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Banking platform Curve joins Lithuania’s bustling Fintech sector

26/10/2020
 
Banking platform Curve has announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Lithuania. The move will help Curve continue to serve customers across the EEA, following the end of the Brexit transition period, and to scale its operations. In addition to passporting rights, Lithuania was chosen as an EEA base for its strong AML competencies, fintech friendly regulator and diverse workforce.
Curve was founded in 2015 with a mission to simplify the way people spend, send, see and save money. Its mobile platform allows users to manage their spending on all linked cards, and access a growing number of features including contactless and mobile payments. These include Go Back in Time, cashback, competitive FX rates and free ATM withdrawals. With Curve, users can modernise their banking without changing their banks, keeping their hard earned money with the banks they know and trust.
As with many other UK-based fintechs, Curve was searching for a European base to continue operating on the continent post-Brexit. According to founder and CEO Shachar Bialick, Curve initially looked at countries like Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, but ultimately Lithuania made much more sense.
Shachar Bialick, Founder and CEO, Curve says: “We chose Lithuania as a gateway to Europe because of the ease of business there, its welcoming culture and world-class AML standards. On behalf of everyone at Curve, I’d like to thank those involved in making Curve’s application a success, including the Bank of Lithuania and Invest Lithuania. I’m excited about the huge boost to the Curve platform that our license in Lithuania will give to our growth and ability to serve customers around Europe.”

Curve intends to invest in scaling up its AML, Compliance and Risk management operation from their Lithuanian base. The company is also assessing what other business streams can be established in its Vilnius office, as it grows across Europe.
“The fact that Curve chose Lithuania testifies to our strengths, which include innovation-friendly regulation and one of the most vibrant Fintech communities in Europe. We are certain that Curve’s seal of approval will encourage other disruptive companies in the field of Finance to tackle the EEA market from Lithuania,” states Mantas Katinas, General Manager of Invest Lithuania.
Since launching in 2015, Curve has attracted a significant level of external interest and support. Curve OS has completed four successful funding rounds, accumulating close to £70.7m in total funding to date. Investors include Santander InnoVentures, Investec, Oxford Capital, Breega Capital, Speedinvest, Seedcamp and Connect Ventures. Curve OS also broke Crowdcube’s crowdfunding records with the fastest raise ever, raising nearly £6 million in 4hrs and 42 minutes, and with the largest number of investors on the Crowdcube platform ever in that time.
Curve has already integrated its platform with Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. Apple Pay has already been rolled out across 30 countries. Curve’s integration with Google Pay enabled customers with BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole in France, Deutsche Bank and DZ Bank AG in Germany, and Santader and CaixaBank in Spain access to these platforms for the first time. Curve is also rolling out compatibility with Garmin, Fitbit and Wena smartwatches in some European countries.
The company has more than 270 employees working across offices in London, Bristol and the US. Leadership positions include managers with experience at Amazon, PayPal, Amex, Samsung, and Uber.




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