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Evgenii Tiapkin, CEO of Freedom24, gave an interview to Profit.ro, a major voice in Romanian business journalism, about the company's growth plans in the country and the next stage of its European strategy. Since launching in Romania in 2024, Freedom24 has seen strong momentum, with the client base growing to over 6,000 investors by the middle of 2026. The company's ambitions for the market go much further, as Evgenii Tiapkin explained: "In the medium term, we estimate that, within a three to five year horizon, Freedom24 could reach a number between 50,000 and 70,000 active customers in Romania. It is an ambitious objective, but supported both by the evolution observed so far and by the long-term potential of the local market."📈 To support this growth, Freedom24 is preparing to open an office in Bucharest. According to Evgenii, investors value the comfort of a modern investment platform combined with the security of a local team that understands their market, speaks their language and can provide support when important financial decisions need to be made. With the right conditions in place, he believes Romania has the chance to become one of the reference markets for retail investments in Central and Eastern Europe. The interview also touched on the company's wider transformation. Freedom24 is transitioning from a digital broker to a broader financial platform built on its own technology, a solid regulatory framework and local presence, and intends to obtain a banking licence in Europe. "Brokerage remains the core of our operations, but we see a clear trend towards increasingly integrated financial services. In everyday life, people do not rigidly separate banking, investing, payments and saving. They expect all of these to work together, simply and seamlessly," he noted. 🚀 Read the full interview on Profit.ro