Dmitri Mihhailov
Managing Partner
Founder of Prifinance. 15+ years structuring international companies, banking and licensing for founders worldwide.
Register a company in Lithuania, the fintech gateway to SEPA.
Set up a Lithuanian UAB remotely: €1,000 capital, registration in days, 16% corporate tax with a 6% small-company rate, and the EU's most active fintech regulator, the licence hub that made Vilnius Revolut's European home. The rest, in plain terms: banks are fintech-first for non-residents, and the market itself is small.A Lithuanian UAB remotely: €1,000 capital, days to register, 16% tax (6% small), and the EU's most pragmatic fintech regulator with SEPA rails attached. In plain terms: banks are fintech-first, the market is small.
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Lithuania · at a glance
Legal formUAB · LLC
Time to set up3-7 business days
Corporate tax16% · small 6%
Fintech licensingEMI / PI hub
Minimum capital€1,000
Remote setupYes - e-signature / POA
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Lithuania in brief
The small country that plugged fintech into Europe.
Lithuania decided a decade ago to become Europe's fintech front door, and did it. The Bank of Lithuania licenses EMIs and payment institutions faster and more pragmatically than any other EU regulator, hosts the union's largest fleet of them after the UK's departure, and runs CENTROlink: direct SEPA access through the central bank itself, so licensed fintechs clear euros without begging a commercial bank for rails. Revolut built its EU home here. Underneath sits a normal, healthy Baltic economy. The UAB registers in days with €1,000 capital, corporate tax is 16% with a 6% small-company rate (0% in year one for qualifying starters), and the euro, EU and Schengen come standard.
To place it precisely. The 2025 defence budget nudged rates one point up: 16% standard, 6% small, still comfortably competitive. Commercial banks (SEB, Swedbank) onboard non-resident-owned companies cautiously, which in Lithuania matters less than anywhere, because the fintech layer is the point and an EMI account is native rather than a fallback. The home market is 2.8 million people. You register here for the licence, the SEPA rails, the IT talent or Baltic operations, and we say which case is yours on the first call.
Lithuania chose to be Europe's fintech door, and is: the BoL licenses EMIs/PIs in months, hosts the EU's largest fleet, and CENTROlink clears euros through the central bank itself. Revolut's EU home. UAB in days, €1,000 capital.
In practice: 16% since 2025 (the defence point), commercial banks cautious with non-residents. Here that matters less: the EMI layer is native, not a fallback. Home market 2.8M; you come for the licence, the rails, the talent or Baltic ops.
Packages & pricing
Lithuanian company - cost & packages.
01 - UAB · UŽDAROJI AKCINĖ BENDROVĖ
Company
from€1,800EUR · all-in
Remote registration of a Lithuanian UAB: founding documents, Register of Legal Entities filing, tax and VAT registration and the first year of the registered address.
✓Name check & founding documents✓Register filing - e-signature or POA✓State fees included✓Registered address in Vilnius - first year✓Tax & VAT (PVM) registration handled✓Free pre-incorporation consultation
Optional add-ons: EMI/PI licence scoping free at first assessment, accounting from €150/month, annual renewal from €1,400/year.Add-ons: licence scoping free · accounting from €150/month · renewal from €1,400/year.
Start with Company →02 - UAB · UŽDAROJI AKCINĖ BENDROVĖ
Most popularCompany + Bank Account
from€3,200EUR · all-in
A working UAB with an account: a Lithuanian EMI live in days (the native route), commercial-bank onboarding where substance supports it.
✓Everything in Company✓Account with a Lithuanian EMI or bank - EUR-first✓Account application & KYC file preparation✓Introduction to 2-3 suitable institutions✓Compliance onboarding support✓Dedicated account manager
Start with Banking →Prices are starting points and get confirmed for your case before any work begins. Register and notary fees are itemised; licence projects are scoped separately.Starting points, confirmed first. Register fees itemised; licences scoped separately.
What you can do
Popular uses for a Lithuanian company.
A UAB may run almost any lawful business. Financial services run under Bank of Lithuania licensing - the national specialty, and ours.Almost any lawful business; finance runs under Bank of Lithuania licensing - the specialty.
Fintech & paymentslicensed
EMI and PI licences with CENTROlink SEPA access. The reason the industry moved to Vilnius.
IT & development
Vilnius and Kaunas engineering at Baltic costs, EU rules and euro invoicing.
Crypto & MiCAlicensed
CASP authorisation under the EU framework through a regulator that answers emails.
Baltic operations
Trade, logistics and services across the three Baltics from one seat.
Manufacturing & lasers
The quiet niche: Lithuanian lasers and precision industry sell worldwide.
Shared services
Back-office and support hubs the Nordics increasingly place here.
Fintech & paymentslicensed
EMI/PI + CENTROlink.
IT & development
Baltic costs, EU rules.
Crypto & MiCAlicensed
CASP via a responsive regulator.
