References: GK

ecoDa :: webinar :: Corporate Governance: A booster for innovation?

European Voice of Board Members (ecoDa) is an independent actor and a unique umbrella organization representing the main national institutes of directors in Europe. On 10-Oct-2022 it was hosting webinar on corporate governance and innovation, based on white paper "INNOVATION: IS THE EU CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK FIT FOR PURPOSE?" Promoting a more standardised and global approach of governance practices is it the right way to support innovation in European companies? How companies can have a different development path if regulators and investors are overly focusing on enforcing hard regulations and standard practices?

Gatis Kokins was invited as a speaker. Webinar , hosted by Micheael Hilb, had ca. 80 participants all around the Europe.

[YouTube] ecoDa :: webinar :: Corporate Governance: A booster for innovation?

[MP4] ecoDa :: webinar :: Corporate Governance: A booster for innovation?

---

Gatis Kokins opinion is expressed in 3 fragments: 13'00"; 33'40"; 41'15"

 

 

LHV Bank :: AS DelfinGroup Initiation of Coverage Report

LHV banka ir izdevusi AS DelfinGroup analīzi, tajā 7. lpp. pieminot Gati Kokinu:

[WEB] LHV Bank :: AS DelfinGroup Initiation of Coverage Report

[PDF] LHV Bank :: AS DelfinGroup Initiation of Coverage Report

---

Supervisory Board

According to AS DelfinGroup´s Articles of Association, the Supervisory
Board must consist of five members, to be elected for no more
than five years. It is recommended that half of the Supervisory Board
is independent; however, if the number of council members is an odd
number, then independent members may be one person less; nevertheless,
currently, there are three fully independent members out
of five. Striving for the highest governance principles, DelfinGroup
organised an international contest to search Supervisory Board
members. This is a unique event in Latvia, as DelfinGroup is the first
to show such an example for Latvia´s private sector. Currently, the
Supervisory Board consists of Agris Evertovskis, Gatis Kokins, Edgars
Voļskis, Jānis Pizičs, and Mārtiņš Bičevskis.

Agris Evertovskis (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
• Founded the Company in 2009.
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2021. Term of authority
– until March 2026.
• Previously, Chairman of the board of Company since 2009.
• BSc in Economics and Business from the Stockholm School of
Economics in Riga.

Gatis Kokins (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
• Joined the Company in 2021.
• Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2021. He is an
independent member of the Supervisory Board. Term of authority
– until March 2026.
• Previous experience in the boards of several companies in multiple
sectors, including life insurance, banking, and telecommunications.
Extensive international professional experience. Deep
understanding of the financial sector - in the development of card
and payment systems.
• MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga; MSc in
Physics from the University of Latvia.

Edgars Voļskis (Member of the Supervisory Board)
• Joined the Company in 2021.
• An independent member of the Supervisory Board since 2021.
Term of authority – until March 2026.
• Extensive international professional experience in finance, accounting,
financial analysis, risk analysis, and financial investigation
allows him to successfully work in the Company’s audit
committee, as well as to provide support to the Company in
preparation for the IPO process and compliance with international
accounting standards.
• Doctorate in Social Sciences, MBA, and BSc from the University
of Latvia.

Jānis Pizičs (Member of the Supervisory Board)
• Joined the Company in 2021.
• Member of the Supervisory Board since 2021. Term of authority
– until March 2026.
• Previous experience is mainly related to consumer lending, financial
technologies, finance, budgeting issues, data science
and analytics, which allows him to provide additional value in the
Company’s business development committee.
• MBA from Riga Business School; BSc in Economics and Business
from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.
Mārtiņš Bičevskis (Member of the Supervisory Board)
• Joined the Company in 2021.
• An independent member of the Supervisory Board since 2021.
Term of authority – until March 2026.
• Diverse experience, with an emphasis on communication with
people, team building, and leadership development. These competencies
allow him to work effectively in the Company’s remuneration
committee.
• BSc in Law from the University of Latvia.

DelfinGroup IPO :: materiāli

AS DelfinGroup IPO kontekstā ir publicējis vairākas prezentācijas, kurās ir pieminēts Gatis Kokins:

[WEB] DelfinGroup :: IPO presentation

[PDF] DelfinGroup :: IPO presentation

[WEB] LHV Bank :: DelfinGroup Analysis

[PDF] LHV Bank :: DelfinGroup Analysis

 

delfingroup.lv :: DelfinGroup shareholders have decided to set up the risk and audit committee

AS DelfinGroup mājas lapā 11-Aug-2021 tika publicēta preses relīze par riska un audita komitejas nodibināšanu. Tajā tika pieminēts arī Gatis Kokins. Preses relīzi pārpublicēja arī citas vietnes:

[WEB] delfingroup.lv :: DelfinGroup has decided to set up the risk and audit committee

[PNG] delfingroup.lv :: DelfinGroup has decided to set up the risk and audit committee

[WEB] nasdaq.com :: DelfinGroup has decided to set up the risk and audit committee

[PNG] nasdaq.com :: DelfinGroup has decided to set up the risk and audit committee

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SHAREHOLDERS OF THE AS DELFINGROUP HAVE DECIDED TO SET UP THE RISK AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND APPOINT BDO ASSURANCE AS THE SWORN AUDITOR

On 9 August 2021, the shareholder meeting of AS DelfinGroup endorsed the decision to set up the Risk and Audit Committee. AS DelfinGroup Supervisory Board member Jānis Pizičs and independent Supervisory Board members Edgars Voļskis and Gatis Kokins were approved in shareholders' meeting to serve on the Committee for a period of three years.

