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Financial Services Supervision Law (Regulated Financial Services), 5776-2016

חוק הפיקוח על שירותים פיננסיים (שירותים פיננסיים מוסדרים), תשע"ו-2016

Published: 2016-08-01Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-07-26 · Last amended 2026-07-22✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-17
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Section C: Indirect Amendments – Temporary Provisions

Amendment of the Anti-Money Laundering Law – Temporary Provision§
127.

During the period from the commencement date until the later commencement date, the Anti-Money Laundering Law shall be read as follows:

(1)in section 1, after the definition "Securities Law" insert:

""Regulated Financial Services Law" – the Financial Services Supervision Law (Regulated Financial Services), 5776-2016;

"credit service provider or deposit and credit service provider" – a holder of a licence to provide credit or a licence to provide deposit and credit services, as defined in section 1 of the Regulated Financial Services Law, as well as a person whose occupation is the provision of credit or the provision of deposit and credit services as defined in sections 11a and 25a of that Law and who does not hold a licence under that Law, excluding a banking corporation and any other body listed in the Third Schedule;";

(2)in section 11c(a), paragraphs (5) and (6) – shall be deleted;
(3)in section 11m(a), after paragraph (6) insert:

"(6a) in respect of a credit service provider or deposit and credit service provider – the Supervisor of Financial Service Providers appointed pursuant to the Regulated Financial Services Law;";

(4)in the Third Schedule, after item 5 insert:

"5a. A credit service provider or deposit and credit service provider.".

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First Schedule (Section 37)

(1)In respect of a financial service provider that is a holder of a basic licence – equity capital in the amount set out below, as the case may be:
(a)in respect of a holder of a basic licence to provide a financial asset service – NIS 300,000;
(b)in respect of a holder of a basic licence to provide credit – NIS 500,000;
(c)in respect of a holder of a basic licence to provide deposit and credit services – NIS 800,000.
(d)in respect of a holder of a basic licence to operate a credit brokerage system – NIS 100,000.
(2)In respect of a financial service provider that is a holder of an extended licence – equity capital in the amount set out below, as the case may be:
(a)in respect of a holder of an extended licence to provide a financial asset service – NIS 1,000,000;
(b)in respect of a holder of an extended licence to provide credit, in accordance with the holder's credit portfolio, as set out below:
Table
Credit portfolio (in millions of NIS)Minimum required equity capital (in millions of NIS)
25 to 501
Over 50 to 1002
Over 1004
(c)in respect of a holder of an extended licence to provide deposit and credit services – in accordance with the holder's credit portfolio or deposit portfolio, as set out below:
(d)in respect of a holder of an extended licence to operate a credit brokerage system – NIS 100,000.
Table
Credit portfolio or deposit portfolio (in millions of NIS)Required equity capital (in millions of NIS)
25 to 501
Over 50 to 1,0001.5
Over 1,0003

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Second Schedule (70e)

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