An opportunity to acquire a fully operational Electronic Money Institution (“EMI”) licensed by the Bank of Lithuania, offering a regulated and established platform for firms seeking immediate access to the European payments market. The company benefits from EU passporting rights, an existing client base, mature payment infrastructure, and a comprehensive compliance framework, providing a turnkey solution for expansion across the European Economic Area.
Key Highlights:
🔹 Company Status & Structure: Lithuanian Electronic Money Institution licensed by the Bank of Lithuania (“BoL”) since February 2021, operating as a fully established and regulated payments business with existing clients, operational infrastructure, and experienced management.
🔹 Regulatory Standing: Fully authorised EMI regulated by the Bank of Lithuania, with passporting rights across 29 EU/EEA jurisdictions. The company maintains an established compliance framework, including an approved MLRO, DORA compliance measures, annual external audits, and multiple AML reviews.
🔹 Licensed Activities: Authorised to issue electronic money and provide a broad range of payment services throughout the European Economic Area under its EMI licence.
🔹 Capital Adequacy: The minimum regulatory capital requirement is EUR 350,000. The company currently maintains approximately EUR 700,000 in capital across various jurisdictions, supporting liquidity management and remaining well above the regulatory minimum.
🔹 Operational Profile: Fully operational payments business with an established client base of approximately 150 customers and transaction turnover of EUR 19.37 million during 2025.
🔹 Banking & Payment Infrastructure: Direct access to CENTROlink infrastructure, own EUR IBAN issuance capabilities, dedicated SWIFT BIC, safeguarding accounts, and established banking and payment infrastructure already in place.
🔹 Technology Infrastructure: Mature technology stack built on the Crassula core banking platform, integrated with KYC, AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and Open Banking capabilities.
🔹 Management & Compliance Framework: Experienced management team in place, including CEO, COO, Head of Compliance, and MLRO, supported by established regulatory reporting procedures and audited financial statements.
🔹 Financial Position: The company has no material debt obligations. Liabilities are limited to ordinary operational expenses, supplier agreements, employee-related costs, and ongoing compliance commitments associated with maintaining the EMI licence.
🔹 Monthly Expenses: Monthly expenses may be disclosed to qualified buyers following receipt of a non-binding offer and execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (“NDA”).
🔹 Growth Potential: Positioned for continued expansion through developments in card issuing, acquiring services, multi-currency accounts, TARGET2 connectivity, and migration to a proprietary core banking platform.
This Lithuanian EMI represents a compelling acquisition opportunity for firms seeking a regulated European payments platform with established infrastructure, operational readiness, EU passporting rights, existing customers, and significant scalability potential. Building a comparable structure independently would require substantial regulatory engagement, capital investment, technology development, and time-to-market, making this an attractive turnkey acquisition opportunity.
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