List of banks in Romania explained

This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Romania .[1] [2]

Banks incorporated in Romania

Universal banks (foreign-owned banks)

Universal banks (domestically-owned banks)

Romanian branches of international banks

Universal banks

Corporate banks

List of systemic banks

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]

Market share of banks

The market share of banks in terms of assets (above 1%):[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]


Bank20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
1Banca Transilvania20.15%19.11%19.55%18.46%17.72%16.48%13.87%13.15%12.60%9.80%8.90%
2Banca Comercială Română13.44%13.95%13.93%14.20%14.43%15.05%15.83%16.28%15.80%16.20%17.50%
3CEC Bank10.41%8.83%7.92%7.37%6.64%6.50%7.41%7.16%7.30%7.70%7.40%
4BRD – Groupe Société Générale10.13%10.20%10.48%11.01%11.28%11.99%12.50%12.87%13.00%12.40%13.00%
5ING Bank8.93%9.00%9.27%9.55%9.01%8.51%7.87%7.08%6.30%5.10%5.00%
6Raiffeisen Bank8.73%8.85%9.25%9.16%8.66%8.88%8.44%8.49%8.40%7.90%7.30%
7UniCredit Bank8.43%8.62%7.84%8.11%8.99%9.21%8.78%8.30%8.10%7.90%7.60%
8Exim Banca Românească3.29%3.28%2.30%2.11%1.57%1.60%1.30%1.09%1.00%1.10%1.10%
9Alpha Bank2.93%3.01%2.92%3.20%3.60%3.76%3.66%3.74%4.00%4.60%4.50%
10OTP Bank2.46%2.84%2.89%2.65%2.68%2.45%2.14%2.09%2.30%1.30%1.30%
11Garanti BBVA1.90%1.91%1.78%1.91%2.19%2.27%2.33%2.28%2.50%2.20%2.00%
12Citibank1.77%2.05%1.91%1.98%2.06%1.78%1.57%1.73%2.30%2.40%1.80%
13Libra Internet Bank1.39%1.39%1.50%1.31%1.32%1.21%1.08%0.86%0.60%0.50%0.30%
14Vista Bank1.18%1.16%
15First Bank1.04%1.10%1.09%1.31%1.30%1.50%1.51%1.67%1.90%2.50%2.50%
16Intesa Sanpaolo0.92%1.09%1.09%1.15%1.33%1.26%1.05%1.04%1.10%1.20%1.40%
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Notes
Banca Transilvania acquired Bancpost in 2018 from Eurobank.
Banca Transilvania acquired Volksbank Group's Romanian subsidiary in 2015.
UniCredit Bank acquired Royal Bank of Scotland's Romanian subsidiary in 2015.
Raiffeisen Bank acquired Citibank's retail banking operations in 2013.
OTP Bank acquired Millennium BCP's Romanian subsidiary in 2015.
Citibank sold its retail banking operations to Raiffeisen Bank in 2015, and currently only has corporate banking operations on the local market.
First Bank was known as Piraeus Bank until 2018, when the Piraeus Bank Group left the Romanian market and sold its subsidiary to J.C. Flowers & Co.
Intesa Sanpaolo acquired Veneto Banca, including its Romanian subsidiary, in 2017.
EximBank acquired Banca Românească, a subsidiary of National Bank of Greece, in 2020 and completed the merger in 2022.
Vista Bank acquired Credit Agricole's Romanian subsidiary in 2021.

