Banca Intesa Beograd () is one of the largest operating banks in Serbia, majority owned (93%) by the Italian
Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa Sanpaolo Società per azioni, S.p.A. is an Italian international banking group. It is Italy's largest bank by total assets and the world's 27th largest. It was formed through the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI in 2007, but has a ...
and other 7% by International Financial Corporation, World Bank. Its headquarters is in
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
, Serbia.
History
It was founded as Delta banka in 1991. In February 2005, Banca Intesa acquired 75% stake in the bank for €278 million. By August of same year its stake was increased to 90%.
Following the majority takeover finalization, Delta banka officially changed its name to Banca Intesa Beograd during fall 2005.
The bank has been trading on
Belgrade Stock Exchange
The Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX, ) is a stock exchange based in Belgrade, Serbia. The Stock exchange was founded in 1894 in the Kingdom of Serbia, after the King proclaimed the Stock exchange law of 1886. Currently, the Belgrade Stock Exc ...
(BELEX) since 2006.
As a result of the August 2006 merger of Banca Intesa and
Sanpaolo IMI
Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. was an Italian banking and insurance conglomerate, based in Turin. It employed about 44,000 people and had about 7 million customers.
On 24 August 2006, a merger with Banca Intesa was announced, which on 1 December 2006 was ap ...
banking groups, since 1 January 2007 Banca Intesa Beograd operated as member of the newly formed
Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa Sanpaolo Società per azioni, S.p.A. is an Italian international banking group. It is Italy's largest bank by total assets and the world's 27th largest. It was formed through the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI in 2007, but has a ...
group. Since Sanpaolo IMI owned
Panonska banka in Serbia, a decision had to be made about the new group's future structure in Serbia. Initially, Banca Intesa Beograd and "Panonska banka" remained as separate entities. However, on 1 January 2008, "Panonska banka" has been merged into Banka Intesa Beograd.
See also
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List of banks in Serbia
This is a list of banks in Serbia.
Central bank
* National Bank of Serbia
Commercial banks
As of 31 March 2025, there are 19 licensed commercial banks in Serbia. Below is a balance sheet total and number of employees from 30 December 2022 whic ...
References
External links
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1991 establishments in Serbia
Banks of Serbia
Banks established in 1991
Companies based in Belgrade
Delta Holding
Intesa Sanpaolo subsidiaries
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