.
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\nRegister by December 5<\/strong>: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/47HnkedX8F<\/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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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