Baltic operations
Three markets, one seat.
Manufacturing & lasers
The quiet world-class niche.
Shared services
The Nordics' back office.
Why Lithuania
Key advantages of the jurisdiction.
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The fintech regulator
Bank of Lithuania licenses pragmatically and fast. The EU's largest EMI fleet proves it.Largest EMI fleet in the EU.
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CENTROlink
Direct SEPA access through the central bank. Licensed fintechs clear euros without commercial-bank rails.SEPA via the central bank.
✓
6% for small companies
Under 10 staff and €300k revenue: 6%. And 0% in the first year for qualifying starters.0% in year one for starters.
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€1,000 and days
The UAB's capital dropped to €1,000 and the register works electronically.Register works electronically.
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Euro + EU + Schengen
The full package at Baltic operating costs.At Baltic costs.
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Talent density
Fintech compliance officers and developers exist here in numbers. Hire locally, not remotely.Compliance hires exist here.
How it compares
Lithuania next to the Baltic shortlist.
Estonia sells the e-state and deferral; Latvia holds the deferral at 20/80; Poland sells scale. Lithuania's card is the licence: no other EU regulator moves fintech paperwork like Vilnius. Figures current as of 2026.Estonia: e-state deferral. Latvia: 20/80. Poland: scale. Ireland: English, pricier. Lithuania: the licence machine. As of 2026.
| Country | Corporate tax | Fintech licensing | Signature edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 16% · small 6% | EMI/PI hub · CENTROlink | The licence machine |
| Estonia | 0% / 22% distrib. | Moderate | E-residency · deferral |
| Latvia | 0% / 20% distrib. | Moderate | Deferral at 20/80 |
| Poland | 19% · 9% small | Slower | Scale of the market |
| Ireland | 12.5% | Strong, pricier | English + EU |
LithuaniaLicences
Corporate tax16% / 6%
FintechEMI hub
EstoniaE-state
Corporate tax0% / 22%
Fintechmoderate
Latvia20/80
Corporate tax0% / 20%
Fintechmoderate
PolandScale
Corporate tax19% / 9%
Fintechslower
IrelandEN + EU
Corporate tax12.5%
Fintechstrong, pricier
Requirements
What Lithuanian law actually demands.
01
One shareholder - Individual or company, any nationality. 100% foreign ownership is standard.
02
Director - At least one; no residency requirement. E-signature access smooths everything.
03
Capital - €1,000 - Lowered in 2023; paid to the accumulation account before registration, then the company's money.
04
Registered address - A Lithuanian seat for the register - included in our package.
05
Tax & PVM - Corporate registration comes with founding; VAT above thresholds or voluntary. We file both.
06
Accounts & filings - Annual statements plus monthly payroll/VAT where active. Carried by our accountants.
How it works
From application to a live company in days.
Everything runs through our lawyers and the Register of Legal Entities - e-signatures where possible, POA where not.E-signature or POA, accumulation account, register, PVM. Most companies stand within a week; EMI accounts in days.
01Same day
Free consultation
We confirm Lithuania fits your case. Company only, or company plus licence track.
021-2 days
KYC & documents
Passports, proof of address; founding documents drafted.
031-3 days
Capital account
€1,000 lands in the accumulation account.
041-3 days
Register filing
The Register of Legal Entities enters the UAB.
052-5 days
Tax & PVM
Tax registration and VAT number where needed.
063-10 days
Banking
An EMI account. The native route. Live in days; banks in parallel where substance supports.
Quick facts
Legal formUAB
Shareholders1+, any nationality
Corporate tax16% · small 6%
Dividends15% · 0% EU parents
Standard timeline3-7 business days
Capital€1,000
Renewal & accountingFrom €1,400/year
If a licence is the plan, the company and the application file are one project. The BoL reads them together, and so do we.
On the ground
On the ground in Lithuania.
Prifinance - Lithuania
Vilnius
Vilnius, Lithuania
01
Fintech-desk specialists
Your setup is run by a team that files Lithuanian companies and BoL licence applications every month.
02
Register & VMI handled
Founding, tax, PVM and annual filings. Done correctly, on time.
03
Licence-track experience
EMI, PI and CASP applications scoped per case. Including when Vilnius is not the answer.
04
Also in Tallinn, London, Dubai & more
A network of offices across Europe, the Gulf and the Americas. One team for your whole international structure.
We also have offices in
Tallinn
Estonia
Roseni 13
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
5/F, Yau Lee Centre, 45 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong
London
United Kingdom
7 Bell Yard
Prague
Czech Republic
Vlkova 532/8, Žižkov
Berlin
Germany
Rankestraße 26
Madeira
Portugal
Rua da Alegria 31, 1F
Budapest
Hungary
Korányi Sándor u. 4
Istanbul
Türkiye
Perpa Ticaret Merkezi, A Blok
Dubai
UAE
33 Level, Al Saqr Business Tower
Toronto
Canada
1110 Finch Avenue West, suite 406
Singapore
Singapore
3 Church Street, #29-68 Samsung Hub
Bangkok
Thailand
Unit P01, Penthouse, VASU1, 1 Sukhumvit 25 Alley
Foshan
China
A-Tower, Yuneng Digital Plaza, 46 Lishui Avenue South
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Republic Square 13
Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
32 Razzakov Street
Taxation 2026
Sixteen standard, six for the small.
