Unibank (Azerbaijan)
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| Formerly | MBank, PROMTEKHBANK |
|---|---|
| Company type | A Joint-Stock Commercial Bank |
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 22 August 1992 |
| Headquarters | 55, Rashid Behbudov Street, Baku, AZ 1014 , |
Area served | Azerbaijan |
Key people | Eldar Garibov – main shareholder,[citation needed] European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – shareholder |
| Products | Financial services |
Number of employees | 1,238 |
Unibank is one of the largest private banks established in Azerbaijan in July 1992 under the name of MBank.[1] In 2021, Unibank co-founded the first Azerbaijani neobank called Leobank.[2]
The bank was established on 15 October 2002 as a result of the merger of the two advanced private commercial banks of Azerbaijan, MBank and PROMTEKHBANK. On October 15, 2002, after the merger of MBank with PROMTEXBANK, one of the leading banks of Azerbaijan,[3] the bank's name was changed to Unibank.
Marketing
Unibank were the main sponsors of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest Azerbaijani football division until 2009.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Unibank Qarabağ Dirçəliş Fonduna dəstəyinə görə sertifikat alıb". az.trend.az. September 9, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Fintech Farm nabs $7.4M to launch neobanks in Nigeria and other emerging markets". TechCrunch. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Глава наблюдательного совета азербайджанского "Unibank" удостоен высшей награды Франции (ФОТО)". www.trend.az. April 14, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Fərmanı". azertag.az. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Unibank стал главным спонсором профессиональной футбольной лиги Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Азербайджанский «Unibank» стал официальным спонсором Премьер-лиги (in Azerbaijani)