Karine Martinez has spent twenty years in financial services across two countries and two very different disciplines. She started in wealth management, building investment cases, managing client portfolios, running cross-asset allocation strategies a…
Financial crime doesn’t look the way most people imagine it, because it rarely announces itself. It hides in transaction patterns, in the gap between what a business says it does and what it actually does, in the split second between a payment…
On the first Friday of April, Wallester teams in Tallinn, Riga, and Cannes did something very simple yet very worthwhile. They went to the cinema together. Now, on paper, that might not seem like that big of a deal. In practice, though, it was, becau…
Danila Kuznetsov has been organising events since 2013 – across sports, government, entertainment, and business. He has coordinated world championships with participants from 50 countries, managed business conferences for the Baltic’s largest e…
The world of embedded finance is moving away from fragmented financial systems toward “all-in-one” infrastructure. At Wallester, we believe that launching a card program shouldn’t feel like building a bank from scratch. That is why…
Wallester has been ranked the fastest-growing fintech company in Europe in the Financial Times FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026, securing the #1 position in the Fintech, Financial Services & Insurance category and 38th place overal…
With more than two decades of experience across infrastructure, platform engineering, and technical leadership, Andrei Skopenko has built and scaled engineering organisations in some of the most demanding environments in fintech and crypto. He…
The European tech landscape is evolving rapidly. Gone are the days of “growth at all costs.” Today, successful scaling requires precision, adaptability, and a strategic approach to talent acquisition. In a recent live discussion, Anna Met…
For a long time, launching a branded card programme felt like climbing Everest – expensive, bogged down by regulation, and reserved only for the banking elite. That has officially changed. We recently hosted a high-level webinar, “Scale y…
At Wallester, we believe that the same drive, precision, and teamwork that fuel our fintech innovations are just as vital on the court. That is why we are incredibly proud to sponsor Vortex, a team that perfectly embodies the spirit of competition an…
Sadly, some people fall through the cracks. The state can’t step in or they don’t qualify for state support, but they can’t make it on their own either. There’s a single mother whose roof is leaking and a child with special ne…
Wallester is proud to announce that we have joined DHL Express’s GoGreen Plus Silver programme, which reduces the carbon footprint of air transport logistics by 30% at its baseline tier. But we are already aiming even higher, committing to a 35% redu…
On February 4th, the doors of our new Tallinn office opened to the local tech community for a very special occasion: our first-ever external tech event, hosted in partnership with DevClub.ee. The evening was more than just a meetup; it was a mileston…
At Wallester, we’ve always believed that meaningful innovation in finance and payments happens through collaboration – whether local, regional, or international. And it’s not just about where you collaborate, but also who you collaborate with:…
As 2025 draws to a close, it’s clear that Wallester has continued its rapid trajectory of growth, innovation, and market impact. From opening major new offices to launching game-changing products and earning industry accolades, this year has been not…
Every strong year deserves a moment to pause and celebrate and 2025 gave Wallester plenty to raise a glass to. It was the year we turned a page and showed what it really means to scale and deliver with substance. To mark the occasion, the entire Wall…
With more than two decades of experience across the UK’s financial crime landscape, Paul Munson has worked on everything from complex asset tracing at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to high-profile corporate corruption cases at the Serious Fraud Off…
Managing your company’s finances just became significantly more efficient. With the release of our new accounting-software integration, Wallester Business users can now connect their accounts directly to two of the most widely used platforms in finan…
