List of banks in Romania

This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Romania as of 9 December 2023.[1][2]

Banks incorporated in Romania

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Universal banks (foreign-owned banks)

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Universal banks (domestically-owned banks)

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Romanian branches of international banks

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Universal banks

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Corporate banks

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List of systemic banks

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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

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


Bank 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
1 Banca Transilvania 20.15% 19.11% 19.55% 18.46% 17.72% 16.48%[a] 13.87% 13.15% 12.60%[b] 9.80% 8.90%
2 Banca Comercială Română 13.44% 13.95% 13.93% 14.20% 14.43% 15.05% 15.83% 16.28% 15.80% 16.20% 17.50%
3 CEC Bank 10.41% 8.83% 7.92% 7.37% 6.64% 6.50% 7.41% 7.16% 7.30% 7.70% 7.40%
4 BRD – Groupe Société Générale 10.13% 10.20% 10.48% 11.01% 11.28% 11.99% 12.50% 12.87% 13.00% 12.40% 13.00%
5 ING Bank 8.93% 9.00% 9.27% 9.55% 9.01% 8.51% 7.87% 7.08% 6.30% 5.10% 5.00%
6 Raiffeisen Bank 8.73% 8.85% 9.25% 9.16% 8.66% 8.88% 8.44% 8.49% 8.40% 7.90% 7.30%[d]
7 UniCredit Bank 8.43% 8.62% 7.84% 8.11% 8.99% 9.21% 8.78% 8.30% 8.10%[c] 7.90% 7.60%
8 Exim Banca Românească 3.29% 3.28% 2.30% 2.11%[i] 1.57% 1.60% 1.30% 1.09% 1.00% 1.10% 1.10%
9 Alpha Bank 2.93% 3.01% 2.92% 3.20% 3.60% 3.76% 3.66% 3.74% 4.00% 4.60% 4.50%
10 OTP Bank 2.46% 2.84% 2.89% 2.65% 2.68% 2.45% 2.14% 2.09% 2.30%[e] 1.30% 1.30%
11 Garanti BBVA 1.90% 1.91% 1.78% 1.91% 2.19% 2.27% 2.33% 2.28% 2.50% 2.20% 2.00%
12 Citibank[f] 1.77% 2.05% 1.91% 1.98% 2.06% 1.78% 1.57% 1.73% 2.30% 2.40% 1.80%
13 Libra Internet Bank 1.39% 1.39% 1.50% 1.31% 1.32% 1.21% 1.08% 0.86% 0.60% 0.50% 0.30%
14 Vista Bank 1.18% 1.16%[i]
15 First Bank[g] 1.04% 1.10% 1.09% 1.31% 1.30% 1.50% 1.51% 1.67% 1.90% 2.50% 2.50%
16 Intesa Sanpaolo 0.92% 1.09% 1.09% 1.15% 1.33% 1.26% 1.05%[h] 1.04% 1.10% 1.20% 1.40%
Notes
a Banca Transilvania acquired Bancpost in 2018 from Eurobank.
b Banca Transilvania acquired Volksbank Group's Romanian subsidiary in 2015.
c UniCredit Bank acquired Royal Bank of Scotland's Romanian subsidiary in 2015.
d Raiffeisen Bank acquired Citibank's retail banking operations in 2013.
e OTP Bank acquired Millennium BCP's Romanian subsidiary in 2015.
f Citibank sold its retail banking operations to Raiffeisen Bank in 2015, and currently only has corporate banking operations on the local market.
g 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.
h Intesa Sanpaolo acquired Veneto Banca, including its Romanian subsidiary, in 2017.
i EximBank acquired Banca Românească, a subsidiary of National Bank of Greece, in 2020 and completed the merger in 2022.
j Vista Bank acquired Credit Agricole's Romanian subsidiary in 2021.

Discontinued operations

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Bank Licence withdrawn Fate Date
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

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  1. ^ "REGISTRUL INSTITUTIILOR DE CREDIT - Banci". bnr.ro. BANCA NATIONALA a ROMANIEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ https://www.firstbank.ro/en/firstbank/banca/informatii-generale/parte-din-intesa-san-paolo.html [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Dan Ostahie cumpără Porsche Bank România și o transformă în Credex Bank. BNR a aprobat tranzacția". 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Dan Ostahie cumpără Porsche Bank România și o transformă în Credex Bank. BNR a aprobat tranzacția". 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ https://aliorbank.ro/ [bare URL]
  7. ^ "Credit Europe Bank".
  8. ^ "Credit Europe Bank va fi radiată de la Registrul Comerțului". 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Schimbare importantă la una dintre cele mai cunoscute bănci din România. Ce se întâmplă cu operaţiunile din ţară".
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Topuri Banci". Bancherul. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
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