In-house payment
  • Payment in all currencies between LHV’s accounts
  • Will reach the recipient immediately
  • Payment related to a Trader account that was initiated before 17.00 will arrive in an hour; later payments will arrive on the morning of the next business day

Free of charge

European payment
  • Euro payment to a SEPA country
  • Payments initiated on business days before 16.45 will reach the recipient on the same day; payments initiated after 16.45 will reach the recipient on the next business day

Free of charge

EUR

Instant payment
  • European Payment, where the recipient’s bank has joined the instant payment settlement system
  • The maximum amount is 100,000 EUR
  • Transactions twenty-four hours a day, seven-days a week
  • Reaches the recipient within half a minute
  • To which banks is it possible to make instant payments?

Free of charge

EUR

Foreign payment as regular payment
  • Depending on the currency, the payment will arrive in 2–5 business days if initiated before 17.00
  • Payments can be initiated to following currencies - AUD, CAD, CHF, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, JPY, NOK, PLN, RON, SEK, USD
  • If the beneficiary’s bank is in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the currency of payment is the currency used in the European Economic Area, the payment cannot be executed as a regular payment
  • Differences of fees

7 € (shared)
29 € (paid by remitter)

Foreign payment as expedited payment

Expedited payments move twice as fast, meaning that depending on the currency the other party will receive the money within 2 business days.

The payment will arrive the fastest if it was initiated:

  • EUR, USD, CHF, GBP, NOK, SEK, HUF, DKK, PLN - before 17.00
  • HKD - before 14.30
  • AUD, CAD, JPY, CZK, RON - before 17.00
  • Differences of fees

9 or 17 € (shared) ?
39 € (paid by remitter)

Foreign payment as an express payment

Express payment is even faster than a expedited payment and is delivered in one business day if initiated:

  • DKK - before 11.30
  • SEK, NOK, RON - before 12.00
  • CHF, HUF, PLN - before 14.00
  • CAD, GBP, EUR, USD - before 16.00
  • Differences of fees

32 € (shared)
54 € (paid by remitter)

If you want, we can help you to transfer your settlement services from another bank to LHV Pank, doing all the required operations for you.

At LHV, a standing order means that LHV performs the required transfers on your behalf, on the date specified in the contract. At LHV, it is possible to conclude a standing order agreement for in-house and European payments.

For the standing order, you can designate:

  • the beneficiary
  • the payment date and the interval after which the payment repeats (e.g. week, month, year), as well as
  • the method of transfer, and the sum.

You can choose between three options for the transferring of funds:

  1. On the payment date, we will deduct the agreed sum from your account and transfer it to the recipient. We shall check whether there are sufficient funds for the payment on the payment date and on the two following days.
  2. On the payment date, we will transfer the entire available balance of your account to the recipient. We shall check whether there are sufficient funds for the payment only on the payment date.
  3. You determine the amount which has to remain in your account on the payment date – we will transfer the remaining available funds to the recipient. We shall check whether there are sufficient funds for the payment only on the payment date.

On the payment date you only need to take care that the required amount is available in your account on the right date and that the transaction limits are sufficient. If there are insufficient funds in the account at that time or the transaction limit is insufficient for a standing order payment, the standing order shall not be fulfilled.

The standing order agreement shall remain valid and this shall not hinder further payments (provided that there are sufficient funds on the account and the transaction limit is sufficient at the time of the standing order payment).

Payment import makes it possible to upload a payment file in the internet bank and to sign payments there (one by one or in batches) and to view, amend, and subsequently delete them in the internet bank. Upload the payment file here: Daily banking → Payments → Import of payments. Also review the format.

If you want to fully automate the importing of the payment file, use LHV Connect. Your accountant can use the solution to make payments and keep track of incoming and outgoing payments directly in the accounting software.

We send instant notifications as an e-mail, push notification. In addition to the business customer as an xml file.

E-mail
By default, we notify the customer by email whenever there is a delay or error in processing your payment. Read more

Push Notification
Instant notifications are sent to clients who are using the LHV mobile app. Both the activation and usage of the instant notification service is free of charge. Read more

We send a notification for every payment or e-invoice received, transaction limit being reached, failed transaction and expiry of a bank card.

Xml file
A business client can order instant notifications on payments through LHV Connect. Find out more about LHV Connect.

