BT Group News | June 2025
June brought a new brand to the Banca Transilvania Group, Inno Investments, as well as BT’s successful closing of its first sustainable bond issue in lei. On the community front, BT announced support for the ADN Vocational platform and marked seven years since the launch of Via Transilvanica. One of the month’s headlines highlighted the experiences customers can win when paying with one of the BT Mastercard cards. In the Republic of Moldova, Victoriabank delivered a first — integrating online payment methods for shops built on Shopify — and announced another online shopping option, Google Pay.
June highlights (Romania):
#NewBrand
OTP Asset Management became Inno Investments, part of the Banca Transilvania Group, operating in the alternative investment funds market.
#ExperiencesForCustomers
BT customers who make payments with one of the BT Mastercard cards totaling at least 500 lei between June 5 – July 31, 2025 can win exclusive experiences with the McLaren Formula 1 Team at the 2025 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix.
#InvestorRelations
BT announced the successful completion of its first sustainable bond issue in lei on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The bank raised 1.5 billion lei, a record issue in the local banking system.
#NewProject
BT supports ADN Vocational, a project that helps Romanians find their vocation and build a career around it. The launch took place in Bucharest, at Stup, where the results of the study Romanians’ vocation under the microscope were announced.
#ViaTransilvanica
Banca Transilvania celebrated together with Via Transilvanica seven years since the project began, inaugurating a symbolic milestone on Șimian Island and launching the Via Transilvanica Membership Program.
#HowtoBTPay
#BTvoices:
Ömer Tetik, CEO, Banca Transilvania:
- Comments for Ziarul Financiar: Any further increase in banks’ taxation will reduce the lending capacity of the real economy, companies and individuals
- Comments at the ZF Bankers event (Bucharest): We have over 700,000 Romanians who are BT clients in the diaspora. Our presence in Italy has been a learning curve
Ionuț Morar, CEO, BT Leasing:
- Comments on ZF Live: BT Leasing’s plan is built on two pillars: organic growth and growth through acquisitions
Bogdan Pleșuvescu, Deputy CEO, Banca Transilvania:
- Comments at the debate Restructuring, a measure to prevent insolvency (Financial Intelligence, Bucharest): The business community needs turnaround specialists
- Comments at the conference Financial-banking market (Bursa, Bucharest): Resilience to the constant changes of the past five years has created much stronger companies
Tiberiu Moisă, Deputy CEO MidCorporate & SME, Banca Transilvania:
- Comments at the ZF Bankers event (Bucharest): Micro businesses and SMEs account for about 40% of BT’s lending to legal entities
#TheMacROZone:
#Podcast
Fady Chreih, CEO of Regina Maria, on BT Business Talks, on leadership, health and trust
June highlights (Republic of Moldova):
#First
Victoriabank has opened up access for entrepreneurs in Moldova to accepting payment methods on the Shopify platform. It is the first bank in the Republic of Moldova to integrate its payment services with one of the world’s best-known e-commerce platforms.
#GooglePay
Victoriabank customers now have another option for shopping at online stores, Google Pay.