Lithuanian companies pay 16% on profits, one point up since 2025 to fund defence, still comfortably mid-low. Small companies (under 10 employees and €300,000 revenue) pay 6%, with 0% in the first year for qualifying starters. Dividends carry 15%, zero to qualifying EU parents. VAT runs at 21%.16% standard, 6% small (0% year one), dividends 15% (0% EU parents), VAT 21%. Clean numbers, no surcharges.
Corporate - 16%
The standard rate; predictable, treaty-covered, no local surcharges.One defence point up, still mid-low.
Small companies - 6%
The under-10-staff, under-€300k regime. With a first-year 0% for new starters.Under 10 staff, under €300k.
Dividends - 15%
To individuals and non-treaty parents; 0% to qualifying EU companies.0% to EU parents.
VAT - 21%
Standard EU machinery; intra-EU and exports zero-rated.Exports zero-rated.
Levies in 2026
Corporate income tax16%
Small companies6% · 0% year one
Dividends15% · 0% EU parents
VAT (PVM)21%
CurrencyEuro
Renewal & accountingFrom €1,400/year
Owners remain responsible for tax where they live. We map the home-country picture in the consultation.
Your team
The specialists who'll handle your case.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
International Business Consultant
Guides clients from the first consultation to a working setup - companies, accounts and substance in 60+ jurisdictions.
Alex Danila
Corporate Services Specialist
Handles incorporation paperwork, KYC and bank introductions so your Lithuanian company launches without delays.
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Talk to a specialist →FAQ
Lithuanian company registration, answered.
Can I open a Lithuanian company without visiting?+
Yes. With EU e-signatures or an apostilled power of attorney the founding, register filing and tax registrations run remotely. EMIs onboard by video (the native Lithuanian route) and commercial banks decide their own meetings. Nobody flies in for the incorporation.
How much does it cost?+
Turnkey registration starts from €1,800 including register fees and the first year of the registered address. With an account arranged, packages start from €3,200. Renewal with basic accounting runs from €1,400 a year. Licence projects are scoped separately; the first assessment is free.
What taxes will the company pay?+
16% on profits, or 6% if you qualify as small (under 10 employees, under €300,000 revenue; 0% in year one for new qualifying starters). Dividends leave at 15%, zero to qualifying EU parents. VAT is 21%. We model your numbers before you commit.
Why is Lithuania the fintech hub?+
Because the regulator decided to be. The Bank of Lithuania processes EMI and PI applications in months, publishes its expectations, and answers questions, behaviour other EU regulators treat as optional. The result is the union's largest EMI fleet. And CENTROlink means a licence comes with SEPA rails attached.
What is CENTROlink exactly?+
The Bank of Lithuania's payment gateway: licensed EMIs and PIs connect to SEPA directly through the central bank, with no commercial bank sponsorship needed to clear euros. It removes the industry's classic chicken-and-egg of being licensed but unbanked, and it is the single most practical reason payment companies choose Vilnius.
Can you get the licence for us?+
Yes. EMI, PI and MiCA CASP applications are a core practice: business plan, capital, governance, AML systems and the BoL dialogue. Note: the regulator is pragmatic, not soft, and thin files fail. We scope feasibility first, free, and tell you plainly if your case isn't licensable yet.
How is ordinary banking?+
SEB and Swedbank run the market conservatively, so non-resident-owned companies face real KYC and sometimes slow answers. In Lithuania this matters less than anywhere: the EMI layer is deep, local and native, and most of our clients operate entirely on it. We route by case.
Lithuania or Estonia / Latvia?+
For reinvesting businesses, the neighbours' 0%-until-distribution models win on tax. Lithuania wins the moment a licence, SEPA rails or fintech hiring enters the plan, and its 6% small-company rate quietly beats both for modest profitable businesses. The plan picks the country; we help you read it.
What about hiring?+
Vilnius and Kaunas produce developers, AML officers and compliance talent in real numbers, because the licence ecosystem trained them. Employer contributions run about 1.8% on top of gross (the system is employee-side heavy), making total employment costs among the EU's most transparent. Payroll runs monthly through our accountants.
How long does it take?+
The register works in days: plan 3-7 business days from complete documents to a registered UAB, plus a few days for VAT. An EMI account can be live within the week. Licence tracks run 6-12 months depending on type, started on day one alongside the company.
Client notes
Google4.7★★★★★
Founders who wanted it done right.
Google4.7★★★★★
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Google
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Google
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