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  The mission of the Bank of Lithuania is to bring benefits to society while seeking to foster a reliable financial system and ensure sustainable economic growth.
- Strategic directions
  Having clearly defined its aims in priority areas, the Bank of Lithuania developed five strategic directions for 2017–2020.
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- Compare payment fees applied by financial market participants
  Compare fees for most-used payment services. For your convenience, providers of least-costly services are also made available.
- Exchange litas into euro free of charge
  At the Bank of Lithuania cash offices, exchange unlimited amounts of litas banknotes and coins of all issues, starting from 1991, free of charge.
- Find out whether a banknote is genuine
  Find more information on distinguishing genuine banknotes from counterfeits.
- Exchange worn or damaged euro and litas
  Exchange worn or damaged euro and litas at the Bank of Lithuania cash offices. In case of any doubts regarding currency acceptability or genuineness, we also carry out evaluations.
- Purchase commemorative or collector coins
  Collector and commemorative coins issued by the Bank of Lithuania.
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  Find basic information on financial market participants – contact details, information on management, financial statements, violations, disputes with consumers, licence information, and other related material.
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- FinTech and Innovation
  Development of a FinTech-conducive regulatory and supervisory ecosystem as well as fostering innovation in the financial system is one of the Bank of Lithuania’s strategic directions.
- Performance indicators
  Find financial data submitted by market participants supervised by the Bank of Lithuania.
- Enforcement measures
  Resolutions of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and decisions of the Director of the Supervision Service regarding application of enforcement measures.
- Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing
  Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.
- How to obtain a licence
  Want to set up a financial institution? Find out what requirements you must meet and what actions you should take.
- Newcomer Programme
  The Bank of Lithuania aims at creating a FinTech-friendly environment that would attract new companies and encourage them to incubate new products in the country.
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  Laws of the Republic of Lithuania, Resolutions of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, other legal acts regulating the activities of the Bank of Lithuania, as well as international and inter-institutional agreements.
- Bank of Lithuania positions and guidelines
  Positions, guidelines, opinions and explanations of the Bank of Lithuania, decisions thereof on the application of EU guidelines, all of which are relevant for the supervised financial market participants.
- Violations of legal acts
  Statements of Seimas Ombudsmen, State Controller decisions, court judgements and professional misconduct. Research and analyses related to envisaged legal regulation.
- Research and analysis related to envisaged legal regulation
  Research and analysis conducted by the Bank of Lithuania related to envisaged legal regulation.
- Public consultations
  We invite you to participate in public consultations and submit your suggestions regarding Bank of Lithuania initiatives.
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  Press releases and important media stories prepared by the Bank of Lithuania.
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  Insight of Bank of Lithuania economists and analysts on key economic issues.
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  Information on major upcoming events at the Bank of Lithuania.
- Speeches, interviews, presentations
  Speeches given by Bank of Lithuania employees, interviews with them and their presentations at public events.
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  Contact us at [email protected] or +370 5 268 0070.
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Operators of crowdfunding platform
Consumer credit providers, operators of peer-to-peer lending platform and consumer credit intermediares
Currency exchange operators
Lenders, operators of a peer-to-peer lending platform, and credit intermediaries operating in accordance with the Republic of Lithuania Law on Real Estate Related Credit

Last update: 01-04-2020

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