A new Baltic-focused conference era begins on 21 April 2026, bringing together leaders from iGaming, fintech, compliance and innovation in Lithuania’s digital-first capital.
HIPTHER has officially announced the agenda for HIPTHER Baltics: Vilnius 2026, the inaugural event of its newly launched Baltic conference series, taking place on 21 April 2026 at the Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre.
The event represents the evolution of the renowned MARE BALTICUM Gaming & TECH Summit into a sharper, country-focused format designed to deliver deeper regulatory insight, stronger regional dialogue and practical strategic value for decision-makers across gaming, fintech and digital innovation.
At the core of the Vilnius edition lies a defining theme: Lithuania’s Great Regulatory Reset, a decisive shift toward stricter supervision, strengthened compliance frameworks and sustainable, quality-driven growth across financial services and iGaming.
Lithuania 2026: From Easy-Access Hub to Compliance-Driven Ecosystem
As Lithuania intensifies oversight across banking, fintech, blockchain and gaming, the conference agenda explores four structural shifts reshaping the market.
In banking, discussions will address cyber-resilience stress testing, the rise of specialised institutions and the move toward sustainable profitability.
In fintech, the spotlight will fall on account-to-account payment dominance, international B2B expansion and the emergence of agentic AI beyond chatbot automation.
In blockchain, panels will examine post-MiCA enforcement, strengthened AML leadership requirements and institutional tokenisation of real-world assets.
In iGaming, conversations will focus on advertising restrictions, accelerated ISP blocking and intensified identity and source-of-funds compliance.
Together, these developments signal a new operational reality for regulated digital industries across the Baltics.
Two Strategic Stages, One Comprehensive Vision
Stage one, dedicated to strategy, compliance and banking, will feature a regulators’ panel including the Bank of Lithuania and the Financial Crime Investigation Service on the MiCA transition and new ISP-blocking protocols in iGaming. Additional discussions will cover banking transformation and competition with Nordic incumbents, post-MiCA survival strategies for VASP license holders, operator adaptation to potential zero-marketing environments, AML 2.0 implementation of enhanced source-of-wealth requirements and a cross-industry debate on whether tokenisation can improve transparency between blockchain and iGaming.
Stage two, focused on innovation, blockchain and iGaming technology, will explore agentic AI in fintech, tokenising real estate and debt instruments on-chain in the Baltics, next-generation A2A payment integration across gaming and retail ecosystems, and technical readiness for the European Central Bank’s 2026 digital euro and CBDC roadmap.
A Boutique Summit Designed for Decision-Makers
HIPTHER Baltics: Vilnius 2026 will gather more than 100 senior attendees, over 30 expert speakers and 15 key industry topics in a high-impact, one-day format. The event will combine high-level regulatory and industry panels, curated networking among operators, fintech leaders, regulators, legal experts and investors, and a premium boutique conference environment in a central location.
Commenting on the transition, Zoltán Tűndik, Co-Founder and Head of Business at HIPTHER, stated that Lithuania is entering one of the most defining regulatory transitions of its modern digital economy and that the Vilnius platform will enable honest, high-level dialogue on what sustainable growth truly means in 2026 and beyond.
With HIPTHER Baltics launching in Vilnius, the Baltic region enters a new phase of dialogue that is closer to local markets, deeper in expertise and stronger in cross-industry collaboration.
