Jurisdiction · Europe (non-EU)

Fintech licensing in Georgia

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) issues the fintech and crypto licences in Georgia. Here the Atlas covers 2 licence types, in 2 families: bank and payment institution. Each licence page has its legal basis, fees and decision period, with sources.

Last verified 2026-10-01Markdown · Data (CC BY 4.0)

Financial regulators in Georgia

Georgia
National Bank of Georgia (NBG)
The National Bank of Georgia is Georgia's independent central bank. It sets monetary policy and price-stability targets, issues the lari, an

Fintech licences available in Georgia

Bank / credit institution

Bank · Georgia
Commercial bank licence
NBG

Payment institution (PI)

PI · Georgia
Payment institution licence
Registration as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) with the National Bank of Georgia
NBG

Main laws

Law of Georgia on Payment System and Payment Services: Law of Georgia No 6304-Is of 25 May 2012

Path to market

Start with your activities. Match them to the licence types above: the activity pages show which licence permits each one. NBG runs pre-application meetings, an innovation hub and a regulatory sandbox, and the regulator page explains how to use them. Applications go to NBG. They carry the capital, governance and AML documentation that the licence page lists.

Last verified 2026-10-01Author Danil Marmysh, Founder & CEO, ProtegraReviewed by Anastasia Sidorenkova, Head of Licensing, ProtegraReport an errorReference information, not legal advice.

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