PrivatBank (Latvia) explained

AS PrivatBank (former Paritate Banka) is a credit institution registered in Latvia as joint stock company and received its banking license on 31 July 1992.[1] [2]

History

In 1992 AS "Paritate Banka" was officially registered in the registry of enterprises of the Republic of Latvia and obtained a license to carry out banking operations.[3]

In 1993 it obtained a license to conduct foreign exchange operations.

In 1997 it obtained a Europay license. The bank becomes a full member of SWIFT.

In 1998 the bank started issuing MasterCard and Maestro payment cards.

In 2000 it obtained a Visa International license and began issuing Visa and Visa Electron cards.

A change of shareholders took place in 2001, the largest bank in Ukraine, JSC "PrivatBank", became the main shareholder of AS "Paritate Banka".

In 2002 bank was to the PrivatMoney urgent money transfer system, changed corporate style and carried out the modernization of the Internet bank (Paritate Online) was carried out.

In 2007 the bank's name was changed to AS "PrivatBank". The authorized capital was increased by 7,100,000 LVL, and its total amount became 10,650,000 LVL. Prior to 16 August 2007, the bank was known as AS Banka Paritāte.[4] It had one branch in Italy and 13 branches in Latvia, including branches at Riga, Valmiera, Ventspils, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Rēzekne, Ludza, Cēsis, Valka and Jēkabpils.[5] The largest shareholder of AS PrivatBank is the Ukrainian CB PrivatBank with a 46% stake, of which the founders of PrivatBank, Ihor Kolomoyskyi and Gennadiy Bogolyubov held a 49.154% stake and a 49.027% stake, respectively in JSC CB PrivatBank, which, in 2016, was the largest bank in Ukraine holding 20% of the market.[6] With a 9.23% stake in AS PrivatBank, Igor Mazepa through his Concorde Bermuda Ltd.[7] The Cypriot Andreas Sofocleous is an individual investor in AS PrivatBank with a large stake.

In June 2016, AS PrivatBank was the 11th largest bank in Latvia.[8] On 9 August 2016, the Bank of Italy closed down the Italian branch of AS PrivatBank due to irregularities with the money-laundering regulations.[9]

In December 2016, the shareholders of AS PrivatBank were JSC CB PrivatBank (Ukraine) with a 46.54% stake, Unimain Holdings Limited (Cyprus) 5.29% stake, Wadless Holdings Limited (Cyprus) 5.67% stake, Concorde Bermuda Limited (Bermuda) 9.23%, Chastely Investments Limited (Cyprus) 2.71%, Danig Limited (Bermuda) 3.47%, and individual investors with a 27.09% stake.[10]

On 15 December 2016, PrivatBank in Ukraine was nationalized, while the government of Ukraine held a 46.54% stake in AS PrivatBank. After the 18 April 2019 Ukrainian court ruling that PrivatBank was illegally nationalized, Kolomoyskyi stated that he didn't want to control the bank but demanded $2 billion that he lost because of the nationalization.[11] [12] [13]

By 2020, the Latvian branch of PrivatBank eventually closed most of its customer branches, with only 9 branches remaining, 4 of them in Riga, and employing 187 people.[14] Ultimately, although not dissolving, the bank transferred most of its assets to local Industra Bank in July 2022, which was approved by the national finance regulator, the Finance and Capital Market Commission (FKTK), on 10 August 2022.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PrivatBank . ecbs.org . 30 December 2016 . 23 January 2021 . 30 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230095528/https://www.ecbs.org/banks/latvia/privatbank/view-details.html.
  2. Web site: Annual Report and Consolidated Annual Report for year 2016 . AS PrivatBank website . August 2016 . 23 January 2021 . 13 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190813200347/https://gallery.privatbank.lv/PDF/Latvia/PB_2016_EN.PDF.
  3. Web site: 2022-11-25 . Останній банк Коломойського в Європі. PrivatBank Latvia втратив банківську ліцензію. Які секрети він приховує? — Forbes.ua . 2023-05-04 . forbes.ua . uk.
  4. News: AS "PrivatBank" to Boost Development of SMEs in Latvia . . 23 August 2007 . 23 January 2021 . 24 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124024208/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2007/08/23/87575/0/en/AS-PrivatBank-to-Boost-Development-of-SMEs-in-Latvia.html.
  5. News: Bank of Italy to close AS PrivatBank branch over money-laundering breaches . . 9 August 2016 . 23 January 2021.
  6. Web site: "ПРИВАТБАНК" Про банк » Правління та корпоративна структура » Структура власності . "PrivatBank" About the bank » Board and corporate structure » Ownership structure . uk . PrivatBank website . 11 November 2014 . 23 January 2021 . 11 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111045627/https://privatbank.ua/ua/about/management/ownership/.
  7. News: ПРИВАТная пирамида Игоря Мазепы . PRIVAT pyramid of Igor Mazepa . ru . Капітал (Capital) . 20 December 2017 . 22 January 2021 . 22 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222100230/https://www.capital.ua/ru/publication/104621-privatnaya-piramida-igorya-mazepy.
  8. News: Ukrainas valdība nacionalizējusi "PrivatBank" . Ukrainian government has nationalized «PrivatBank» . lv . . . 19 December 2016 . 23 January 2021 . 23 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171223060659/https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/ukrainas-valdiba-nacionalizejusi-privatbank.a215258/.
  9. News: 9 August 2016 . Bank of Italy to close AS PrivatBank branch over money-laundering breaches . . 23 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Отчётность финансовой деятельности за III квартал 2016 года . Financial Statements for the Third Quarter 2016 . ru . AS PrivatBank website . 31 December 2016 . 23 January 2021 . 26 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126092302/https://gallery.privatbank.lv/PDF/Latvia/Publiskais_parskats_30.09.2016_EUR_RUS.pdf.
  11. News: Ivanova . Polina . Polityuk . Pavel . Ukraine tycoon crows 'I won' after PrivatBank nationalization ruled... . . 18 April 2019 . 23 January 2021.
  12. News: Ukraine court says PrivatBank nationalisation violated the law . . 18 April 2019 . 23 January 2021.
  13. News: Seddon . Max . Olearchyk . Roman . Hall . Ben . The Bank that holds the key to Ukraine's future: A bank once owned by oligarch Igor Kolomoisky is set to be a defining issue for the new president . . 17 July 2019 . 23 January 2021 . 17 July 2019 . https://archive.today/20190717071704/https://www.ft.com/content/7dd9c784-a3e1-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d.
  14. Web site: 2021-01-23 . PrivatBank Latvia hit with yet another fine for anti-money laundering failures . 2022-09-03 . . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-08-10 . Finance watchdog okays PrivatBank's asset transfer to Industra Bank . 2022-09-03 . . en.

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