Acba Bank's cybersecurity team presented its solutions for protecting the digital environment from online threats and fraud at the ArmSec 2025 conference.
Unibank has become a member of BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade), the leading global industry association for international transaction banking.
Acba Bank, in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), is launching the first targeted financing program designed for businesses founded by young people in Armenia, the bank's press service reported.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
Armenia's total public debt as of October 31, 2025, amounted to $14,173.212 million, a decrease of $22.676 million compared to September 30, 2025. This is stated in a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.15 billion in January-October 2025, compared to $1.05 billion in January-October 2024, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a new 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia in the amount of SDR 128.8 million (100% of Armenia's IMF quota, or approximately $175 million).
In November, the inflation rate over the past 12 months in the Armenian consumer market reached 3.1%, as reported by the Statistical Committee (Armstat).
At the end of 2025, Armenia's state budget deficit will not exceed 5% instead of the planned 5.5%, resulting in public debt not exceeding 50% of GDP, Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan announced Wednesday in parliament during the final discussion of the 2026 budget.
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
Acba Bank's cybersecurity team presented its solutions for protecting the digital environment from online threats and fraud at the ArmSec 2025 conference.
Unibank has become a member of BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade), the leading global industry association for international transaction banking.
Acba Bank, in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), is launching the first targeted financing program designed for businesses founded by young people in Armenia, the bank's press service reported.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
Armenia's total public debt as of October 31, 2025, amounted to $14,173.212 million, a decrease of $22.676 million compared to September 30, 2025. This is stated in a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.15 billion in January-October 2025, compared to $1.05 billion in January-October 2024, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a new 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia in the amount of SDR 128.8 million (100% of Armenia's IMF quota, or approximately $175 million).
In November, the inflation rate over the past 12 months in the Armenian consumer market reached 3.1%, as reported by the Statistical Committee (Armstat).
At the end of 2025, Armenia's state budget deficit will not exceed 5% instead of the planned 5.5%, resulting in public debt not exceeding 50% of GDP, Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan announced Wednesday in parliament during the final discussion of the 2026 budget.
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
IDBank, purposefully continuing the active development of digital banking culture, launched the Visa Digital card. Now the client can get a full-fledged virtual bank card Visa Digital through the Idram&IDBank mobile application, IDBanking.am and Idram digital platforms, without visiting the office, which becomes even more convenient due to the possibility of obtaining a credit line
UnionPay International (UPI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese payment firm UnionPay, has partnered with ACBA- CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK to enable card acceptance in Armenia for the first time
Card-to-card money transfers are becoming increasingly popular with the clients of VTB Bank (Armenia). The Russian-owned bank said in a press release that the service was launched one year ago and is now available at its 157 ATMs across the country
Unistream bank cardholders can now get paid back for everyday purchases thus saving money on their RUR-currency cards, the bank’s press office reported on Tuesday
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, one of the first partners of Russia’s payment system MIR, has issued ArCa-MIR new chip card, the press office of the bank reports
All types of plastic cards were used in Armenia to make 340.1 billion drams worth transactions in the first half of 2016, the Central Bank reported today adding also that the amount represented a 6.3% decline when compared to the same period of 2015
VTB Bank (Armenia) and ArmenTel telecom operator (trading as Beeline) have announced the issuance of a new co-branded banking card, designed to accelerate and simplify the process of obtaining credit lines, the bank's press service reported today
Plastic cards issued by Armenian commercial banks were used outside the country to make about 8 billion drams worth transactions in 2015 July, an almost 30% rise from the previous month, according to Central Bank’s bulletin. The number of transactions grew by 12.3 percent to 157,700
Some 2,308,083 transactions totaling AMD 108.6 billion were made in Armenia by using payment cards issued by Armenian and foreign banks in March 2015, the Central Bank of Armenia reports in a fresh issue of its monthly bulletin
Total volume of all card transactions in Armenia amounted to 1,274.8 billion drams in 2014, an increase of 26.2% compared to the year before, the website of the Central Bank of Armenia reports
Areximbank – Gazprombank Group CJSC started issuing and serving proximity cards with VisapayWave technology, the press office of the bank reported on Monday
