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, 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 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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