UK Curve sets up office in Vilnius as Brexit transition nears end

UK Curve sets up office in Vilnius as Brexit transition nears end
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By bne IntelliNews October 28, 2020

British fintech firm Curve has established a new office in Vilnius, which, along with a local subsidiary, will help its Brexit-wary and weary European customers to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period.

Curve founder and CEO Shachar Bialick says the company considered Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands among the options for setting up its European base, before hunkering down in Lithuania.

“We chose Lithuania as a gateway to Europe because of the ease of business there, its welcoming culture and world-class AML standards,” he said.

The fintech’s new Vilnius office will be more than just a corporate shell; it will house Curve’s AML, compliance and risk management operations, with the startup looking at what other teams can be established there.

Reportedly, Curve missed out on the Banking Competition Remedies’ (BCR's) Pool E earlier this summer after its bid wasn’t selected, and talks of a £100mn upcoming fundraising have fallen silent in the last months.

The UK is approaching the end of its negotiations with the European Union, with December 31 being the end of the Brexit transition period.

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