Evaldas Ruzgys is responsible for payments infrastructure in Lithuania, including the well-known CENTROlink system, and works on various EU-level projects, representing Lithuania in the Digital Euro as well as initiatives related to wholesale CBDC and other innovative use cases for EU financial market infrastructure.
Evaldas Ruzgys started his professional career in commercial banking in 2002 and held various positions at Scandinavian banks, including HANSABANKAS, DnB and NORD/LB, until 2013. In 2013–2020, he was the Head of the Digital Channels Department for the Baltics at AB DNB bank and its successor Luminor Bank.
In 2020–2023, Ruzgys worked as an independent technology and business consultant, implementing projects for the State Enterprise Centre of Registers and various fintech companies. He joined the Bank of Lithuania in June 2023 as the Director of the Market Infrastructure Department.
Ruzgys holds a MSc in Finance and Banking and a BSc in Economics from Vytautas Magnus University.
