Jakub Wieclaw, CEO of Magnetiq Bank, joins Nordic Fintech Magazine at the Baltic Fintech Days Satellite Event in Vilnius for a conversation that gets straight to the point.
Magnetiq Bank made a deliberate call to skip Money 20/20 and put Baltic Fintech Days at the top of their calendar for the year. That’s not a small decision. Jakub breaks down exactly why, what that says about where the real fintech momentum is building right now, and why Latvia is one of the most compelling markets in Europe for companies looking to grow, expand, and establish themselves somewhere that actually wants them.
He also talks about what it’s been like relocating to the Baltics as an outsider, almost a year and a half in, and why the region surprised him in ways he didn’t expect. The people, the energy, the government support, the regulator, the market participants all pulling in the same direction.
This is a region that’s stopped waiting for permission to be taken seriously. And Baltic Fintech Days in Riga this May is where that story gets told in full.
If you’re still sleeping on the Baltics, this is your wake-up call.
