List of banks in Romania
Appearance
This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Romania as of 9 December 2023[update].[1][2]
Banks incorporated in Romania
[edit]Universal 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
- 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)
- Banca Transilvania
- CEC Bank
- Exim Banca Românească
- Porsche Bank (soon to be rebranded into Credex Bank[5])
- Patria Bank
- Salt Bank (part of the Banca Transilvania Group)
- TechVentures Bank
Romanian branches of international banks
[edit]Universal banks
[edit]- ING
- BNP Paribas Personal Finance
- Revolut
- TBI Bank
- Alior Bank SA Varșovia - Sucursala Bucureşti[6]
- Credit Europe Bank (Romania)[7][8][9]
Corporate banks
[edit]- Bank of China
- Banque Banorient France (formerly Blom Bank France)
- BNP Paribas
- Citibank Europe
- PKO Bank Polski
List of systemic banks
[edit]As 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:[10]
- Banca Transilvania
- BRD – Groupe Société Générale
- Banca Comercială Română (Erste Group)
- UniCredit Bank
- Raiffeisen Bank
- CEC Bank
- OTP Bank
- Alpha Bank
- Exim Banca Românească
Market share of banks
[edit]The market share of banks in terms of assets (above 1%):[11][12][13][14][15]
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Discontinued operations
[edit]Bank | Licence withdrawn | Fate | Date |
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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 |
First Bank | Merged with Intesa Sanpaolo. | 31 May 2024 | |
OTP Bank | The Romanian subsidiary of OTP Bank merged with Banca Transilvania. | 30 July 2024 |
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 [bare URL]
- ^ "Dan Ostahie cumpără Porsche Bank România și o transformă în Credex Bank. BNR a aprobat tranzacția". 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Dan Ostahie cumpără Porsche Bank România și o transformă în Credex Bank. BNR a aprobat tranzacția". 19 June 2024.
- ^ https://aliorbank.ro/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Credit Europe Bank".
- ^ "Credit Europe Bank va fi radiată de la Registrul Comerțului". 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Schimbare importantă la una dintre cele mai cunoscute bănci din România. Ce se întâmplă cu operaţiunile din ţară".
- ^ "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.
- ^ Mihai Baniţă (21 June 2024). "Topul integral al băncilor în 2023. Banca Transilvania își întărește primul loc, CEC crește cel mai mult și urcă pe 3. Băncile mici pierd teren". Profit.ro. Retrieved 24 August 2024.