List of banks in Latvia explained

This list is based on information from Financial and Capital Market commission.[1] Latvia's four largest banks are Swedbank, SEB Group, Citadele Banka and Luminor.[2] In 2023, Swedish Swedbank and SEB Group held more than half of Latvia's banking market.[3] [4]

The largest banks and financial institutions in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are largely the same and mostly dominated by Swedish companies.[5] [6] [7]

Central bank

Commercial banks[8]

English nameCall nameLicence dateMajority Owner Capital Website
Akciju sabiedrība "Citadele banka"Citadele30 June 2010Ripplewood Advisors LLCcitadele.lv
Akciju sabiedrība "LPB Bank"LPB5 September 2008Signet Bank ASlpb.lv
Akciju sabiedrība "Reģionālā investīciju banka"RIB14 September 2001SKY Investment Holdingribbank.com
Akciju sabiedrība "Rietumu Banka"Rietumu5 September 2008Esterkin Family Investmentsrietumu.com
AS BlueOrange BankBlueOrange12 June 2001BBG ASblueorangebank.com
AS ExpobankExpobank16 December 1991Expobank LLCexpobank.eu
AS "Industra Bank"Industra6 May 1994J.A. Investment Holdingindustra.finance
AS "PrivatBank"PrivatBank31 July 1992JSC CB PrivatBankprivatbank.lv
AS "SEB banka"SEB29 September 1993SEB ABseb.lv
Baltic International Bank SEBIB3 May 1993Belokon familybib.eu
Luminor Bank ASLuminor2 January 2019Luminor Bankluminor.lv
Signet Bank ASSignet26 May 1992Signet Acquisition III LLCsignetbank.com
"Swedbank" ASSwedbank7 September 1998Swedbank ABswedbank.lv

Foreign commercial bank Latvian branches

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Banks in Liquidation

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References

  1. Web site: FKTK - Home page . 2016-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161225231441/http://www.fktk.lv/en/ . 2016-12-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: Latvia's 4 largest banks undecided about appealing bill on support to mortgage borrowers . baltictimes.com . 2023-12-18 . 2024-01-05.
  3. Web site: Industry data . Finance Latvia . 2022-10-27 . 2024-01-05.
  4. Web site: Latvia . Major Banks of Latvia. 2024-01-05.
  5. Web site: Swedes poised to become Baltic banking leaders . baltictimes.com . 1998-11-26 . 2024-01-05.
  6. Web site: Banks pile in to join Baltic boom . The Banker . 2005-07-03 . 2024-01-05.
  7. Web site: Hanson . Maivi . Overview of Baltic Banking Market . The Global Treasurer . 2007-04-17 . 2024-01-05.
  8. Web site: Banks. 2021-12-15.
  9. Web site: FKTK - Freedom of }} ]. 2016-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222000849/http://www.fktk.lv/en/market/credit-institutions/service-providers-from-the-eea/freedom-of-establisment.html . 2016-12-22 . dead .
  10. Web site: FKTK. FKTK.