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Raiffeisen Bank Albania is one of the largest banks in the country. Its asset base is close to 2.39 billion Euro. Raiffeisen Bank International purchased the Albanian Savings Bank back in 2004 and over the last 19 years has completely transformed the old State Bank into a full-service bank serving all sectors of the business and private individual markets. The bank has a product range, processes, systems and a branch infrastructure that compares favorably with 21st century European standards. Raiffeisen Bank offers the full range of banking products and services in the 4 key business sectors in which it operates - private individuals, micro business, small business and corporate business and servers to more the 480,762 customers. Raiffeisen Bank Albania is the market leader, with the largest branch network in Albania, with 74 Branches distributed in the majority of cities in the country. Raiffeisen Bank Albania has currently 184 ATMs, in the entire country and is the market leader for ATMs. Such presence ensures that customers have access to one of our ATMs in different parts of the country, even in certain areas that may be considered distant or remote. In the framework of the continuous digital transformation, Raiffeisen Bank has launched the Digital Banking Platform “Raiffeisen ON”. This platform which is designed for both retail and business customers offers fast and secure banking services through its advanced technology. Being the most innovative digital banking platform in the Raiffeisen ON has more than 260,000 Total users both in retail and business. Our mission is to transform continuous innovation into superior customer experience with the vision to be the most recommended bank in the Albanian market.

First branch of Banka Kombëtare Tregtare was established in Durrës on 29 November 1925, in the historical building where today’s BKT Durrës Branch is situated. This building actually represents the oldest Albanian financial institution in the country. Banka Kombëtare Tregtare, with today’s name, was established in January 1993, after the merging of the Albanian Commercial Bank and the National Bank of Albania. Since the privatization, with its stable performance BKT is evaluated with different prizes on national and international levels, among which several times as “The best Bank of the Year” in Albania from The Banker Magazine, “The Best Bank in Albania” from EMEA Finance and Euromoney, “The best medium sized bank in South-eastern Europe” and also achieving its highest evaluation as “The Best Bank in South East Europe for 2009”. BKT is rated with AAA (Alb) as a high-level investment and Corporate Governance from JCR Eurasia Rating. Actually Banka Kombëtare Tregtare is the largest and the oldest commercial bank in Albania.

Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group, is a leading bank in the country that offers quality banking, financial solutions and innovative products & services to corporate clients, institutional and high-income private clients, as well as small and medium-sized businesses and individual customers. We encourage a style of growth that is attentive to sustainable results and the creation of a process based on trust deriving from customer and shareholder satisfaction, a sense of belonging on the part of our employees and close monitoring of the needs of local communities. We compete on the market with a sense of fair play and are ready to cooperate with other economic entities, both public and private, whenever it is necessary to reinforce the overall capacity for growth in the economies of the countries where we operate. Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania acquired Veneto Bank in 2017 and now has a network of 35 branches in different cities of the country and will continue to expand strategically following closely the economic development of Albania. Pro-activity, trust, innovation, simplicity and sustainability determines our relationship with our customers and business innovation and service excellence are inspired by our customers.