Lithuania welcomes fintech unicorn Checkout.com

A fintech unicorn Checkout.com chose Lithuania! With the Bank of Lithuania’s approval of its acquisition of Lithuanian Blue EMI, the global payments leader is opening a technology centre in Vilnius. 

The new hub marks Checkout.com’s next step in Europe and will strengthen its capabilities across payments, technology, and compliance – areas where Lithuania has built deep expertise, supported by a clear and trusted regulatory framework. When a company trusted by eBay, Uber, Pinterest, Vinted, Sony, Klarna, and others chooses to build here, it speaks volumes. This move reflects confidence in Lithuania’s fintech ecosystem. 

Shoutout to the WALLESS team who worked closely with Checkout.com on its move into Lithuania – led by Partner Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė and Associate Partner Akvilė Marozaitė, together with Partner Andrius Ivanauskas and Senior Associate Ieva Pikaitė, and supported by Partners Dr Mindaugas Lukas, Simona Vosylienė, Associate Partner Edita Daukšienė, Senior Associates Samanta Blėdienė, Giedrė Cesiulytė-Meginė, Viktorija Dusajeva, Gabrielė Gudauskienė, Dovilė Jakimonytė, Ignas Urbonas, Associates Iveta Balčiūtė, Robertas Kvetkauskas and Legal Assistant Elvina Venckeviūtė.