Opportunities for start-ups in the Latvian capital market
The Latvian capital market offers companies an opportunity to raise additional funding for development and diversify their sources of funding for growth, as well as other important benefits. This blog post focuses on the opportunities for start-ups to raise investments in the capital market.
Watch the discussion “How best should financial authorities explore FinTech solutions?”
On 18 May, Dublin, Ireland, hosted the Global Government Fintech Lab 2023, bringing together FinTech professionals to share expertise and experiences regarding how governments worldwide are exploring FinTech.
Five trends motivating you to start a payment services business in Latvia
Payment services are one of the areas of the financial sector where innovative solutions have made services faster and more convenient for users. New market players also have an important role in innovation, challenging traditional service providers. The provision of payment services is, however, a regulated business area and companies wishing to engage in the provision of payment services require an appropriate authorisation to operate.
Discussion “Breaking Through the Noise”
In mid-April, Riga hosted ECOM21 2023 conference for eCommerce and FinTech, bringing together industry leaders and decision-makers to discuss the latest trends and challenges in the post-pandemic world.
How technologies can help meet AML requirements
Increasingly strict regulatory and compliance requirements for financial institutions in the area of anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions management, the rising costs associated with meeting these requirements and a greater focus on data, along with advances in technology, have driven the digital transformation of the financial sector. One area of development is RegTech, a regulatory technology that helps to meet the requirements of the risk management and compliance control regulatory framework.
Nordic Fintech Magazine interview with Marine Krasovska
Marine Krasovska, head of Financial Technology Supervision Department at Latvijas Banka, recently talked to Nordic Fintech Magazine about the role of Latvijas Banka in facilitating the growth of fintech within the country.
Why obtain a crowdfunding authorisation in Latvia?
The single European crowdfunding regulatory framework sets uniform regulatory and operational requirements for service providers.
Latvijas Banka issues an investment firm licence to SIA Nectaro
On 29 March, the Supervision Committee of Latvijas Banka decided to issue a licence to SIA Nectaro for the provision of investment services and ancillary investment services.
