Authority and scope
Sections ↑Latvijas Banka regulates and supervises Latvia’s financial market. Its responsibilities include investor and depositor interests, financial stability, financial-crime prevention and sanctions compliance. A dedicated Supervision Committee makes licensing and supervisory decisions within its statutory powers.[1]
Latvijas Banka’s sector pages cover investment firms, credit institutions, payments, insurance and crypto-assets. These categories identify different regulated activities. A banking relationship and a leveraged investment account should be matched to the particular provider and its recorded service category.[3]
Registers and permission checks
Sections ↑Routes into the official information
| Measure | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Main register | Financial market participant register | Search the exact legal company name and open its sector-specific entry.Source 2 |
| Local and cross-border firms | Both appear in the directory | An entry can concern a Latvian licence or a firm licensed elsewhere in the EU and serving Latvia across borders.Source 2 |
| Relevant investment category | Investment service providers | The directory separates investment services from banks, payment firms and foreign-exchange trading companies.Source 2 |
| Supervisory decisions | Licensing, restrictions and sanctions | The committee can issue, suspend or cancel licences or registrations and apply relevant sectoral measures.Source 1 |
A cross-border entry retains the firm’s home-state authorisation context. Match the legal company, home regulator, notified activity and account agreement; appearance in Latvia’s directory does not mean Latvijas Banka issued the original investment-firm licence.[2]
Check the exact legal entity, permissions, current status and scope in the official record. A brand connection in our coverage does not establish authorisation.
Client assets and protection boundaries
Sections ↑The central bank administers separate protection arrangements for deposits, investors and insurance customers. A brokerage portfolio can contain both securities and cash with different legal treatment. The €20,000 investor figure should not replace the applicable deposit guarantee, and a foreign firm passported into Latvia needs its home-state scheme checked.[4][6][2]
Reporting misconduct and enforcement
Sections ↑Latvijas Banka provides a reporting route for suspected regulatory violations. State the legal institution, service and conduct and attach relevant evidence. A supervisory report and an application for scheme compensation serve different purposes; the latter requires the scheme’s trigger, eligibility and claim process.[5][4]
Compensation and firm failure
Sections ↑Latvijas Banka’s current explanation describes compensation for eligible outstanding liabilities up to €20,000, irrespective of the number of accounts. The legal trigger and scheme participant matter as much as the headline sum.[4]
Latvian investor protection
| Topic | Published position and meaning |
|---|---|
| Trigger | A qualifying inability to meet liabilities established by Latvijas Banka, or an effective court insolvency/liquidation decision.Source 4 |
| Covered shortfall | Eligible financial instruments and funds that do not qualify under the Deposit Guarantee Law; subject to statutory exclusions.Source 4 |
| Not investment insurance | Price declines and illiquidity are excluded.Source 4 |
| Provider | Use the scheme participant list, then separately verify the provider’s current permissions.Source 4 |
Official contacts and resources
Sections ↑Official routes
| Topic | Published position and meaning |
|---|---|
| Scheme information | The investor-protection page includes the participant list and application rules.Source 4 |
| General contact | [email protected]; +371 6702 2300. Ask for the route appropriate to an investment-service complaint or protection claim.Source 6 |
Use the authority’s official website for current official routes. Purpose-specific resources have not yet been established in this profile.
Complaints & dispute resolution
Sections ↑This profile has not yet established the applicable procedure, receiving body and eligibility for this task. Consult the authority’s official resources and check your firm, product and circumstances before acting.
Sources & further reading
- Financial market supervision: powers and organisation Latvijas Banka · 6 Dec 2022 · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Financial market participant register Latvijas Banka · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Supervision: sectors and responsibilities Latvijas Banka · Accessed 9 Oct 2026
- Protection of financial instrument market clients Latvijas Banka · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- Reporting on violations Latvijas Banka · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- Customer protection and guarantee funds Latvijas Banka · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
A documented resource is not a finding of eligibility or compensation coverage. Consult the named body and current official terms for your firm, product and circumstances.
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- Operating status
- Active
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Sources checked
- 15 Oct 2026