Edgars Voļskis, Supervisory Board Member and Chairman of the Risks and Audit Committee of AS DelfinGroup: "The decision to establish the Risk and Audit Committee was an important step in improving the corporate governance of AS DelfinGroup. It will reinforce the trust of shareholders and investors in achieving and fulfilling the strategic objectives of AS DelfinGroup. In cooperation with other Committee members, I have the honour of chairing the Risk and Audit Committee and rely on my professional experience to ensure operational and strategic monitoring of the financial performance of AS DelfinGroup, and to regularly monitor and assess the efficiency of the AS DelfinGroup internal control environment.

The Risk and Audit Committee will operate independently and will report on its activities and performance to the shareholders and the Supervisory Board of AS DelfinGroup. After an assessment of the required competencies and professional experience, the members of the Risk and Audit Committee were elected at the shareholders’ meeting. All members of the Risk and Audit Committee are professionals who are not involved in the daily operations of the company.

The Risk and Audit Committee will monitor financial reporting processes, control the budget and compliance (legal, consumer protection, AML, GDPR), and deal with risk management and internal control, cooperate with the independent (external) auditor and monitor the efficiency of internal audit and whistleblowing procedures.

In addition to the decision to set up the Risk and Audit Committee and appoint its members, the shareholders’ meeting elected sworn auditors BDO ASSURANCE as the external auditor for the 2021 DelfinGroup financial accounts and consolidated financial accounts.

In March 2021, AS DelfinGroup announced its plans for the launch of an initial public offering (IPO) of its shares on the Nasdaq Riga exchange during the second half of 2021. LHV Bank and law firm Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns are acting as DelfinGroup planned IPO advisors. For more information about the planned IPO, sign up to news on our homepage: https://www.delfingroup.lv/invest.

About DelfinGroup

AS DelfinGroup is a licensed financial services company founded in 2009 and represents the brands Banknote, VIZIA, and Rīgas pilsētas lombards (Riga City Pawnshop). The company employs 277 professionals in 93 branches operating in 38 Latvian cities. AS DelfinGroup is a member of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Latvian Association of Alternative Financial Services and has received the Gold Level status of the State Revenue Service cooperation programme. AS DelfinGroup core services are the retail sale of pre-owned goods in branches and online, pawn loans, consumer loans, and loans specifically designed for people at retirement age.

AS DelfinGroup bonds are listed on the Nasdaq Riga First North bond list. In 2020, the company's revenue was 23.7 million euros, the loan portfolio reached 34.7 million euros, EBITDA increased to 9.3 million euros and profit before taxes reached 4.6 million euros. AS DelfinGroup estimated taxes for 2020 are 3.42 million euros.

Additional information:
Kristaps Bergmanis,
Member of the Management Board of AS DelfinGroup
Phone: +371 29144168
E-mail: [email protected]

Delfi.lv :: Latvijas IT uzņēmums, investējot divus miljonus eiro, plāno atvērt biroju Tuvajos Austrumos

Gatim Kokinam daļēji piederošs uzņēmums D8 Corporation ir piesaistījis izaugsmes finansējumu, kas izraisījis rezonansi medijos. LETA un Nozare.lv ziņā ir pieminēts Gatis Kokins:

[WEB] LETA :: "D8 Corporation" finanšu tehnoloģiju produktos un biroja izveidē Tuvajos Austrumos plāno investēt divus miljonus eiro

[WEB] Nozare.lv :: "D8 Corporation" finanšu tehnoloģiju produktos un biroja izveidē Tuvajos Austrumos plāno investēt divus miljonus eiro

[WEB] D8 Corporation :: D8 Corporation will invest 2 million euros in machine learning development and business activities in the Middle East region

[PNG] D8 Corporation :: D8 Corporation will invest 2 million euros in machine learning development and business activities in the Middle East region

[WEB] cblgroup.com :: Latvijas IT uzņēmums, lai attīstītu mākslīgo intelektu un veicinātu pakalpojumu eksportu uz Tuvajiem Austrumiem, investēs 2 miljonus eiro

[PNG] cblgroup.com :: Latvijas IT uzņēmums, lai attīstītu mākslīgo intelektu un veicinātu pakalpojumu eksportu uz Tuvajiem Austrumiem, investēs 2 miljonus eiro :: 1

[PNG] cblgroup.com :: Latvijas IT uzņēmums, lai attīstītu mākslīgo intelektu un veicinātu pakalpojumu eksportu uz Tuvajiem Austrumiem, investēs 2 miljonus eiro :: 2

