Salt Bank (formerly Romanian International Bank and Idea Bank) is a Romanian bank based in Bucharest.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Finance and Insurance |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | Bucharest, Romania |
Products | Financial services |
Parent | Banca Transilvania |
Website | salt.bank |
Activity
editOriginally known as Romanian International Bank, it was sold towards the end of 2013 to Idea Bank, a Polish bank controlled by Getin Holding. In April 2014, its operations continued under the new Idea Bank brand.[1]
It was bought by Banca Transilvania in 2021. It was renamed to Salt Bank on 21 November 2023.[2] In November 2023, Salt Bank formed a partnership with Starling Bank, a British challenger bank, to use its cloud-based banking platform known as Engine by Starling.[3]
In 2024, Idea Bank SA became Salt Bank SA. The bank subsidiary Idea::Broker de Asigurare became BT Broker de Asigurare, and Idea::Leasing IFN SA became Avant Leasing IFN SA.
References
edit- ^ HotNews - ANALIZA: Marti se lanseaza oficial o noua banca in Romania: Idea Bank.
- ^ "REGISTRUL INSTITUTIILOR DE CREDIT - Banci". bnr.ro. BANCA NATIONALA a ROMANIEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Salt Bank taps Engine by Starling to power digital banking in Romania
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