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First Bank (Romania)

Logo: First Bank SA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct Romanian bank based in Bucharest1

First Bank was a Romanian bank founded in 1995 as Pater Bank. It was acquired by Italian group Intesa Sanpaolo in May 2024 and merged with Intesa Sanpaolo's Romanian branch (Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania) on 31 October 2025.2 It employed 959 people in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
  • Industryfinancial sector1
  • HeadquartersBucharest1
  • Websitewww.firstbank.ro
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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First Bank was a Romanian bank founded in 1995 as Pater Bank. It was acquired by Italian group Intesa Sanpaolo in May 2024 and merged with Intesa Sanpaolo's Romanian branch (Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania) on 31 October 2025.2

Products and brands

  • financial services

Listed on Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20239591

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2025Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

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