Optima bank

Optima bank, is a banking and financial services institution in Greece, which apart from its full banking license, is also a member of the Athens Stock Exchange. It offers its customers, both retail and businesses, products and services according to their needs.

Optima bank S.A.
TypeAnonymi Etairia
IndustryFinancial services
PredecessorInvestment Bank of Greece
Headquarters
Maroussi
,
Greece
Number of locations
27 branches (2022)[1]
Area served
Greece
Key people
George Taniskidis (Chairman) [2]
Dimitris Kyparissis (CEO)
ProductsBanking
Financial services
€52.6 million (2021)[3]
€16.7 million (2021)[4]
Total assets€1.633 billion (2021)[5]
Total equity€146.9 million (2021)[6]
OwnerIreon Investments Ltd (11.93%)
Number of employees
421 (2022)[7]
SubsidiariesOptima Capital
Optima Investments
Optima factors
Optima asset management AEDAK
Capital ratioCommon Equity Tier 1 =20.65% (Fully Loaded Basel III)[8]
Websitewww.optimabank.gr

Optima bank HQ's are located in Maroussi[9] of Athens (Aigialeias 32 and Paradissou street).

History[10]

Optima bank was created on 31 July 2019, following Ireon Investments Ltd announcement of the acquisition of Investment Bank of Greece by CPB. Ireon Investments Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motor Oil Hellas SA.

  • On 2.10.2019 Investment Bank of Greece was renamed Optima bank.
  • On 24.10.2019, Optima bank opened the first Optima bank branch in Psychiko.
  • On 12.11.2020 Optima bank acquired 94.5% of Optima asset management AEDAK from Ireon Investments, increasing its holding to 99.4%.
  • On 11.12.2020 Optima bank acquired 100% of Optima factors from Ireon Investments, a subsidiary of the Motor Oil Group.
  • In January 2021 Optima bank completed the share capital increase 80 million euros.
  • In December 2021 Optima bank completed the first profitable financial year.
  • In October 2022 Optima bank completed a 60 million euro convertible bond loan issue.

Today, Optima bank maintains a multi-stakeholder character, having doubled its capital base, following the capital increase implemented in January 2021.

References
  1. "Bank's financial data" (PDF). www.optimabank.gr.
  2. Profile Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, published by Athens Exchange Group - accessed 2020-01-26
  3. "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  4. "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  5. "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  6. "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  7. "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  8. "Bank's financial data". www.optimabank.gr.
  9. "Maroussi", in, Profile Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, published by Athens Exchange Group & (location) ENISA Athens office in Maroussi Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Published by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity - accessed 2020-01-26 ("location" using p.2 of "where is Maroussi")
  10. "The Company". Optima bank. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

Bibliography
  • IBOGGRAAXXX, published by TransferWise, "Optima bank..."


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