[WEB] db.lv :: D8 Corporation investēs divus miljonus eiro attīstībai Tuvo Austrumu virzienā

[PNG] db.lv :: D8 Corporation investēs divus miljonus eiro attīstībai Tuvo Austrumu virzienā

[WEB] Delfi.lv :: Latvijas IT uzņēmums, investējot divus miljonus eiro, plāno atvērt biroju Tuvajos Austrumos

[PNG] Delfi.lv :: Latvijas IT uzņēmums, investējot divus miljonus eiro, plāno atvērt biroju Tuvajos Austrumos

[WEB] World-today-news.com :: D8 Corporation will invest two million euros for development in the Middle East :: Dienas Bizness

[PNG] World-today-news.com :: D8 Corporation will invest two million euros for development in the Middle East :: Dienas Bizness

[WEB] LinkedIn :: Citadele banka :: Issued 1.3 m€ financing to D8

[PNG] LinkedIn :: Citadele banka :: Issued 1.3 m€ financing to D8

[JPG] LinkedIn :: Citadele banka :: Issued 1.3 m€ financing to D8 :: banner

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Latvijas IT uzņēmums, lai attīstītu mākslīgo intelektu un veicinātu pakalpojumu eksportu uz Tuvajiem Austrumiem, investēs 2 miljonus eiro

Publicēts 14:35 2021. gada 14. aprīlī

Finanšu programmatūras izstrādātājs un ieviesējs D8 Corporation finanšu tehnoloģiju produktos un jauna pārdošanas un servisa biroja izveidē Tuvajos Austrumos investēs 2 miljonus eiro. Nepieciešamajām investīcijām bankas Citadele finansējums ar Attīstības finanšu institūcijas Altum garantijas atbalstu nodrošinās 1,3 miljonus eiro, bet D8 Corporation pašu līdzekļi – 700 000 eiro.

“Vairāk nekā 10 gadus mēs aktīvi strādājam starptautiskajos tirgos, kur saņemam 90 % no visiem pasūtījumiem. Labi redzam, ka darba ražīguma un kvalitātes uzlabošana, kā arī augsta līmeņa inovatīvu risinājumu radīšana ir iespējama, regulāri investējot uzņēmuma attīstībā. 2 miljonu eiro lielās investīcijas būs labs atbalsts ražošanas, mārketinga un pārdošanas tempa palielināšanai. Mūsu izstrādātā programmatūra paredzēta galvenokārt strauji augošām bankām un finanšu institūcijām, tādēļ piedāvājumam ir jābūt ļoti drošam un tehnoloģiski progresīvam. Piemēram, 2016. gadā Citadelei tieši mēs izstrādājām “digitālā maciņa” risinājumu jeb tehnoloģiju maksāšanai veikalos ar mobilo telefonu. Pašreiz mēs nodarbojamies ar mākslīgajā intelektā bāzētu iespēju paplašināšanu mūsu tiešsaistes riska vadības risinājumam, kā arī ar “digitālā maciņa” funkciju uzlabošanu. Esam tuvu tam, lai nākotnē mūsu produkti būtu pieejami arī mazākiem uzņēmumiem un jaunuzņēmumiem, kuri D8 Corporation mākoņpakalpojumus varēs izmantot kā servisu, neiegādājoties salīdzinoši dārgo programmatūru un datoraprīkojumu.

Savas korekcijas 2020. gada laikā mūsu nozarē ir ieviesusi arī COVID-19 pandēmija, jo ir strauji pieaudzis pieprasījums pēc tirdzniecības platformām internetā –  atsevišķos segmentos pat par 200 %, tādēļ ir nepieciešamas jaudīgākas un elastīgākas IT sistēmas,” situāciju IT tirgū raksturo D8 Corporation valdes priekšsēdētājs Juris Ščerbickis.

D8 Corporation ir četri biroji, un trīs no tiem ir ārzemēs. Piešķirtais finansējums dos iespēju ieguldīt jauna biroja izveidē Tuvajos Austrumos. “Esam gandarīti, ka aizvadītajos trīs gados mūsu izstrādātie IT risinājumi gan kvalitātes, gan pieņemamās cenas dēļ ir ieinteresējuši klientus arābu valstīs, jo īpaši –  reģiona finanšu centrā Dubaijā. Ja tagad darbu nodrošinām 90 speciālistiem un galvenokārt – Latvijā, tad pēc veiktajiem ieguldījumiem darbinieku skaitu varēsim palielināt vēl par 10 cilvēkiem,” atklāj Juris Ščerbickis.

Golfa līča reģionā lielākā interese ir par D8 Corporation izstrādāto risku vadības sistēmu StrongHold, kas tiešsaistē spēj analizēt ļoti lielus datu apjomus, kas iegūti no dažādiem avotiem, tādējādi novēršot krāpnieciskās darbības ar maksājumu kartēm. Tā kā krāpniecības shēmas kļūst arvien izsmalcinātākas, mākslīgā intelekta modulis padarīs D8 Corporation produktu StrongHold par vēl konkurētspējīgāku globālajā finanšu tehnoloģiju tirgū.