Discontinued operations

BankLicence withdrawnFateDate
Credit Bank18 April 1997 Bankruptcy9 November 2000
Albina Bank13 May 1999 Bankruptcy 25 May 1999
Bancorex31 July 1999Merged with Banca Comercială Română30 July 1999
Bankcoop8 February 2000Bankruptcy 8 February 2000
Columna Bank22 June 2000Bankruptcy 18 March 2003
International Religion Bank10 July 2000 Bankruptcy 10 July 2000
Discount Romanian Bank28 February 2002 Bankruptcy 19 April 2002
Investment and Development Bank29 March 2002 Dissolved11 March 2002
Turkish-Romanian Bank30 April 2002Bankruptcy 3 July 2002
HVB BankMerged with Banca Comerciala Ion Tiriac as HVB Tiriac Bank31 August 2006
Banca di RomaThe group, including its Romanian branch, merged with Unicredit12 June 2008
Anglo-Romanian BankMerged with Erste Group and BCR1 July 2011
Banca CR FirenzeThe group, including its Romanian subsidiary, merged with Intesa Sanpaolo.1 October 2012
The Royal Bank of ScotlandSold retail and corporate portfolio to Unicredit Bank and closed.August 2015
Millenium Bank1 November 2015Merged with OTP Bank31 October 2015
Volksbank Group (Romanian subsidiary)1 January 2016Merged with Banca Transilvania31 December 2015
Banca Comercială Carpatica2 May 2017Merged with Patria Bank3 May 2017
Veneto Banca8 June 2018The group, including its Romanian branch, merged with Intesa Sanpaolo.27 June 2017
Piraeus BankThe 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
Bancpost1 January 2019The Romanian subsidiary of Eurobank Ergasias merged with Banca Transilvania.31 December 2018
Bank of Cyprus1 January 2019Sold its assets and liabilities to Marfin Bank (now known as Vista Bank) in 2013, and closed in 2018.31 December 2018
National Bank of GreeceThe Romanian subsidiary of National Bank of Greece, Banca Românească, was acquired by the Romanian state-owned corporate bank EximBank.23 January 2020
Bank Leumi30 April 2020Bank Leumi's Romanian subsidiary merged with First Bank.31 April 2020
Crédit Agricole30 September 2022Crédit Agricole's Romanian subsidiary merged with Vista Bank.1 October 2022
Banca Românească10 May 2023Merged with EximBank as Exim Banca Românească.31 December 2022
First BankMerged with Intesa Sanpaolo.31 May 2024
OTP BankThe Romanian subsidiary of OTP Bank merged with Banca Transilvania.30 July 2024

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: REGISTRUL INSTITUTIILOR DE CREDIT - Banci. bnr.ro. BANCA NATIONALA a ROMANIEI. 9 December 2023.
  2. Web site: REGISTRUL INSTITUTIILOR DE CREDIT - Sucursale ale institutiilor de credit din state terte si alte state membre. bnr.ro. BANCA NATIONALA a ROMANIEI. 9 December 2023.
  3. https://www.firstbank.ro/en/firstbank/banca/informatii-generale/parte-din-intesa-san-paolo.html
  4. Web site: Dan Ostahie cumpără Porsche Bank România și o transformă în Credex Bank. BNR a aprobat tranzacția . 19 June 2024 .
  5. Web site: Dan Ostahie cumpără Porsche Bank România și o transformă în Credex Bank. BNR a aprobat tranzacția . 19 June 2024 .
  6. https://aliorbank.ro/
  7. Web site: Credit Europe Bank .
  8. Web site: Credit Europe Bank va fi radiată de la Registrul Comerțului . 11 June 2024 .
  9. Web site: Schimbare importantă la una dintre cele mai cunoscute bănci din România. Ce se întâmplă cu operaţiunile din ţară .
  10. Web site: List of systemically important banks and the other systemically important institutions buffer (O-SII buffer) applicable in 2024. The National Committee of Macroprudential Oversight. 9 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Topuri Banci. Bancherul. 31 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Topul bancilor la cresterea activelor in 2019: Banca Transilvania a fost performera sistemului bancar, urmata de ING si CEC Bank. Bancherul. 29 June 2020.
  13. Web site: 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. Cornel Dinu . Ziarul Financiar. 28 June 2021. 28 January 2022.
  14. Web site: 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. Mihai Baniţă. Profit.ro. 4 July 2022. 20 December 2023.
  15. Web site: 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. Mihai Baniţă. Profit.ro. 21 June 2024. 24 August 2024.

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