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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Finance and Insurance |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Bucharest, Romania |
| Products | Financial services |
| Parent | Banca Transilvania |
| Website | salt.bank |
Salt Bank (formerly Romanian International Bank and Idea Bank) is a Romanian bank based in Bucharest.
Originally known as Romanian International Bank, it was sold towards the end of 2013 to Idea Bank, a Polish bank controlled by Getin Holding. In April 2014, its operations continued under the new Idea Bank brand. [1]
It was bought by Banca Transilvania in 2021. It was renamed to Salt Bank on 21 November 2023. [2] In November 2023, Salt Bank formed a partnership with Starling Bank, a British challenger bank, to use its cloud-based banking platform known as Engine by Starling. [3]
In 2024, Idea Bank SA became Salt Bank SA. The bank subsidiary Idea::Broker de Asigurare became BT Broker de Asigurare, and Idea::Leasing IFN SA became Avant Leasing IFN SA.
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