Legal and Licensing

An overview of Narvi's legal and licensing details.

Company Details

Company Registration Information

Narvi Payments Oy AB

Company number
3190214-6

Business address and Office
c/o Maria 01 Lapinlahdenkatu 16
00180 Helsinki 
Finland

Link to official company registry in Finland

Electronic Money Institution License

Electronic Money Institution License

Narvi payments is regulated as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) in Finland and is also passportized to all European Union Countries under license number 3190214-6. 

The License allows Narvi Payments to perform the below activities which can also be found on the Finnish regulator's website via the link below. Simply put Narvi can offer banking accounts, process payments, and currencies, and issue and accept card payments. We can do everything a Bank can except Lending and borrowing.  

Narvi’s licensing information can be found here: List of Services Narvi Payments is able to provide based on our License. 

1 Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account

2 Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account

3a) Execution of payment transactions, including transfers of funds on a payment account with the user’s payment service provider or with another payment service provider: execution of direct debits, including one-off direct debits

3b) Execution of payment transactions, including transfers of funds on a payment account with the user’s payment service provider or with another payment service provider: execution of payment transactions through a payment card or a similar device

3c) Execution of payment transactions, including transfers of funds on a payment account with the user’s payment service provider or with another payment service provider: execution of credit transfers, including standing orders

4a) Execution of payment transactions where the funds are covered by a credit line for a payment service user: execution of direct debits, including one-off direct debits

4b) Execution of payment transactions where the funds are covered by a credit line for a payment service user: execution of payment transactions through a payment card or a similar device

4c) Execution of payment transactions where the funds are covered by a credit line for a payment service user: execution of credit transfers, including standing orders

5a) Issuing of payment instruments

5b) Acquiring of payment transactions

Licensing across the European Union.

Licensing across the European Union

Narvi Payments is licensed across the European Union to provide services via the European Union's passportization rules. For example, you can find Narvi is passported in the Netherlands by looking at the official Financial regulatory registry in the Netherlands here.

You can also find a list of where Narvi is Passportised by looking at the official list on the European Banking Authority registry here

List of countries Narvi holds passportized licenses in the European Union
  • Ireland

  • Republic of Austria

  • Kingdom of Belgium

  • Republic of Bulgaria

  • Czech Republic

  • Kingdom of Denmark

  • Republic of Estonia

  • Hellenic Republic (Greece) 

  • Republic of Iceland

  • Kingdom of Spain

  • Italian Republic

  • Republic of Cyprus

  • Republic of Croatia

  • Republic of Latvia

  • Republic of Poland

  • The Principality of Liechtenstein

  • Republic of Lithuania

  • Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

  • Republic of Malta

  • Republic of Malta

  • Kingdom of the Netherlands

  • Kingdom of Norway

  • Portuguese Republic

  • French Republic

  • Romania

  • Slovak Republic

  • Republic of Slovenia

  • Republic of Finland

  • Kingdom of Sweden

  • Hungary

  • Federal Republic of Germany

European banking authority

European Banking Authority (EBA) Registry

The European Banking Authority (EBA) provides a comprehensive list of all regulated Banks and Financial Institutions in Europe.

You can find further information on Narvi on their website and also information on countries we hold a passportized license in.

Link to EBA register

Link to EBA registry search

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Narvi Payments Oy Ab is an Authorized Electronic Money Institution (EMI). Narvi’s EMI license is granted by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN FSA) with the registration number 3190214-6. Narvi’s license is Passportised to all European Union countries.
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