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Lithuanian fintech kevin declared insolvent

Payments startup kevin has been declared insolvent by a Lithuanian court

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Lithuanian fintech kevin declared insolvent

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According to a spokesperson for the Vilnius District Court, the insolvency call was made after evaluating the company's financial data and finding that kevin was "unable to meet its financial obligations on time".

A bankruptcy case has been opened by the court and IS Group has been appointed as the insolvency administrator. 

Kevin has since announced that it plans to appeal the insolvency decision.

The court decision marks a dramatic fall for the paytech firm which was once hailed as the fastetst growing fintech in Central and Eastern Europe.

Kevin had also raised $65m from its various investors, including Accel and Eurazeo.

The first signs of financial difficulty were seen in February when a report from online news site Sifted stated that kevin had failed to pay staff for two months - claims which were refuted by the startup. 

And then in July, the Lithuanian central bank banned the company from taking on any new clients after growing impatient at the company's failure to file its annual reports on time. 

 

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A Finextra member 

There are no names to the two individuals pictured, nor the names of any founders or directors.

A Finextra member 

 

Milan Gauder Ex Mastercard was a lead in this venture I believe. 

Hitesh Thakkar

Hitesh Thakkar Technology Evangelist (Financial Technology) at SME - Fintech startups (APAC and Africa)

Kevin offering and growth from 2018 till 2023 seems very good after that, they have gone into wrong footing including rubbing wrong side of regulator.

Person on left in picture is Tadas -https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadas-tamo%C5%A1i%C5%ABnas-664b8039/ one of the founder and CEO of Kevin.

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