AS PrivatBank (former Paritate Banka) was a credit institution registered in Latvia as joint stock company which received its banking license on 31 July 1992.[1][2]
History
In 1992 AS "Paritate Banka" was officially registered in the registry of enterprises of the Republic of Latvia and obtained a license to carry out banking operations.[3]
In 1993 it obtained a license to conduct foreign exchange operations.
In 1997 it obtained a Europay license. The bank becomes a full member of SWIFT.
In 1998 the bank started issuing MasterCard and Maestro payment cards.
In 2000 it obtained a Visa International license and began issuing Visa and Visa Electron cards.
A change of shareholders took place in 2001, the largest bank in Ukraine, JSC "PrivatBank", became the main shareholder of AS "Paritate Banka".
In 2002 bank was to the PrivatMoney urgent money transfer system, changed corporate style and carried out the modernization of the Internet bank (Paritate Online) was carried out.
In 2007 the bank's name was changed to AS "PrivatBank". The authorized capital was increased by 7,100,000 LVL, and its total amount became 10,650,000 LVL. Prior to 16 August 2007, the bank was known as AS Banka Paritāte.[4]
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References
- PrivatBank ecbs.org, 30 December 2016, retrieved 23 January 2021^
- Annual Report and Consolidated Annual Report for year 2016 AS PrivatBank website, August 2016, retrieved 23 January 2021^
- Останній банк Коломойського в Європі. PrivatBank Latvia втратив банківську ліцензію. Які секрети він приховує? — Forbes.ua