Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos bankas)
Who they are
Lithuania's central bank, which also supervises financial market participants.
What they do
Takes part in the Eurosystem's monetary policy and works to maintain financial stability. Its supervision covers licensing and authorisation, a newcomer programme, a regulatory sandbox, FinTech and open banking, AML/CFT rules and enforcement measures, and it handles consumer complaints against financial service providers. It also oversees payment systems and payment services.
Key laws & regulations issued
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Markets in Crypto-Assets (No XIV-2879) 2024
- Rule Bank of Lithuania Board Resolution No 03-166 of 19 September 2018 approving the Regulatory Sandbox Framework 2018
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Electronic Money and Electronic Money Institutions (No XI-1868) 2011
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Payment Institutions (No XI-549) 2009
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Markets in Financial Instruments (No X-1024) 2007
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Securities (No X-1023) 2007
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Banks (No IX-2085) 2004
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Insurance (No IX-1737) 2003
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Financial Institutions (No IX-1068) 2002
- Act Republic of Lithuania Law on Payments (No VIII-1370) 1999
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Enforcement by this regulator
The latest 10 of 15 — see all 15 on the Enforcement tab.
| Date | Entity | Action | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | UAB "Pervesk" (e-money or payment institution) | Formal Reprimand | — | official |
| 21 Jul 2026 | AlphaPay, UAB (payment institution) | Licence Action | — | official |
| 23 Jun 2026 | "Paysera LT", UAB (payment institution) | Monetary Penalty | €362,000 | official |
| 23 Jun 2026 | UAB "TransferGo Lithuania" (electronic money institution) | Monetary Penalty | €42,000 | official |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Finora Bank UAB (commercial bank) | Monetary Penalty Formal Reprimand | €69,000 | official |
| 14 May 2026 | Compensa Life Vienna Insurance Group SE (insurer) | Monetary Penalty | €250,000 | official |
| 12 May 2026 | Bebawa, UAB (e-money institution) | Settlement | €40,000≈ US$46,952 | official |
| 14 Apr 2026 | UAB "Walletto" (payment institution) | Monetary Penalty | €290,000 | official |
| 9 Apr 2026 | European Merchant Bank UAB (commercial bank) | Monetary Penalty Formal Reprimand | €270,000 | official |
| 26 Feb 2026 | ValorPay, UAB (payment institution) | Settlement | €30,000≈ US$35,442 | official |
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Related regulators
Others in Lithuania supervising overlapping sectors.