The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF)
Warsaw, PolandThe Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF) is an office appointed to provide support to the KNF Board, which supervises the banking, capital, insurance and pension sectors, payment institutions and payment service offices, electronic money institutions and credit unions. Other tasks of the KNF Board include undertaking measures to promote the development of the financial market and its competitiveness. The UKNF undertakes numerous activities aimed at providing friendly and safe environment for innovative solutions in the financial market.
Geographical Jurisdiction
PolandThe KNF Board supervises the financial market in Poland: the banking, capital, insurance and pension sectors, payment institutions and payment service offices, electronic money institutions and credit unions.
- Guidance on the application of laws and rules to innovative business models
- Support with authorisation to operate in our jurisdiction
- Live Sandbox testing environment
- Waivers or exemptions, for any entity meeting certain criteria
- Engagement with firms on regtech and suptech solutions
- Engagement with innovators and/or other third parties (e.g. academics, consultants and other organisations)
- Facilitating hackathons, TechSprints or similar events
- Assistance finding potential public or private sector partners / service providers (enquire for details)
- Other: Virtual Sandbox PSD2
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