PJSC Ak Bars Bank (russian: Ак Барс Банк) is one of the leading Russian regional universal banks headquartered in

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...

Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...

. The entity was registered on November 29,

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and as of June 2022 has 219 branches in 28 regions of the country.

Membership in professional organizations

It's a member of

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, Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange, Russian banks association etc.

Key foreign correspondent banks

* Commerzbank AG (

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), * Deutsche Bank AG (

), * Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ( China), *

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( Switzerland), * JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (

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), *

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Trust Company Americas (

), * Türkiye İş Bankası A.S. (

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), *

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( Japan), *

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Plc (

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), *

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( China)

Partnerships

It's a permanent partner of KAZANSUMMIT, Kazan Marathon, Kazan Digital Week and other regional events, previously was a partner of major sports events in Kazan, such as 2013 Summer Universiade,

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...

, etc. Until the

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, the bank was audited by

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Ak Bars Holding

The bank is known to have founded Ak Bars Holding back in

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as its investment banking subdivision, spinning it off as a separate entity at the end of 2004, whilst keeping 7.65% of its equity under own control. In June 2022, it has officially ensured that it is not a subsidiary, dependent or affiliated company of Ak Bars Holding once the latter has been included into the 2022 sanctioned entities list, presumably for ownership of Zelenodolsk Shipyard.

References

External links

* Companies based in Kazan Banks of Russia Banks established in 1993 {{Russia-company-stub

Membership in professional organizations

Key foreign correspondent banks

Partnerships

Ak Bars Holding

See also

References

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