“Inovatīvu un konkurētspējīgu IT risinājumu eksports ir veids, kā varam parādīt Latvijas speciālistu augsto ekspertīzi un veicināt valsts līderību viedo tehnoloģiju jomā. Uzņēmējiem šis ir laiks, kad IT jomā tiek meklēti efektīvi risinājumi, un uzteicami, ka arī Latvijas uzņēmums spēj sekmīgi eksportēt viedās tehnoloģijas uz citām pasaules daļām.  Efektīvai bankas pakalpojumu attīstībai un klientu pieredzes uzlabošanai, mēs sadarbojamies ar vietējiem un pasaules finanšu tehnoloģiju uzņēmumiem. D8 Corporation jau ilgus gadus ir mūsu sadarbības partneris, ar kuru kopā ir realizētas daudzas inovācijas finanšu pakalpojumos, piemēram, norēķināšanās ar telefonu un Apple Pay. Pozitīvi, ka mums ir izdevies paplašināt savas attiecības, sniedzot uzņēmumam iespēju paātrināt savu attīstību,” uzsver Rūta Ežerskiene, bankas Citadele valdes locekle.

Latvijā dibinātajam uzņēmumam D8 Corporation ir vairāk nekā 18 gadu pieredze finanšu programmatūras izstrādē, ieviešanā un uzturēšanā Tā klientu vidū ir gan lielas, gan nelielas bankas, arī starptautiski maksājumu operatori un citu nozaru uzņēmumi, kuri ar D8 Corporation atbalstu pilnveido maksājumu procesus. Uzņēmums piedāvā tradicionālās banku sistēmas maksājumu karšu un kontu apstrādei, risinājumus internetbankām un maksājumu sistēmām, “digitālo maciņu” un lojalitātes programmu rīkus, kā arī tehnoloģijas krāpniecisko darbību un naudas atmazgāšanas novēršanai. D8 Corporation, apvienojot komandā radošus un spēcīgus talantus tehnoloģiju jomā, piedāvā inovatīvus risinājumus klientiem banku un finanšu nozarē vairāk nekā 30 valstīs Eiropā, Tuvajos Austrumos un Āfrikā.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D8 Corporation will invest 2 million euros in machine learning development and business activities in the Middle East region

April 14, 2021

D8 Corporation has planned to invest 2 million euros in R&D activities and opening of a new subsidiary in the Middle East region. To implement this plan, D8 Corporation will use 0.7 million euros of its own capital, as well as has closed a deal for additional 1.3 million euros with Citadele Bank, in joint partnership with Altum Credit Guarantee program. 

“We’ve been working globally for more than 10 years already and 90% of our clients come from abroad. We see very well that improved quality, productivity and creation of highly innovative solutions is only possible if we continuously invest in our business. These 2 million euros of additional financing will allow us to increase the pace of our development, sales and marketing activities. Our software is created mostly for growing banks and financial institutions, that’s why our offering has to be highly secure and technologically advanced. For example, in 2016 our company was the one who developed HCE wallet for Citadele Bank, which was the first solution of this kind in the Baltic region at the time (D8 editor’s note. – we also did it again with Citadele in 2020, when we launched the first ApplePay wallet in the Baltics). Right now we are working on further development of machine learning capabilities in our Gate2Bank StrongHold risk management platform and on overall improvements in our Gate2Bank Digital Wallet product. We are also working on making our products available to small financial institutions and startups under Software as a Service (SAAS) model, to provide them with more flexibility and save them money from purchasing costly hardware and software components. Of course, COVID-19 pandemic has made its corrections in our industry throughout 2020, as we’ve  witnessed a sharp increase in demand for online shopping – in some segments it has grown by up to 200%. All this growth creates a need for more powerful and adaptable IT systems,” – Juris Scerbickis, Chairman of the Board at D8 Corporation comments on the situation in the IT industry. 

D8 Corporation has four offices and three of them are located outside of Latvia. Part of the financing D8 Corporation raised will be used to open one additional office in the Middle East region. “We are pleased to see that in the last three years our solutions have sparked interest of clients in the Middle East (especially in Dubai, which is a regional financial center), because of their quality and very competitive pricing. Now we provide jobs to 90 specialists (largely in Latvia) and this financing will allow us to create 10 additional jobs for various specialists,” – Juris Scerbickis acknowledges. 

So far Gate2Bank StrongHold risk management platform has received the most interest from the clients in Arabian Gulf region. Payment card fraudsters are inventing new and more sophisticated fraud schemes every year and it becomes harder to detect them. Machine learning module will increase the analytical power and precision of Gate2Bank StrongHold, making it even more competitive on the global financial technology market. 

“Export of innovative and competitive IT solutions is a way how we can show high expertise of Latvian specialists and encourage our country’s leadership in digital technologies. For entrepreneurs, this is a time when effective IT solutions are searched and it is commendable that a Latvian company can successfully export digital technologies to other parts of the world too. In order to effectively develop banking services and improve customer experience, we partner with local and global financial technology companies. D8 Corporation has been our technology partner for many years and together we have implemented many innovations in financial services, for example, payments with a mobile phone and with Apple Pay,” – Rūta Ežerskiene, Member of the Board at Citadele Bank emphasizes.

