Národná banka Slovenska (National Bank of Slovakia) NBS
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BankingNBFC / Non-bank LendingInsuranceCapital MarketsAsset & Wealth ManagementPayments & FintechCrypto / VDA
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Who they are
Slovakia's independent central bank, set up on 1 January 1993 and part of the Eurosystem since the euro was adopted in 2009. It also acts as the supervisor of the Slovak financial market.
What they do
Supervises banks, branches of foreign banks, investment firms, insurers, pension funds, collective investment, payment and e-money institutions, financial intermediaries and, since MiCA applies, crypto-asset service providers. Imposes sanctions and remedial measures, issues decisions, methodological guidelines and recommendations, runs a regulatory sandbox and innovation hub, and supervises AML/CFT compliance of the entities it licenses (Act 297/2008).
Key laws & regulations issued
- Act Zákon z 11. septembra 2024 č. 248/2024 Z. z. o určitých povinnostiach a právomociach v oblasti kryptoaktív a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 248/2024 Coll. on certain obligations and powers in the field of crypto-assets and amending certain laws) 2024
- Regulation Nariadenie (EÚ) 2023/1113 o informáciách, ktoré sprevádzajú prevody finančných prostriedkov a určitých kryptoaktív (Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets) 2023
- Regulation Nariadenie (EÚ) 2023/1114 o trhoch s kryptoaktívami (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets, MiCA) 2023
- Act Zákon č. 39/2015 Z. z. o poisťovníctve a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 39/2015 Coll. on Insurance and on Amendments to Certain Acts) 2015
- Act Zákon č. 203/2011 Z. z. o kolektívnom investovaní (Act No. 203/2011 Coll. on Collective Investment) 2011
- Act Zákon č. 492/2009 Z. z. o platobných službách a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 492/2009 Coll. on Payment Services) 2009
- Act Zákon č. 747/2004 Z. z. o dohľade nad finančným trhom a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 747/2004 Coll. on Financial Market Supervision) 2004
- Act Zákon č. 483/2001 Z. z. o bankách a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 483/2001 Coll. on Banks and on Amendments to Certain Acts) 2001
- Act Zákon č. 566/2001 Z. z. o cenných papieroch a investičných službách a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o cenných papieroch) (Act No. 566/2001 Coll. on Securities and Investment Services) 2001
Enforcement by this regulator
| Date | Entity | Action | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | ExpertOne, s.r.o. (independent financial agent) | Licence Action | — | official |
| 29 Jun 2026 | K&G Brokerage s. r. o. (independent financial agent) | Licence Action | — | official |
| 27 May 2026 | AGF COMMUNITY, družstvo (cooperative) | Business Restriction Monetary Penalty | €150,000 | official |
| 28 May 2019 | Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s. (commercial bank) | Monetary Penalty | €20,000 | official |
| 28 May 2019 | Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s. (commercial bank) | Monetary Penalty | €28,000 | official |
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