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Estonia's LHV preps UK bank for fintechs

Estonia's LHV Group is gearing up to apply for a UK licence for a standalone bank serving the fintech market.

05 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

B4B Payments picks LHV to fuel international growth

LHV, the financial and payment services provider, is pleased to announce award-winning corporate pre-paid payments solution provider, B4B Payments (‘B4B’), has become the latest FinTech customer of its London branch.

28 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

LHV joins Faster Payments scheme

LHV, the fintech focused bank and payment services provider, is pleased to announce that it has commenced providing real-time pound payments via the UK’s Faster Payments scheme.

10 January 2020

Finextra TV/Sibos

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on the impact of Regulation on the industry. In this, final episode, we learn about how Banks are adapting to the changing regulatory landscape, whether the cost of compliance outweighs the value of innovation, what success in this space demands and whether regulation will be able to keep up with the pace set by the tech giants. Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, LHV, KPMG and Crown Agents Bank are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

18 October 2019

Company announcement/payments

LHV to join Faster Payments scheme as direct member

LHV, the fintech focused bank, is pleased to announce that it plans to start providing its fintech clients with pound payments in June.

23 May 2019

News

Estonia's LHV to open UK bank to serve fintech industry

Estonia's LHV Bank is swimming against the Brexit tide by setting up shop in the UK to service the country's thriving fintech market.

14 March 2018

Company announcement

LHV selects Fico to combat money laundering

LHV, the largest domestic financial group in Estonia, will use the FICO® TONBELLER Siron Anti Financial Crimes Solutions to fight money laundering and comply with a host of European financial regulations.

28 February 2018

Company announcement

Estonia's LHV implements TransferWise API

We’ve gone out and spoken to the new, modern banks, and realised that they too were looking for a solution to do things in a new way.

02 February 2016

News

Finextra, UKTI, LHV Bank and UK-Estonia TechLink to explore fintech collaboration opportunities

Finextra is collaborating with UK Trade and Investment on 19 November in Tallinn for an interactive event bringing together financial services and fintech players from the UK and Nordic-Baltic region.

06 November 2015

News

LHV Bank uses blockchain tech to issue receivables claims

Estonia's LHV Bank is tapping blockchain technology for an experiment that will see it issue EUR100,000 worth of "cryptographically protected" receivables claims against the bank.

09 June 2015