Union Banka UnionBank | |
Company type | State owned (d.d./a.d. - dioničko/akcionarsko društvo) |
Sarajevo Stock Exchange: UNIBR [1] | |
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1955 1992 as Union Banka [2] |
Successor | Yugoslav Bank for Foreign Trade |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 13 branches (2024) |
Area served | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Key people | Maja Letica (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) Vedran Hadžiahmetović, (President of the Management Board) |
Website | www.unionbank.ba |
Union Banka d.d. Sarajevo, or simply Union Bank, is a bank serving Bosnia and Herzegovina headquartered in Sarajevo.
It was founded in 1955 as Bosnian branch office of the Jugoslovenska banka za spoljnu trgovinu (Yugoslav Bank for Foreign Trade) in Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum, bank started operating in 1992 during the Siege of Sarajevo under current name Union Bank d.d. Sarajevo.
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity is the owner of the bank, via stakes listed on the Sarajevo Stock Exchange.
On Bosnian market, Union Banka is brended as only [3] commercial bank with majority state-owned capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Union Bank (SWIFT code: UBKSBA22XXX) is a member of Bosnian interbank ATM Network BH mreža operated by national payment clearing provider and processing center BAMCARD. [4]
It is a member of Deposit Insurance Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AOD) [5] and it is supervised by FBA banking regulator based on CB BiH [6] regulations.
Bank also offers consumer loans, housing loans, business loans together with documentary affairs and guarantees.
Customers of Union Bank can use debit and credit cards, e-banking/m-banking services for current accounts and deposits.
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Jedina komercijalna banka u Federaciji BiH u državnom vlasništvu - Union banka, objavila je danas nove strateške ciljeve i ambiciozne planove
članica BH Mreže: ASA Banka, Bosna Bank International (BBI), Privredna banka Sarajevo (PBS), Union Banka