European Central Bank Banking Supervision published an updated list of supervised entities under the Single Supervisory Mechanism, covering significant institutions directly supervised by the ECB and less significant institutions supervised indirectly through national competent authorities. The list reflects group structure changes up to 1 November 2025 and significance assessment decisions effective up to 30 November 2025, and it reports 112 significant entities under direct ECB supervision. Following the annual significance assessment 2025, several entities’ grounds for significance changed without affecting their significant status. RBS Holdings N.V. moved to the size criterion after total assets exceeded EUR 30 billion at end-2024. Revolut Holdings Europe UAB, MDB Group Limited and OTP Luxembourg S.à r.l. moved to national economic importance after meeting the thresholds of at least EUR 5 billion in total assets and 20% of GDP at end-2024. AB Artea bankas moved to significance based on supervisory takeover under Article 6(5)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013. AS LHV Group remained significant after again meeting the national economic importance criterion at end-2024, interrupting application of the three-year rule. The update also records licensing events, mergers, acquisitions and other group changes. Licences lapsed for Banca di Pisa e Fornacette Credito Cooperativo on 30 June 2025 and Berlin Hyp AG on 31 July 2025, while Eurobank Cyprus Ltd’s licence was withdrawn with effect from 20 September 2025, after which Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd was identified as one of the three largest credit institutions in Cyprus. Banco Europeo De Finanzas, S.A. was reclassified as a less significant institution from 23 October 2025 after Unicaja Banco, S.A. sold its 100% holding to Mora Banc Grup, S.A., with direct supervision transferring to the national competent authority from 23 November 2025. Mizuho Trust & Banking (Luxembourg) SA was classified as significant following its acquisition by State Street Bank International GmbH, and the ECB assumed direct supervision from 1 November 2025. Other changes reflected include Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s acquisition of majority holdings in Mediobanca and its subsidiaries effective 15 September 2025, the Morgan Stanley group’s highest consolidating entity shifting to Morgan Stanley Europe SE after a 23 September 2025 merger, and mergers and name changes including Salzburger Sparkasse Bank Aktiengesellschaft merging into Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG on 1 August 2025, Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited renaming to Eurobank Limited on 2 September 2025, Cajasur Banco, S.A. merging into Kutxabank, S.A. on 1 October 2025, Aion Bank renaming to UniCredit NV/SA on 6 October 2025, and De Lage Landen Finans AB’s Finnish branch terminating operations on 23 October 2025 and no longer qualifying as a significant supervised entity.
European Central Bank - Banking Supervision 2025-12-19
European Central Bank Banking Supervision updates public list of supervised entities and confirms 112 significant institutions under direct supervision
The European Central Bank Banking Supervision updated its list of supervised entities under the Single Supervisory Mechanism, reflecting changes in group structures and significance assessments as of November 2025. Key developments include RBS Holdings N.V. meeting the size criterion, Revolut Holdings Europe UAB achieving national economic importance, and Mizuho Trust & Banking (Luxembourg) SA becoming significant following acquisition by State Street Bank International GmbH. The update also notes licensing events, mergers, acquisitions, and reclassifications affecting various institutions.