| Industry | Financial services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Ivo Gueorguiev |
| Headquarters | 52-54, Dimitar Hadzhikotsev Street, , |
Key people | Petr Baron (CEO), Valentin Galabov (Chairman of Management Board) |
Number of employees | ~1500 |
| Website | www |
tbi bank is a consumer and SME-focused bank with headquarters in Sofia, providing financial services in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and through digital channels in Germany, Denmark, and Poland. [1] The bank is owned by TBIF Financial Services, a 4finance Holding company - not to be confused with 4Finance AG, Switzerland that provides the investment B2B social media webplatform SmartMoneyMatch [2] - since August 2016. [3] [4] [5]
The bank has more than 1 million registered customers as of 2022 and operates through a partners’ network of close to 7,000 sales points.
In 2002, TBIF Financial Services (TBIF), a former Kardan Group Dutch subsidiary, established TBI Credit in Bulgaria. It also set up additional companies, such as TBI Invest, TBI Leasing, TBI Rent and TBI Asset Management, creating one of the largest nonbanking networks in the country.
In 2011, TBIF acquired the Bulgarian branch of Nova Ljubljanska Banka (Slovenia) and entered the banking sector. This led to the consolidation of the businesses and the birth of tbi bank.[ citation needed ]
In the last few years, tbi bank has been consistently ranked as one of the most effective banks in Bulgaria. In 2017, Capital [6] ranked the Bank #1 in Efficiency & Profitability and Sustainability & Dynamics rankings of the special edition K10 "The Best Banks in Bulgaria".
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