A predefined payment is a pre-filled payment order saved in the internet bank.

Payments can be saved in the internet bank, by selecting Daily banking → Payments → Predefined payments. A regular payment can also be added to the predefined payments after signing the payment.

Starting a payment from a predefined payment is most convenient in the mobile app. There, only the initials are required to find the recipient and the payment info and there is no need to save the payment separately.

A low value payment is a European payment of up to 30 €, made via the internet bank and mobile app, which the private client can make without strong authentication.

Five payments of up to 30 € can be made without strong authentication. The sixth payment must be confirmed using strong authentication (mobile-ID, ID-Card, SmartID or a pin calculator).

The option to make low value payments can be activated and deactivated in the internet bank as well as the mobile app (activation in one also affects payments made in the other).

Proxy payment can be used to pay individuals or legal persons using only their phone number.

  • Start a new payment using the app.
  • Select a number from your Contacts or enter it manually.
  • You can then accept payments using your phone number linked to your account. For the payer, the payment order form is automatically filled in with the recipient’s name and account number.

Accepting a proxy payment

  • In the app settings, link your phone number with the desired bank account and consent to the sending of data.
  • You will receive a confirmation code by text message. This is to verify that the telephone number you entered belongs to you.
  • The payee's name and bank account number are automatically added to the payment order. If the payee has not joined the proxy payment service, you can send them an invitation to join the proxy payment at LHV Pank.

Also read the FAQ

LHV Pank does not send or accept payments related to countries, regions, banks or currencies.

  • Iran
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Libya
  • North-Korea
  • Sudan and South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Central African Republic
  • Somalia
  • Moldova* – due to a correspondent bank's decision, LHV Pank does not execute payments to Moldindconbank (MOLDMD2X)
  • Latvia* – due to a correspondent bank's decision, LHV Pank does not execute foreign payments (except for euro payments) to the following banks: AS BLUEORANGE BANK RIGA (CBBRLV22), AS PRIVATBANK (PRTTLV22), REGIONALA INVESTICIJU BANKA (RIBRLV22)
  • Russia
    • Outgoing payments
      • Starting from 30.03.2022, it is not possible to make payments to Russian banks. The restriction applies to any currency as well as subsidiaries of Russian banks that may be registered or operate outside Russia.
    • Incoming payments
      • Starting from 09.08.2022, it is not possible to accept payments from Russian banks. The restriction applies to all currencies as well as subsidiaries of Russian banks that may be registered or operate outside of Russia.
  • Belarus
    • Outgoing payments
      • Starting from 30.03.2022, it is not possible to make payments to Belarusian banks. The restriction applies to any currency as well as subsidiaries of Belarusian banks that may be registered or operate outside Belarus.
    • Incoming payments
      • Starting from 09.08.2022, it is not possible to accept payments from Belarusian banks. The restriction applies to all currencies as well as subsidiaries of Belarusian banks that may be registered or operate outside of Belarus.
  • Russian rouble (RUB) - Starting from 30.03.2022 LHV Pank does not send or accept payments in rubles.

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LHV Pank has the right not to execute payments related to the following banks or countries:

Payments may be restricted if the payment

  • is related to a credit institution whose activity licence has expired;
  • is related to a person (natural / legal) who is subject to the UN, European Union, UK or US sanctions
  • is related to a resident of any of the abovementioned countries or a person located or operating there;
  • details contain a word (e.g. city, hotel, name of a person) that can be associated with any of the abovementioned countries;
  • lacks important information (e.g. the payer’s/recipient’s name, address or details on the content of the transaction);
  • relates to dual-use good or is suspected of being.
  • is associated with a higher risk country. These can be high-risk third countries that are on the lists published by the FATF and the European Union.

When making a payment, it should be taken into account that due to the international sanctions implemented, the time for payment (including receipt) may be extended. Also, depending on the restriction, the bank may be obliged to block or freeze the payment. In addition, the review of foreign payments may take longer than usual if, due to the bank’s due diligence measures, the origin of the money needs to be more thoroughly determined. Coming from the aforementioned reasons, LHV Pank will not compensate the client for the loss incurred in the event of a restriction on the disposal of money.

When making a payment to LHV Pank, use the following details:

BIC/SWIFT: LHVBEE22

Name: AS LHV Pank

Address: Tartu mnt 2, 10145 Tallinn