This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Romania as of 9 December 2023[update].[1][2]
Banks incorporated in Romania
editUniversal banks (foreign-owned banks)
edit- Alpha Bank
- Banca Comercială Română (part of the Erste Group)
- BRD – Groupe Société Générale
- Garanti BBVA (part of the BBVA Group)
- First Bank (part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group[3])
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Libra Internet Bank
- Vista Bank
- OTP Bank
- Porsche Bank (soon to be rebranded into Credex Bank[4])
- ProCredit Bank
- Raiffeisen Bank
- UniCredit Bank
Universal banks (domestically-owned banks)
edit- Banca Romana de Credite si Investitii (formerly ATEbank Romania)
- Exim Banca Românească
- Banca Transilvania
- CEC Bank
- Patria Bank
- Salt Bank (part of the Banca Transilvania Group)
- TechVentures Bank
Romanian branches of international banks
editUniversal banks
edit- ING
- BNP Paribas Personal Finance
- Revolut
- TBI Bank
- Alior Bank SA Varșovia - Sucursala Bucureşti[5]
- Credit Europe Bank (Romania)[6][7][8]
Corporate banks
edit- Bank of China
- Banque Banorient France (formerly Blom Bank France)
- BNP Paribas
- Citibank Europe
- PKO Bank Polski
List of systemic banks
editAs of 2024, the National Committee of Macroprudential Oversight of Romania has identified 9 locally-incorporated banks as systematically important and thus have to meet more stringent requirements:[9]
Market share of banks
editThe market share of banks in terms of assets (above 1%):[10][11][12][13]
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Discontinued operations
editBank | Licence withdrawn | Fate | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Credit Bank | 18 April 1997 | Bankruptcy | 9 November 2000 |
Albina Bank | 13 May 1999 | Bankruptcy | 25 May 1999 |
Bancorex | 31 July 1999 | Merged with Banca Comercială Română | 30 July 1999 |
Bankcoop | 8 February 2000 | Bankruptcy | 8 February 2000 |
Columna Bank | 22 June 2000 | Bankruptcy | 18 March 2003 |
International Religion Bank | 10 July 2000 | Bankruptcy | 10 July 2000 |
Discount Romanian Bank | 28 February 2002 | Bankruptcy | 19 April 2002 |
Investment and Development Bank | 29 March 2002 | Dissolved | 11 March 2002 |
Turkish-Romanian Bank | 30 April 2002 | Bankruptcy | 3 July 2002 |
HVB Bank | Merged with Banca Comerciala Ion Tiriac as HVB Tiriac Bank | 31 August 2006 | |
Banca di Roma | The group, including its Romanian branch, merged with Unicredit | 12 June 2008 | |
Anglo-Romanian Bank | Merged with Erste Group and BCR | 1 July 2011 | |
Banca CR Firenze | The group, including its Romanian subsidiary, merged with Intesa Sanpaolo. | 1 October 2012 | |
The Royal Bank of Scotland | Sold retail and corporate portfolio to Unicredit Bank and closed. | August 2015 | |
Millenium Bank | 1 November 2015 | Merged with OTP Bank | 31 October 2015 |
Volksbank Group (Romanian subsidiary) | 1 January 2016 | Merged with Banca Transilvania | 31 December 2015 |
Banca Comercială Carpatica | 2 May 2017 | Merged with Patria Bank | 3 May 2017 |
Veneto Banca | 8 June 2018 | The group, including its Romanian branch, merged with Intesa Sanpaolo. | 27 June 2017 |
Piraeus Bank | The Romanian subsidiary of Piraeus Bank was acquired by J.C. Flowers & Co., whom later changed the bank's name to First Bank on 30 October 2018. | 28 June 2018 | |
Bancpost | 1 January 2019 | The Romanian subsidiary of Eurobank Ergasias merged with Banca Transilvania. | 31 December 2018 |
Bank of Cyprus | 1 January 2019 | Sold its assets and liabilities to Marfin Bank (now known as Vista Bank) in 2013, and closed in 2018. | 31 December 2018 |
National Bank of Greece | The Romanian subsidiary of National Bank of Greece, Banca Românească, was acquired by the Romanian state-owned corporate bank EximBank. | 23 January 2020 | |
Bank Leumi | 30 April 2020 | Bank Leumi's Romanian subsidiary merged with First Bank. | 31 April 2020 |
Crédit Agricole | 30 September 2022 | Crédit Agricole's Romanian subsidiary merged with Vista Bank. | 1 October 2022 |
Banca Românească | 10 May 2023 | Merged with EximBank as Exim Banca Românească | 31 December 2022 |
References
edit- ^ "REGISTRUL INSTITUTIILOR DE CREDIT - Banci". bnr.ro. BANCA NATIONALA a ROMANIEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "REGISTRUL INSTITUTIILOR DE CREDIT - Sucursale ale institutiilor de credit din state terte si alte state membre". bnr.ro. BANCA NATIONALA a ROMANIEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.firstbank.ro/en/firstbank/banca/informatii-generale/parte-din-intesa-san-paolo.html
- ^ https://economedia.ro/dan-ostahie-cumpara-porsche-bank-romania-si-o-transforma-in-credex-bank-bnr-a-aprobat-tranzactia.html
- ^ https://aliorbank.ro/
- ^ https://www.crediteurope.ro/en/press-releases/Credit-Europe-Bank-Romania-S-A-initiates-merger-with-its-parent-company-Credit-Europe-Bank-N-V/54
- ^ https://www.puterea.ro/credit-europe-bank-va-fi-radiata-de-la-registrul-comertului/
- ^ https://www.zf.ro/banci-si-asigurari/fuziunea-transfrontaliera-absorbtie-credit-europe-bank-romania-catre-22331261
- ^ "List of systemically important banks and the other systemically important institutions buffer (O-SII buffer) applicable in 2024". The National Committee of Macroprudential Oversight. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Topuri Banci". Bancherul. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Topul bancilor la cresterea activelor in 2019: Banca Transilvania a fost performera sistemului bancar, urmata de ING si CEC Bank". Bancherul. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Cornel Dinu (28 June 2021). "TOPUL BĂNCILOR DUPĂ ACTIVE ÎN 2020. O NOUĂ BANCĂ ROMÂNEASCĂ ÎNTRĂ ÎN TOP 10 DUPĂ CE GARANTI BBVA A PIERDUT DOUĂ LOCURI. DOAR 5 DINTRE CELE MAI MARI ZECE BĂNCI DIN ROMÂNIA ȘI-AU MAJORAT COTA DE PIAȚĂ ÎN PANDEMIE". Ziarul Financiar. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Mihai Baniţă (4 July 2022). "Topul integral al băncilor în 2021. Banca Transilvania se desprinde în vârf, CEC Bank urcă o poziție, Eximbank se pregătește pentru salt, cota ING Bank scade în premieră, după mulți ani". Profit.ro. Retrieved 20 December 2023.