D8 Corporation has more than 18 years of experience in financial software development, integration and support (D8 editor’s note. – actually, we have just celebrated our 19-th birthday on 1-st of April this year (not a joke)). Among D8 Corporation’s clients are both large and small banks, PSPs and companies from other industries that are building their own payment systems with the help of D8. D8 Corporation offers traditional banking systems for payment cards processing, customized solutions for internet banks and payment systems, digital wallets and loyalty management solutions (D8 editor’s note. – take a look at the full list right here), as well as fraud prevention and anti money laundering solutions. D8 Corporation, by gathering creative and talented technology people (D8 editor’s note. – you can read more about our team), is offering innovative solutions to clients in banking and finance industry in more than 30 countries across EMEA. 

About Citadele Bank

The mission of Citadele is to modernize the banking industry and provide more possibilities to the clients and businesses in the Baltics. 

In addition to the classic banking services, Citadele also offers its clients a host of new services, based on financial technologies: starting from modern apps, contactless payments and fast payments, and ending with being the first in the Baltics to offer remote account opening with a selfie, payments with an NFC ring and payments to mobile numbers. 

Citadele is the second largest bank in Latvia by its assets. Citadele Group is managed from Latvia. Its subsidiaries and branches are operating in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. 

Note: translated, edited and selectively paraphrased by D8 marketing team. Original version (in Latvian) can be found at Citadele’s website. 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Citadele has issued financing to Fintech company D8 Corporation in amount of 1.3 million euros. The financing will be used to export their high-quality IT solutions such as digital wallet to Middle East market. D8 Corporation is a long-time partner of Citadele and digital wallet solution in 2016 first was created for Citadele.

“Export of innovative and competitive IT solutions is the way Latvia can demonstrate the high expertise and leadership is the area of smart technologies. For businesses, this is a time when effective IT solutions are being actively implemented, and it is commendable that this Latvian company is successfully exporting its smart solutions to other parts of the world. In order to provide the most innovative banking services and to have the best customer experience in the market, we are partnering with the best local and global technology companies. D8 Corporation has been our partner for years and many innovative financial services, such as pay with mobile phone and Apple Pay, have been developed within this partnership,” emphasizes Ruta Ezerskiene, Chief Commercial Officer Retail Baltic, Member of the Management Board at Citadele banka.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"D8 Corporation" finanšu tehnoloģiju produktos un biroja izveidē Tuvajos Austrumos plāno investēt divus miljonus eiro

 

Rīga, 14.apr., LETA. Finanšu programmatūras izstrādātājs un ieviesējs SIA "D8 Corporation", piesaistot bankas "Citadele" aizdevumu, finanšu tehnoloģiju produktos, kā arī pārdošanas un servisa biroja izveidē Tuvajos Austrumos plāno investēt divus miljonus eiro, aģentūrai LETA pavēstīja bankā.

Banka "Citadele" ar "Attīstības finanšu institūcijas "Altum"" garantiju piešķīrusi kompānijai aizdevumu 1,3 miljonu eiro apmērā, bet pārējos 700 000 eiro veido "D8 Corporation" līdzekļi.
"D8 Corporation" valdes priekšsēdētājs un līdzīpašnieks Juris Ščerbickis atzīmēja, ka uzņēmums vairāk nekā desmit gadus strādā starptautiskajos tirgos, kas veido 90% no visiem pasūtījumiem. Kompānijas izstrādātā programmatūra paredzēta galvenokārt bankām un finanšu institūcijām.

"Labi redzam, ka darba ražīguma un kvalitātes uzlabošana, kā arī augsta līmeņa inovatīvu risinājumu radīšana ir iespējama, regulāri investējot uzņēmuma attīstībā. Divu miljonu eiro investīcijas būs labs atbalsts ražošanas, mārketinga un pārdošanas tempa palielināšanai," pauda Ščerbickis. 

Viņš norādīja, ka šobrīd uzņēmums nodarbojas ar mākslīgajā intelektā bāzētu iespēju paplašināšanu tiešsaistes riska vadības risinājumam, kā arī ar "digitālā maciņa" funkciju uzlabošanu. 
"Savas korekcijas 2020.gada laikā mūsu nozarē ir ieviesusi arī Covid-19 pandēmija, jo ir strauji pieaudzis pieprasījums pēc tirdzniecības platformām internetā - atsevišķos segmentos pat par 200%, tādēļ ir nepieciešamas jaudīgākas un elastīgākas informācijas tehnoloģiju sistēmas," minēja Ščerbickis.

"D8 Corporation" ir četri biroji, tostarp trīs ārvalstīs. Uzņēmums piedāvā tradicionālās banku sistēmas maksājumu karšu un kontu apstrādei, risinājumus internetbankām un maksājumu sistēmām, "digitālo maciņu" un lojalitātes programmu rīkus, kā arī tehnoloģijas krāpniecisko darbību un naudas atmazgāšanas novēršanai. 

