The Lithuanian payments platform will enable banks and licensed financial institutions to access SEPA, TARGET and the global Swift network through a single integration. The new status opens the way for faster international expansion and strengthens Lithuania’s position as an exporter of financial infrastructure.
Vilnius, 5 August 2026. Lithuanian financial infrastructure company Inventi has joined the Swift Business Connect programme, becoming the first provider of its kind in the Baltic region.
The new status enables Inventi to embed Swift connectivity directly into its Payments Platform and offer it to banks, electronic money institutions and payment institutions as a managed service. Financial institutions will be able to access Swift through the same integration with Inventi’s Payments Platform that they use for SEPA and TARGET payments, rather than building and maintaining a separate technology stack for every payment rail.
Swift is a global secure financial messaging network connecting more than 11,500 financial institutions across over 200 countries. It does not move money itself; it carries the standardised instructions used by financial institutions to execute and manage transactions. Business Connect allows technology providers to embed this connectivity into their own platforms, giving end customers a simpler onboarding journey and a lower maintenance footprint.
“For a long time, Lithuania’s fintech success story was primarily about attracting and licensing international financial companies. We are now moving into a different stage of maturity: building infrastructure in Lithuania that can be exported across Europe and worldwide. Swift Business Connect is not simply another partner badge for Inventi. We are proud that, following its assessment, Swift selected Inventi and placed its trust in us as a partner capable of delivering this connectivity to financial institutions. We can now turn the complexity of global payment connectivity into a managed service delivered through a single payments platform.” said Asta Meskereviciute, Co-founder of Inventi.
Historically, establishing a Swift connection has required dedicated infrastructure, certificates, security processes, specialist expertise and the continuous management of financial messaging standards. Under the Business Connect model, much of that technical and operational burden is handled by the technology provider. The financial institution retains responsibility for its licence, BIC, compliance decisions and correspondent relationships, while Inventi manages the connectivity layer, message processing, tracking, technical exceptions and standards updates.
“Sending a single payment instruction is the easiest part. The real complexity lies in returns, cancellations, payment tracking, exceptions, data formats and standards that continue to change. We manage that entire layer within our Payments Platform, allowing the client’s team to focus on its product and customers instead of operating a Swift technology estate.” said Zilvinas Kybartas, Co-founder and CEO of Inventi.
Inventi’s platform already provides direct SEPA access through the Bank of Lithuania’s CENTROlink and the Bank of Latvia’s EKS, alongside connectivity to TARGET Services. Swift Business Connect adds global and multi-currency payment capabilities to the same infrastructure. For existing platform customers, Swift can therefore become another configurable payment route rather than a separate integration programme.
The move also represents a significant long-term investment for Inventi. The company will expand its technology infrastructure, strengthen its team and develop the specialist capabilities required to deliver and operate global payment connectivity.
The new status creates further opportunities for Inventi among Western European banks, EMIs and payment institutions seeking an alternative to operating their own complex Swift infrastructure or managing a fragmented network of technology providers.
The development also strengthens the wider value proposition of Lithuania’s fintech ecosystem. Lithuania is home to 248 fintech companies serving around 40 million customers across the European Union. The availability of locally developed critical payments infrastructure can help retain more high-value technology activity in the country and make Lithuania a stronger base for international financial institutions establishing or expanding their European operations.