Mobiasbanca - Groupe Société Générale
Main historical milestones:
1990, July 4th – was set up as an independent bank with the legal status of Limited Liability Company
1995 – One of the first bank allowed on the securities' market
1996 – One of the first bank to benefit from credit lines granted by International Financial Organizations
1996 – the Bank changed its legal status to Joint Stock Company
1996 – Member of SWIFT international payment system
1997 – 32.45% of share capital was acquired by the investment fund Development Capital Corporation, who remained to be the major shareholder of the Bank (63.68%)
2002 – Member of the “Europay International” payment system
2003 – The automatic banking system implementation
2005 – First bank to launch a consumer-loan and a credit card
2007 – Mobiasbanca has been purchased by Groupe Société Générale (95,35%)
2008 – The bank changes the official name to CB “Mobiasbanca – Groupe Société Générale” S.A.
2008 – capital increase of Mobiasbanca and coming of new strategic shareholders (BRD – Groupe Société Générale) and EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development). The share of Societe Generale decreased as a result of this transaction and as of the end of 2008 effectively represents 67.85%.
2008 – Principal member of MasterCard