Kompānija "D8 Corporation" reģistrēta 2010. gadā, un tās pamatkapitāls ir 10 000 eiro, liecina "Firmas.lv" informācija. Kompānijas īpašnieki ir Ščerbickis (53%), Nikolajs Kovancovs (22%), SIA "Apoga konsultācijas" (22%), kuras vienīgais īpašnieks ir Gatis Kokins, kā arī Madars  Vītoliņš (3%). 2019.gadā "D8 Corporation" apgrozījums bija 3,442 miljoni eiro, bet kompānijas peļņa bija 346 616 eiro. Kompānijas 2020.gada finanšu rezultāti pagaidām nav publiskoti.

Pēc aktīvu apmēra banka "Citadele" ir otra lielākā banka Latvijā. Bankas akcionāri ir ASV investīciju kompānijas "Ripplewood" meitaskompānija "RA Citadele Holdings LLC" un starptautisku investoru grupa (75% plus viena akcija), kā arī Eiropas Rekonstrukcijas un attīstības banka (25% mīnus viena akcija). Bankas obligācijas kotē "Nasdaq Riga" parāda vērtspapīru sarakstā.

Delfingroup.lv :: Gatis Kokins, Dr. Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs are joining DefinGroup Supervisory Board

DelfinGroup korporatīvā mājas lapa ir publicējusi preses relīzi par jaunās padomes iecelšanu. Tajā ir pieminēts arī Gatis Kokins. To pārpubicēja Nasdaq biržas interneta resurss, tam bija rezonanse LinkedIn portālā:

[WEB] Delfingroup.lv :: Gatis Kokins, Dr. Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs are joining DefinGroup Supervisory Board

[PNG] Delfingroup.lv :: Gatis Kokins, Dr. Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs are joining DefinGroup Supervisory Board

[WEB] OMXgroup.com :: Gatis Kokins, Dr. Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs are joining DefinGroup Supervisory Board

[PNG] OMXgroup.com :: Gatis Kokins, Dr. Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs are joining DefinGroup Supervisory Board

[WEB] LinkedIn :: DelfinGroup :: AS DelfinGroup Welcomes the newly appointed Supervisory Board members

[PNG] LinkedIn :: DelfinGroup :: AS DelfinGroup Welcomes the newly appointed Supervisory Board members

[JPG] LinkedIn :: DelfinGroup :: AS DelfinGroup Welcomes the newly appointed Supervisory Board members :: banner

[WEB] LinkedIn.com :: Gatis Kokins :: Quite an exciting journey has started today

[PNG] LinkedIn.com :: Gatis Kokins :: Quite an exciting journey has started today

[WEB] LinkedIn.com :: Agris Evertovskis :: I am absolutely delighted...

[PNG] LinkedIn.com :: Agris Evertovskis :: I am absolutely delighted...

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DelfinGroup
Decisions of general meeting

Gatis Kokins, Dr. Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs are joining DelfinGroup supervisory board

On 30 March 2021 the meeting of the shareholders of Latvian financial service company AS DelfinGroup has appointed new supervisory board members – financial, corporate governance and fintech experts Gatis Kokins, Edgars Voļskis, Mārtiņš Bičevskis and Jānis Pizičs. Current supervisory board chairman Agris Evertovskis will serve another five-year term. 

AS DelfinGroup supervisory board chairman and co-founder Agris Evertovskis: “This year we plan to have an IPO (initial public offering) on the Nasdaq Riga exchange – a rare occasion not only in Latvia, but across the entire Baltic states. This makes it important for the company’s shareholders to engage experts with diverse and sound background to meet the highest corporate governance standards in the industry. Our goal for the future is not only to consolidate our leadership in the field, but also to become a solid competitor to traditional banks in the consumer finance.”     

Kokins, Voļskis and Bičevskis will be serving DelfinGroup as independent supervisory board members. Their independence complies with the definition of supervisory board member independence specified in the Latvian Code of Corporate Governance. 

AS DelfinGroup supervisory board member Gatis Kokins: “DelfinGroup is a prime example how successful local enterprise can develop its business scale and quality of corporate governance to attract capital on the stock exchange while demonstrating transparency and financial stability to the shareholders. My knowledge of the banking and fintech along with the 12 years supervisory board experience in the technology company may be beneficial to DelfinGroup. In my new role I am excited to help the management board with the strategy fine-tuning, financial performance improvements, technology based product development and new markets penetration. I am looking forward to deliver thoughtful risk and compliance supervision required by the shareholders, at the same time insuring healthy dividend flow and growth of DelfinGroup enterprise value.” 

Gatis studied physics at the University of Latvia and business administration at the Riga School of Economics. He previously served as the chairman of the supervisory board of technology and entertainment giant Tet, held various positions in banking including a period as Parex bankas Lithuania chairman of the board, head of corporate services and leasing for the Baltics, head of corporate, private and international banking, and internal audit director at Parex banka (currently Citadele banka), and member of the management board at the Deutsch-Lettische bank (currently Swedbank). Kokins also worked as a member of the board at Parex dzīvība and Parex Asset Management. He has co-founded largest Baltic optical retailer OC VISION, and financial technology company D8 Corporation. 

