📋 Tender Overview
The number of non-bank financial market participants in August decreased from 1648 as of July 31 to 1614 as of August 31. The number of banks remained unchanged - 68. During August the National Bank registered one financial company. At the same time 35 participants of the non-bank financial services market were excluded from the registers among them 11 financial companies and one pawnbroker were excluded from the registers voluntarily and 17 financial companies two insurers two pawnbrokers and two credit unions were excluded from the registers - forcibly. In addition eight financial companies and one leasing company had their licenses revoked voluntarily and another five financial companies had their licenses revoked forcibly. During August the license of 50 participants of the non-banking financial services market - 40 financial companies four insurers and six pawnbrokers - was suspended. As of August 31 127 non-life insurers in July there were 129 and 13 life insurers the number did not change 192 pawnshops there were 195 185 credit unions there were 187 108 leasing companies the number did not change 860 financial companies there were 887 62 insurance brokers the number did not change and 67 collection companies the number did not change. In addition 24 banking groups and 23 non-banking financial groups are recognized on the market. There are 38 national payment systems including state ones and 16 international payment systems operating on the payment market. In August the National Bank received 275 requests from market participants for registration and licensing actions. The number of inquiries regarding financial companies pawnshops and lessors was 187. The number of inquiries regarding credit institutions banks and credit unions - 46 insurers - 42.