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Slovakia · EU member

Národná banka Slovenska

NBS · Central bank

Bratislavanbs.sk
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Employees

~1,100

2024

Annual budget

€130M

2024 (supervisory arm)

Supervised entities

974

31 Dec 2025 (NBS Annual Report)

Overview

Slovakia's central bank and, since 2006, its integrated financial-market supervisor. Under the Single Supervisory Mechanism, NBS supervises less-significant banks directly and cooperates with the ECB on significant institutions. NBS runs MiCA supervision for Slovak CASPs, licensed VASPs prior to MiCA, and oversees the Slovak payments and e-money sector.

Mandate

Maintain price and financial stability in Slovakia, contribute to Eurosystem monetary policy, and supervise the Slovak financial market.

Regulated sectors

BanksPayment institutionsE-money institutionsCrypto-asset service providersInvestment firmsInsurance companiesPension funds

Leadership

  • Peter KažimírGovernor · since 2019
  • Vladimír DvořáčekDeputy Governor, Financial Market Supervision

Key legislation

  • Act No. 483/2001 on Banks

    Banking Act

  • Act No. 492/2009

    Payment Services (PSD2)

  • Act No. 566/2001 on Securities

    Investment services (MiFID II)

  • MiCA implementation Act

    Crypto-asset services (2024)

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Data last updated: 2026-06-15 · Sources: nbs.sk + ComplyBridge researchActivity Index methodology →

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