List of banks in Greece explained

This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Greece and some defunct banks.^[1]

Extant banks

Central bank

• European Central Bank
• Bank of Greece (Succeeded by European Central Bank on 2001)

Systemic Greek banks

Greek banks with a significant presence domestically and overseas with large assets under management, listed in alphabetical order.^[1]

• Alpha Bank
• Eurobank
• National Bank of Greece
• Piraeus Bank

They typically make up a large part of the market capitalization of the overall stock market in Greece, making them top constituents of relevant indices like MSCI Greece index^[2] and the FTSE/Athex Large Cap.

Other banks incorporated in Greece

• Aegean Baltic Bank
• Attica Bank
• Cooperative Bank of Chania
• Cooperative Bank of Epirus
• Cooperative Bank of Karditsa
• Cooperative Bank of Thessaly
• Optima bank
• Pancreta Bank
• snappi
• Vivabank

Greek branches of international banks

• ABN AMRO
• Bank of America Europe
• Bank of China (Europe)
• Bank Saderat Iran
  • BMW Austria Bank
• BNP Paribas
• CA Auto Bank
• Citibank Europe
• Deutsche Bank
• EFG Bank (Luxembourg)
• Goldman Sachs Bank Europe
• Hamburg Commercial Bank
• J.P. Morgan
• ProCredit Bank (Bulgaria)
• Santander Consumer Finance
• tbi bank
• Volkswagen Bank
• Ziraat Bank

Defunct banks

• Arab Hellenic Bank
• ATEbank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank absorbed into Piraeus Bank)
• Banca Commerciale Italiana
• Banco de la Nación Argentina (absorbed into Alpha Bank)
• Bank of Athens (1894)
• Bank of Athens (1992)
• Bank of Central Greece
• Bank of Chios
• Bank of Crete (1898)
• Bank of Crete (1980)
• Bank of Macedonia-Thrace
• Bank Saderat Iran Hellas
• Banque de Salonique
• Co-operative Bank of Achaia in liquidation, deposits taken over by National Bank of Greece ^[3]
• Co-operative Bank of Dodecanese (deposits taken over by Alpha Bank)^[4]
• Co-operative Bank of Evia (deposits taken over by Alpha Bank) ^[4]
• Co-operative Bank of Lamia
• Cooperative Bank of Lesvos-Lemnos
• Co-operative Bank of Peloponnese (deposits taken over by National Bank of Greece)^[5]
• Co-operative Bank of Western Macedonia (deposits taken over by Alpha Bank)^[4]
• Credit Lyonnais
• Credito Italiano
• CTBC Bank (absorbed into Piraeus Bank)
• CPB Bank (absorbed into Piraeus Bank)
• Egnatia Bank (merged with Marfin Bank to form Marfin Egnatia Bank)
• Emporiki Bank (absorbed into Alpha Bank)
• Ergasias Bank (absorbed into EFG Eurobank)
• FBB - First Business Bank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank assets taken over by National Bank of Greece, all former FBB branches closed)
• General Bank of Greece (bought by Piraeus Bank)
• Grindlays Bank (absorbed into Piraeus Bank)
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
• Ionian Bank (absorbed into Credit Bank, later to become Alpha Bank)
• Laiki Bank
• Marfin Bank (merged with Egnatia Bank to form Marfin Egnatia Bank)
• Marfin Egnatia Bank (Merged with the Cyprus Popular Bank to form Marfin Popular Bank, later renamed CPB Bank)
• Millennium Bank (bought by Piraeus Bank)
• New Proton Bank (merged into Eurobank in 2013) ^[6]
• New TT Hellenic Postbank (absorbed into Eurobank Ergasias, now just used by it as a brand)
• Omega Bank (renamed Proton Bank)
• Panellinia Bank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank assets taken over by Piraeus Bank)
• Probank (split into "good" and "bad" bank, good bank assets taken over by National Bank of Greece, branches retain the Probank corporate banking until full merger).
• Proton Bank (succeeded by New Proton Bank)
• Santander Bank
• T Bank (taken over by TT Hellenic Postbank)
• TT Hellenic Postbank (succeeded by New TT Hellenic Postbank)

Banks listed on the Athens Stock exchange

The banks listed on the Athens Stock Exchange are the following (17 August 2015):^[7]

• Alpha Bank (symbol: ALPHA), listed in 1925^[8]
• Attica Bank (symbol: ATT), listed in 1964^[9]
• Bank of Greece (symbol: TELL), listed in 1930^[10]
• Eurobank Ergasias (symbol: EUROB), listed in 1926^[11]
• National Bank of Greece (symbol: ETE), listed in 1905^[12]
• Piraeus Bank (symbol: TPEIR), listed in 1918^[13]

Under suspension

• Agricultural Bank of Greece (symbol: ATE), under suspension since 30 July 2012^[14]
• Proton Bank (symbol: PRO), under suspension since 10 October 2011^[15]
• T Bank (symbol: TBANK), under suspension since 30 November 2011^[16]
• TT Hellenic Postbank (symbol: TT), under suspension since 30 August 2012^[17]

See also

• Banking in Greece
• Hellenic Financial Stability Fund

External links

• Hellenic Bank Association
• Banks in Greece: Greek Ban[ks Digest]
• Greek Banks Codes

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of credit institutions authorized in Greece. 22 August 2020. August 2020.
2. Web site: The MSCI Greece Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the Greek market. With 8 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the Greece equity universe.. MSCI Greece Index. February 2020.
3. Web site: HFSF annual report, p. 47. 13 September 2014. 4 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140904114557/http://www.hfsf.gr/files/hfsf_annual_report_2012_en.pdf. dead.
4. Web site: Alpha Bank SA undertakes the deposits of three Cooperative Banks. . 4 January 2014.
5. Web site: NBG absorbs Cooperative Bank of the Peloponnese, Evgenia Tzortzi Kathimerini. www.ekathimerini.com. 2016-01-10.
6. Web site: Merger Eurobank – New Proton. 20 April 2014.
7. Web site: Select Company - athexgroup.gr . www.helex.gr . 17 August 2015.
8. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: ALPHA. 17 August 2015.
9. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: TATT. 17 August 2015.
10. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: TELL. 17 August 2015.
11. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: EUROB. 17 August 2015.
12. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: ETE. 17 August 2015.
13. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: TPEIR. 17 August 2015.
14. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: ATE. 17 August 2015.
15. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: PRO. 17 August 2015.
16. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: TBANK. 17 August 2015.
17. Web site: 17 August 2015 . Athens Exchange Group. Stocks: TT. 17 August 2015.