Salt Bank (formerly Romanian International Bank and Idea Bank) is a Romanian bank based in Bucharest.

Salt Bank
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinance and Insurance
Founded1998
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
ProductsFinancial services
ParentBanca Transilvania
Websitesalt.bank

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Originally known as Romanian International Bank, it was sold towards the end of 2013 to Idea Bank, a Polish bank controlled by Getin Holding. In April 2014, its operations continued under the new Idea Bank brand.[1]

It was bought by Banca Transilvania in 2021. It was renamed to Salt Bank on 21 November 2023.[2] In November 2023, Salt Bank formed a partnership with Starling Bank, a British challenger bank, to use its cloud-based banking platform known as Engine by Starling.[3]

In 2024, Idea Bank SA became Salt Bank SA. The bank subsidiary Idea::Broker de Asigurare became BT Broker de Asigurare, and Idea::Leasing IFN SA became Avant Leasing IFN SA.

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  1. ^ HotNews - ANALIZA: Marti se lanseaza oficial o noua banca in Romania: Idea Bank.
  2. ^ "REGISTRUL INSTITUTIILOR DE CREDIT - Banci". bnr.ro. BANCA NATIONALA a ROMANIEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ Salt Bank taps Engine by Starling to power digital banking in Romania
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