AS DelfinGroup supervisory board member Mārtiņš Bičevskis: “I am excited to be joining AS DelfinGroup. Implementing the company’s growth plan to launch IPO on Nasdaq Riga will be a special challenge of a regional scale. The goals of AS DelfinGroup for sustainability are ambitious and I would like to be part of the company when it reaches its potential.” 

Bičevskis studied law at the University of Latvia and has led a variety of state institutions and state companies. He has been in the position of state secretary at the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice, deputy state secretary at the Ministry of Interior, and head of the Office for Citizenship and Migration Affairs. Bičevskis has chaired the supervisory board of SJSC State Real Estate, as well as serving on the supervisory board of SJSC Latvenergo, and has extensive experience in the non-governmental sector - from business to sports and education. Mārtiņš has been the President of the Latvian Banking Association and vice president of the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia. He is currently deputy chairman of the supervisory board of LatRailNet, president of the Latvian Handball Federation, member of the Executive Committee of the Latvian Olympic Committee, member of the Baltic Corporate Governance Institute’s Latvia Policy Group, member of the management board of the Latvian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, and member of the supervisory board of Junior Achievement Latvia. 

Dr. Edgars Voļskis received his doctorate from the University of Latvia. He is currently management board member at Baltic International Bank. Edgars previously served as director and partner of KPMG Baltics and Belarus, Deloitte & Touche Adriatics risk services manager, Deloitte & Touche Latvia senior auditor. Voļskis is also a member of the Economists’ Association of Latvia.

Jānis Pizičs has a Bachelor’s degree in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and an MBA from the Riga Business School. J. Pizičs currently is active in a number of businesses. His previous experience includes serving as the Group CEO of Finko Group, head of Cluster Finance Partnering and Finance Improvement Lead in Nordic cluster at GlaxoSmithKline Latvia, Group head of Budgeting and Reporting at SPI Group sarl, and tax consultant at Ernst & Young Baltic. Pizičs also holds a qualification from the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants. 

The international competition for the positions of professional and independent members of the supervisory board at AS DelfinGroup received 45 applications from seven countries: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India. The highest number of top-level management applications came from people in the banking, lending, audit, information technology, telecommunications, energy, logistics and real estate sectors. Human resources management company SIA Fontes Executive Search was involved in the recruitment process to vet the competence, reputation and potential risk of conflict of interest of candidates.

In addition to decisions in relation to changes to supervisory board the shareholder's meeting also approved changes to the Articles of Association of AS DelfinGroup in relation to company's intention to go public and remuneration policy of the company.  

On 23 March, AS DelfinGroup announced its intention to make an initial public offering (IPO) of its stocks on the Nasdaq Riga stock exchange in 2021. To follow up this event, please subscribe for news alerts: https://www.delfingroup.lv/invest 

About DelfinGroup 

AS DelfinGroup is a licensed financial industry company founded in 2009 and representing the brands Banknote, VIZIA and Rīgas pilsētas lombards. The company employs 270 professionals across 91 branches in 38 cities across Latvia. The Group’s taxes calculated for the year 2020 total EUR 3.42 million. AS DelfinGroup is a member of the Alternative financial services association of Latvia, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Latvia, and has earned the State Revenue Service Cooperation Programme’s Gold status. The group’s core services are sale of used goods through its branches as well as online, alongside pawn loans, consumer loans, and loans specifically tailored to the people at retirement age. DelfinGroup bonds are quoted on the Nasdaq Riga First North Bond List. 

         Further enquiries:
         
         Kristaps Bergmanis,
         
         AS DelfinGroup management board member
         Tel.: +371 29144168
         E-mail: [email protected]

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Altum :: ALTUM Kapitāla fonds vienojas par sadarbību ar OC VISION - lielāko redzes korekcijas nozares uzņēmumu Latvijā un Baltijā

Gatim Kokinam daļēji piederošs uzņēmums OC VISION ir piesaistījis Altum Kapitāla fonda finansējumu, kas izraisījis rezonansi medijos:

[WEB} Altum :: ALTUM Kapitāla fonds vienojas par sadarbību ar OC VISION - lielāko redzes korekcijas nozares uzņēmumu Latvijā un Baltijā

[PNG} Altum :: ALTUM Kapitāla fonds vienojas par sadarbību ar OC VISION - lielāko redzes korekcijas nozares uzņēmumu Latvijā un Baltijā

[WEB] LinkedIn :: Gatis Kokins :: Positive financing story

[PNG] LinkedIn :: Gatis Kokins :: Positive financing story

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ALTUM Kapitāla fonds vienojas par sadarbību ar OC VISION - lielāko redzes korekcijas nozares uzņēmumu Latvijā un Baltijā

30. MARTS 2021

Turpinot aktīvu sadarbību ar lielajiem komersantiem, ALTUM Kapitāla fonds ar Baltijā lielāko redzes korekcijas nozares uzņēmumu OC VISION noslēdzis līgumu par konvertējamā aizdevuma iespēju 7 miljonu eiro vērtībā.

