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Lightyear is a multi-award winning investment platform offering low-cost investing, savings, and a universe of assets including stocks, funds, bonds, and more.

Last updated September 1, 2026

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Overview

Lightyear is an investment platform that offers low-cost investing with 6000 stocks and funds, €0 ETF commission, €0 account fees, and a 0.35% FX fee. It provides savings accounts with high interest, managed by BlackRock or J.P. Morgan, and supports fractional investing. The platform is regulated by EFSA and has a Trustpilot rating of 4.7.

History

Lightyear was started by Mihkel and Martin, who first met as early employees at TransferWise. They discovered a combined total of £9,278 paid in hidden fees on existing investment platforms, which inspired them to build a transparent and low-fee investing app for Europe.

Products and positioning

Product categories. Stocks · ETFs · Funds · Bonds · Money market funds · Crypto · Savings

Recent events

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    Lightyear launches agentic platform for enterprise telecom[6]

    Lightyear launched an agentic platform for enterprise telecom, beginning with Lightyear Dispatch and its first two operational AI agents, the Quoting Agent and the Implementation Agent. Dispatch lets teams query network data and build custom reports in natural language, while the agents handle carrier coordination for sourcing and installing telecom services. Dispatch and both agents are available today to all Lightyear customers.

    Weekdays and relative dates follow the original report; their exact calendar dates have not been verified.

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