Scaling from Türkiye to Europe: The MiCA Path
Scaling from Türkiye to Europe: The MiCA Path
September 24, 18:00–22:00 | Paribu Art, Turkiye
UN:BLOCK is coming to Türkiye in partnership with Paribu, bringing together Latvia and Türkiye’s fintech, blockchain and digital assets ecosystems.
Together, we’re creating a space where founders, financial institutions, regulators, investors, and technology leaders can connect, exchange ideas, and explore the future of finance.
From Riga to Istanbul, this is where two innovation ecosystems meet.
Panel: "Scaling from Türkiye to Europe: What Does It Really Take?"
What does it take for Turkish fintech and digital asset businesses to expand into Europe? This panel brings together industry leaders, legal experts, and investment specialists to explore EU regulation, market entry, and the practical challenges of building a business across borders.
Panelists:
• Reinis Znotins (Moderator) - Co-Founder at UN:BLOCK and Executive Director at The Latvian Blockchain Association
• Arina Stivrina (Speaker) - Associate Partner at Walless
• Alex Novozhenov (Speaker) - CEO and Co-Founder at Nodu
• Sadiye Demir (Speaker) - Senior Executive at Paribu
• Gustavs Lapins (Speaker) - Senior Investment Project Manager at Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
What to Expect?
Cross-border ecosystem connections - Bringing together fintech, blockchain, and digital asset leaders from Latvia and Türkiye.
High-value networking - Meet founders, financial institutions, regulators, investors, and innovators driving the industry forward.
Future-focused discussions - Explore payments, digital assets, regulation, tokenization, and the next generation of financial infrastructure.
Agenda:
18:00–19:30 | Welcome & Reception
Guests will be welcomed with a selection of charcuterie and cheese platters, potato chips, plums and almond-stuffed olives, mixed nuts, and popcorn.
19:30–20:00 | Speeches & LIAA Presentation
Speeches from UN:BLOCK
Speeches from Paribu
Speeches from the Latvian Ambassador
LIAA Presentation
20:00-21:00 | Panel: "Scaling from Türkiye to Europe: What Does It Really Take?"
What does it take for Turkish fintech and digital asset businesses to expand into Europe? This panel brings together industry leaders, legal experts, and investment specialists to explore EU regulation, market entry, and the practical challenges of building a business across borders.
21:00–22:00 | Networking & Refreshments
An informal networking session featuring a selection of cold and hot delicacies, including sourdough bread with hummus, stuffed vine leaves with sour cherries, mini spinach quiche, zucchini fritter muffins, three-cheese ravioli, mini beef rib burgers, and rolled Circassian chicken.
Hosts:
UN:BLOCK Website I LinkedIn
UN : BLOCK is Northern Europe's leading fintech, blockchain, and AI conference, connecting the people and companies building the future of financial services. Following a record 2026 conference with 2,200+ attendees, 700+ companies, participants from 50 countries, and 7+ side events, the ecosystem returns to Riga on March 10–11, 2027 for its biggest edition yet.
Paribu is Türkiye's leading digital asset platform and a key player in the country's fintech ecosystem. Founded in 2017, the company pursues a growth strategy focused on regulatory compliance, product innovation, and expansion into multiple geographies. In 2026, Paribu expanded from a crypto exchange into a multi-asset investment app, bringing together crypto trading, DeFi access, yield products, and equities on a single platform. Paribu supports 220+ crypto assets and serves millions of users. Its matching engine, Hyper Engine, processes 7.6 million orders per second. The company's institutional custody infrastructure is built on ColdShield®, its proprietary multi-layer digital asset custody technology. In 2025, Paribu acquired a majority stake in CoinMENA, a licensed exchange operating in Dubai and Bahrain serving 1.5M users across MENA. In 2026, self-custodial finance app Clave joined Paribu, bringing passkey-based account abstraction and onchain capabilities to the stack.
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