Kapitāla fonda finansējums, kas ir Latvijas valsts un privāto pensiju fondu resursi, ir nozīmīgs OC VISION tālākai izaugsmei COVID-19 pandēmijas apstākļos, kas būtiski izmainīja tirdzniecības uzņēmumu ikdienu.

Kapitāla fonda finansējums, vienlaikus pārfinansējot arī būtisku daļu no uzņēmuma esošajām saistībām, nodrošinās uzņēmumam ilgtermiņa finansējuma nepārtrauktu pieejamību COVID-19 mainīgajos ekonomikas apstākļos. Finansējums ļaus uzņēmumam fokusēties uz biznesa tālāku attīstību, tai skaitā digitālo pārdošanas risinājumu plašāku ieviešanu un attālinātās redzes korekcijas kanālu attīstīšanu, redzes korekcijas preču un pakalpojuma klāsta paplašināšanu un citām uzņēmuma attīstības vajadzībām.

OC VISION redzes korekcijas nozarē darbojas vairāk nekā 20 gadus, nodarbina aptuveni 600 strādājošos un apkalpo klientus vairāk nekā 70 tirdzniecības vietās Baltijā. Uzņēmums ir zināms ar dažādiem klientu segmentiem paredzētiem zīmoliem, tai skaitā Vision Express, Vizionette, OptiO, kā arī nodarbojas ar redzes korekcijas preču vairumtirdzniecību un redzes korekcijas preču pārdošanu internetā, izmantojot zīmolu Dr.Lensor.

Kapitāla fonds ir viens no ALTUM finanšu instrumentiem Covid-19 ietekmes pārvarēšanai uzņēmumiem, kas vīrusa ietekmes rezultātā ir gatavi pielāgot savu līdzšinējo darbību, mainot biznesa modeli, pielāgojot produktu izstrādi, ieviešot jaunas tehnoloģijas, izejot jaunos eksporta tirgos, kā arī veicinot to izaugsmi. Fonda kopējais apjoms ir 100 miljoni eiro, no kuriem puse ir publiskais finansējums, bet otra puse – privāto pensiju fondu līdzekļi. ALTUM Kapitāla fonds var veikt ieguldījumus līdz 10 miljoniem eiro uzņēmuma kapitālā, korporatīvajās obligācijās, vai izsniegt aizdevumus, kā OC VISION gadījumā.

Kapitāla fonds šobrīd strādā pie nākamajiem darījumiem, aktīvi sadarbojoties ar vairāk nekā 20 lielajiem uzņēmumiem, tai skaitā apstrādes rūpniecības, tirdzniecības, kokapstrādes, transporta, informācijas tehnoloģiju un citās nozarēs.

OC VISION :: Kampaņa par 40+ vecuma cilvēku izpratni par presbiopiju

OC VISION un Essilor sadarbībā ar Paulu Timrotu uzsāk kampaņu, lai veicinātu 40+ vecuma cilvēku izpratni par presbiopiju un veicinātu Essilor Varilux progresīvo lēcu tirdzniecību. Video un foto ir redzams Gatis Kokins:

[YouTube] OC VISION :: Kampaņa par 40+ vecuma cilvēku izpratni par presbiopiju

[Facebook] OC VISION :: Kampaņa par 40+ vecuma cilvēku izpratni par presbiopiju I 

[Facebook] OC VISION :: Kampaņa par 40+ vecuma cilvēku izpratni par presbiopiju II 

[MP4] OC VISION :: Kampaņa par 40+ vecuma cilvēku izpratni par presbiopiju

[JPG] OC VISION :: Kampaņa par 40+ vecuma cilvēku izpratni par presbiopiju

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitālsabiedrībām 2018

Pārresoru koordinācijas centra 2019. gadā publicētā izdevuma "Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitālsabiedrībām un valstij piederošajām kapitāla daļām 2018. gadā" 47.lpp. ir pieminēts SIA "Lattelecom" (Tet) un Gatis Kokins. Līdzīgi Gatis Kokins ir pieminēts arī 2017. un 2016. gada pārskatos:

[WEB] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskie pārskati par valsts kapitālsabiedrībām

[PNG] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskie pārskati par valsts kapitālsabiedrībām

[PDF] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitāldaļām 2018 :: 47.lpp

[PNG] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitāldaļām 2018 :: 47.lpp

[PDF] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitāldaļām 2018

[PDF] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitāldaļām 2017

[PDF] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitāldaļām 2016

[PDF] Pārresoru koordinācijas centrs :: Publiskais pārskats par valsts kapitāldaļām 2015

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Lattelecom :: CEO Jurim Gulbim 10 gadi amatā

2017. gada 22. maijā Lattelecom LNOB Beletāžas zālē godināja savus ilggadīgos darbiniekus, kas uzņēmumā strādā 10, 20, 30 un 40 gadus. Īpaša nominācija bija valdes priekšsēdētājam un izpilddirektoram Jurim Gulbim, kurš savā amatā ir pavadījis 10 gadus. Video tīzerī ir apkopoti kolēģu vērojumi, t.sk. Gata Kokina teiktais: