# Finance

The NBU continues to update regulatory requirements for the financial sector, tightening control over providers of financial and payment services. The latest changes relate to both authorisation procedures and requirements concerning business reputation, ownership structure and business planning for financial institutions. The new rules will also affect pawnbrokers and insurers, which must adapt their internal processes to the updated standards.

Ukraine has a property tax (the so-called ‘luxury tax’), the amount of which depends on the total floor area of the property. The tax authorities calculate the amount that owners must pay for excess square metres themselves. Here’s how the calculation system works in 2026, who is eligible for relief, and under what conditions an additional 25,000 hryvnias is added to the tax bill.

Ukraine is actively moving towards legalising the cryptocurrency market, but for the time being, cryptocurrency transactions remain in a ‘grey area’ of regulation. ThePublic spoke to Yakov Voronin, a lawyer and managing partner of the Yakov Voronin Law Firm, Chairman of the Public Oversight Council at the Economic Security Bureau and Chairman of the Committee on Customs and Tax Law at the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine, Yakov Voronin.

PrivatBank has added a new service to its ‘Privat24’ all-in-one app. Entrepreneurs can now manage their finances, accounting and mandatory payments directly from their smartphone.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces have introduced an updated mechanism for calculating additional financial allowances for military personnel. The new rules set out which allowances are payable for different types of combat missions, who is eligible to receive them, and how participation in such missions will be verified

The National Bank of Ukraine has announced the expansion of its banknote series and the introduction of a new 2,000-hryvnia note into circulation. It will enter circulation on 4 September 2026

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court will hear a case, the ruling on which could change the approach to penalties for breaches of competition rules in public procurement. The court must determine whether a bid-rigging conspiracy can serve as grounds not only for fines, but also for declaring the contract void and requiring the funds received under it to be returned to the state.

Two-thirds of buyers of the $TRUMP meme coin suffered financial losses – as of the end of June 2026, 988,905 accounts were in the red. As a result of the asset’s decline, the combined losses of nearly a million investors amounted to around $4 billion.

Law enforcement officers have uncovered a fraudulent network of cryptocurrency exchanges operating in seven regions of Ukraine. During the searches, they seized cash in various currencies totalling over 20 million hryvnias.

The Prostor chain of shops has stated that it is not ceasing operations and that reports of its closure were false. Amid the frenzy, the chain’s sales have actually increased fivefold over the past week.

Wall Street’s largest financial institutions, including JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and BNY Mellon, are backing away from betting on a stronger euro.

The Binance cryptocurrency exchange will cease providing services to customers in European Union countries from next week. The company was unable to obtain the licence required to operate under the new MiCA regulations in time.