Austėja Šostakaitė is Chief Business Development Officer at Blue EMI, an emerging payments startup specializing in licensed crowdfunding platforms, e-commerce businesses, and crypto asset service providers. She leads strategic partnerships, growth, and innovation to deliver customer-tailored financial services, including the issuance of EU-licensed stablecoins to optimize Web3 transactions. Before joining Blue EMI, Austėja worked on DLT and digital euro initiatives at the Bank of Lithuania and the European Central Bank, enhancing her expertise in the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge payment solutions.