A-Bank, also known as Accent-Bank, is a bank in Ukraine, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Dnipro since 2007. In early 2024, it was confirmed by the National Bank of Ukraine as one of the country's systemically important banks.[1]
Overview
[edit]The bank was originally established in 1992 under the name Kyivprivatbank, and was later rebranded as Ukrainian Credit Bank. It counted Viktor Medvedchuk among its co-founders. In 2004, the bank's head Yury Lyakh was found dead in his office.[2]
Ukrainian Credit Bank was placed under temporary administration in 2006 and subsequently recapitalized by investors including Viktor Medvedchuk, his associate Ihor Surkis and Ihor Kolomoyskyi's PrivatBank. In 2007, the bank restarted operations under the name Accent-Bank,[3] It rebranded itself as A-Bank in 2010.[4] and its head office relocated from Kyiv to Dnipro.
In September 2015, Ihor Surkis, his brother Hryhoriy Surkis and their daughters together secured full control of the bank's equity capital.[3][5]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "NBU Confirms Systemic Importance of 15 Banks". National Bank of Ukraine. 5 March 2024.
- ^ Roman Olearchyk (7 December 2004). "Politically-connected banker found dead in office under suspicious circumstances". Kyiv Post.
- ^ a b "ABank24". Golden.
- ^ "A-Bank AT (Ukraine)". EMIS. 2023.
- ^ "Відомості про остаточних ключових учасників у структурі власності банку станом на 01 січня 2024 року / АКЦІОНЕРНЕ ТОВАРИСТВО "АКЦЕНТ – БАНК"" (PDF), National Bank of Ukraine