BT Group News: October 2026
October put the BT Group’s development objectives in the spotlight thanks to Investor Day, along with support for the internationalisation of Romanian companies and new milestones reached by BT companies.
#Milestones
- BT Pensii now has 300,000 participants in the Pensia Mea and Pensia Mea Plus voluntary pension funds, which have accumulated assets of over RON 1 billion.
- BT Capital Partners has reached 35,000 brokerage accounts opened via the BT Pay app, double the number in June 2026.
#InternationalisingCompanies
- After Madrid, Beyond Borders, the programme for Romanian companies looking to expand into international markets, moved on to Athens. How the event went for the Romanian entrepreneurs who took part.
- Banca Transilvania and PKO Bank Polski are making it easier for companies to expand in the two countries, both Romanian and Polish.
#Diaspora
The diaspora is increasingly connected with Romania, according to the Diaspora BAROMETER conducted by INSCOP Research for the Banca Transilvania Group. Family, money, property and professional ties are the main bonds with home. At the same time, migration increasingly means mobility, not just a definitive choice between Romania and another country.
#InvestorDay
- At BT Investor Day 2026, which brought together nearly 200 participants from around 20 countries, the BT Group announced a target of EUR 100 billion in assets by 2030.
- The key messages from the management team during the event.
#BTVoice
- Horia Ciorcilă, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banca Transilvania, on the group’s strategic objectives, in an interview with Ziarul Financiar.
- Oana Ilaș, BT, on the evolution of financial inclusion, changes in customers’ saving behaviour and the role of digitalisation in access to investments.
- Tiberiu Moisă, BT, on the bank’s commitment to agriculture and the industry context.
- Aurel Bernat, BT, on Romania’s potential to attract investment, investor interest in the local market and the banking sector’s capacity to support economic development.
- Daniela Secară, BT Capital Partners, on funding opportunities via the capital market, entrepreneurs’ decisions to list their companies and investor interest in Romanian issuers.
#VictoriabankManagement
At the Extraordinary General Meeting held in October, Victoriabank’s shareholders approved the composition of the Board of Directors for a four-year term.
#BankFriday
BT announced a new edition of the Bank Friday online banking shopping campaign, scheduled for November 6, with more than 40 offers for retail customers, entrepreneurs and Romanians in the diaspora. This year, the campaign comes with two new features: pre-registration for those who want to be the first to learn about the offers, and Happy Hour, enabling early access to selected deals.
#Awards
- BT was recognised for its investor relations at the 2026 Gala by ARIR, based on assessments by local and international institutional investors and the vote of a jury of capital market specialists.
- BT Asset Management was awarded by the Association of Fund Managers in Romania (AAF) for the results delivered by the BT Index Romania ROTX, BT FIX and BT Index Austria ATX funds.
#TheMacROZone
Construction, entrepreneurship, companies and international economic ties. In October, The MacRO Zone continued to put data into context and track developments relevant to Romania’s economy.