BluOr Bank AS

BluOr Bank AS

Company type	Corporation
Industry	Finance
Founded	June 22, 2001
Headquarters	Riga , Latvia
Net income	12,566,000 (2023)
Total assets	923,860,000 euro (2023)
Number of employees	211 (2023)
Website	https://www.bluorbank.lv/

BluOr Bank AS (former names: BlueOrange Bank, Baltikums Bank, Baltikums) is a Latvian bank founded in 2001. The central office is located in Riga.

History

The bank was founded on June 22, 2001, as a joint-stock commercial bank "Baltikums". In September 2017, the bank also changed its legal name to BlueOrange Bank. ^[1] In summer 2017, the bank financed the opening of a new educational recreation area in Riga. ^[2]

In February 2018, BlueOrange installed the first contactless card ATMs in Latvia. ^{[3] [4]} In May 2018, BlueOrange became the first online bank in Latvia. ^{[5] [6]} In December 2021, according to the FKTK Council's 21.12.2021 decision, the bank is ranked among five systemically important financial institutions in Latvia. ^[7]

On March 21, 2022, the bank was renamed BluOr Bank AS. ^[8]

References

1. "BluOr Bank, AS". www.firmas.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
2. "Lucavsalā atklāts jauns vides objekts". Dienas Bizness (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
3. "FOTO: BlueOrange Bank uzstāda Latvijā pirmos bezkontakta karšu bankomātus". Dienas Bizness (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
4. "Latvijā sāk uzstādīt pirmos bezkontakta karšu bankomātus". tv3.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
5. "BlueOrange kontu Latvijā turpmāk varēs atvērt arī attālināti". Dienas Bizness (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
6. "Lai atvērtu bankas kontu, vairs nekur nav jābrauc. Dari to internetā!". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
7. "Sistēmiski nozīmīgas iestādes". 2022-06-29. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
8. "BlueOrange Bank mainījusi nosaukumu". Dienas Bizness (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-25.