Euro currency

Lithuania joins the euro

The new year brings a new currency for Lithuanians, as, on the 1st January 2015, Lithuania became the 19th member of the euro currency area, replacing the previous Lithuanian litas currency to the Euro at an exchange rate of €1= LTL 3.45280. Lithuanians have 2 weeks to continue paying for items using Lithuanian litas, but…

Vodafone’s M-Pesa launches in Europe

Vodafone’s Money Transfer, commonly known as M-PESA, is a highly successful money transfer service which has arrived in Europe after being launched in Romania yesterday. The service enables users who do not have a bank account, or limited access to one, to send and receive money, top-up air time, make bill payments and make a…