Fintech licensing in Slovakia
The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) issues fintech and crypto licences in Slovakia. The Atlas covers 6 licence types here. They sit in 6 families: bank, crypto-asset service provider (MiCA), electronic money institution, investment firm, lending and payment institution. Slovakia is in the EU/EEA, so a passportable licence can be extended to other member states by notification. Crypto-asset service providers are authorised under MiCA. Each licence page sets out the legal basis and fees, plus the decision period, with sources.
Financial regulators in Slovakia
Fintech licences available in Slovakia
Bank / credit institution
Crypto-asset service provider (MiCA CASP)
Electronic money institution (EMI)
Investment firm / broker-dealer
Lending / consumer credit
Payment institution (PI)
Path to market
Match your activities to the licence types above; the activity pages show which licence permits each one. NBS holds pre-application meetings and runs an innovation hub and a regulatory sandbox, and the regulator page explains how to use them. The application goes to NBS. It must include the capital and governance information and the AML file that the licence page requires. Once authorised, an EU/EEA licence can be extended to other member states by passport notification, without a new licence.
Getting licensed in Slovakia
Protegra handles licensing in Slovakia end to end: CASP license in Slovakia.
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