Uniastrum Bank Offers Credit Report Service
The lender has teamed up with the National Bureau of Credit Histories to provide a new service for retail borrowers wishing to access details of their credit history, irrespective of whom they bank with. - April 20, 2012
Uniastrum Strikes Up Partnership with Khabarovsk Region Guarantee Fund
The Bank is now one of a number of credit institutions collaborating with the Fund on its small business loan guarantee program. Under the agreement, the Fund undertakes to guarantee Uniastrum-issued loans up to a total Rb 36 mn. - April 20, 2012
Uniastrum Strikes Up Partnership with Khabarovsk Region Guarantee Fund
The Bank is now one of a number of credit institutions collaborating with the Fund on its small business loan guarantee program. Under the agreement, the Fund undertakes to guarantee Uniastrum-issued loans up to a total Rb 36 mn. - April 11, 2012
Uniastrum to Poll Website Visitors
The Bank’s Internet site now has a section for canvassing public opinion that enables visitors to share their views on a wide range of issues dealing with Uniastrum’s activities. - April 11, 2012
Uniastrum Offers Loyal Customers Easier Borrowing Options
The Bank is inviting loyal customers* to take advantage of preferential terms on two of its most popular retail products: the Access personal loan and U-Cross Grace, a card whose numerous benefits include an interest-free introductory period. - April 05, 2012
Uniastrum Launches Advantage Deposit Account
The Bank’s new deposit facility offers tangible benefits even when customers opt for early closure. - April 05, 2012
Evgeny Romakov Appointed Acting Chairman of Uniastrum Bank Management Board
Following Eugene Tutkevich’s decision to step down as MB Chairman, Uniastrum’s Board of Directors has appointed Evgeny Romakov acting chairman, effective March 27, 2012. - March 29, 2012
Uniastrum Opens New Office in Central Moscow
The Bank’s new outlet is at Bldg 1, 13, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street. - March 21, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Launches Consumer Credit Insurance Programs
Customers taking out an Access personal loan are now able to take advantage of a new optional insurance plan. Should the insured event occur, any debt payable to the Bank will be compensated by an insurance company - March 09, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Extends Special Deposit Promo for Loyal Customers
Until April 1 Uniastrum clients opting to renew a Big Interest, Access, Pension Plus or Multicurrency deposit automatically receive 0.5% extra on the rate applicable the day the account is opened, whatever the currency. - March 07, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Continues Working Relationship with Dmitri Dibrov
As of this month, the popular television celebrity is fronting two Uniastrum advertising campaigns. - March 01, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Boosts Business Volumes in Saint Petersburg
FY11 results show the lender’s branch in the northern capital more than doubling its credit portfolio to Rb 3.3 bn as of year-start 2012. - March 01, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Posts Retail Time Deposit Portfolio Growth of 27.5% in 2011
As of January 1, 2012 the Bank’s retail time deposit portfolio weighed in at Rb 32.4 bn, up Rb 7 bn year-on-year. - February 15, 2012
Uniastrum Launches U-Bank, a New Online Banking Service for Retail Customers
The enhanced functionality of the lender’s new Internet bank service means that Uniastrum customers will now be able to perform over 50 types of operations online. - February 10, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Reviews Results of 2011 Anti-Fraud Program
Last year Uniastrum staff thwarted 177 attempts by fraudsters to obtain a total Rb 80 million in retail credit. - January 29, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Names Best Branch Performer of 2011
FY11 results show the lender’s Rostov-on-Don office posting a sustained upturn in core business segments. - January 27, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Reports 49% Jump in Small Business Loans in 2011
As of year-start 2012 the lender’s SB credit portfolio topped Rb 13 bn, with loan distributions totaling Rb 8.5 bn, up 22% on 2010. - January 26, 2012
Uniastrum Bank Announces Results of Sunny Island Contest
The panel judging the nationwide online art contest Sunny Island has chosen the best entries and the winners can look forward to a holidaying in Cyprus and receiving Apple ipads. - December 25, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Receives Best Retail Loan Award
On December 14, at the 7th National Banking Awards Ceremony organized by the Association of Russian Banks, the lender’s personal loan option Access was judged the country’s best retail credit product. - December 23, 2011
Uniastrum Loan Applicants Can Now Obtain Preliminary Decision via Bank Website
The lender has come up with a new service for retail customers, who can now expect to receive a preliminary decision on their loan application in a matter of minutes. - December 10, 2011
Sunny Island Finalists Announced
Following tense semifinal voting, the ten entrants judged most deserving of a place in the nationwide online art contest Sunny Island have now been chosen. - December 09, 2011
Sunny Island Enters Semifinal Stage
The semifinal of the nationwide online drawing contest Sunny Island is now underway. Over the week visitors to the contest website are invited to choose among the 80 semifinalists the 10 entries they believe most deserve a place in the final. - December 04, 2011
Uniastrum Leasing Ranked Among Russia’s Top-3 Leasing Companies
The country’s first survey of the leasing market published by Kommersant newspaper shows Uniastrum Leasing ranking first for real estate leasing and second for equipment leasing. - December 04, 2011
Uniastrum’s Corporate Credit Portfolio Grows Twice as Fast in Q311
From year-start 2011, the Bank’s corporate credit portfolio grew 16% to Rb 56 bn as of October 1, 2011, expanding 8% in the third quarter. - November 23, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Promises Loyal Depositors Higher Interest and New Account Holders Free Gifts
Effective November 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012 anyone opening a Big Interest, Access, Pension Plus or Multicurrency deposit account will receive a welcoming gift. - November 10, 2011
Kirill Tikhonov Appointed Deputy of Uniastrum Bank Management Board
After securing the necessary approvals from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Uniastrum’s Board of Directors has appointed Kirill Tikhonov Deputy Chairman of the Management Board. In his new role, Mr. Tikhonov will continue to supervise the Bank’s corporate activities, including work with small and medium businesses. - November 04, 2011
Over 500 Children Take Part in Sunny Island Drawing Contest
With four of the eight selection stages already complete, in the past four weeks more than 600 drawings have been submitted, while the number of online voters is fast approaching 30,000. - November 04, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Offers Ryazan Region’s Small Business Community Smoother Credit
The lender has struck up a partnership with the Ryazan Region Small Enterprise Assistance Fund, which is guaranteeing Uniastrum-issued loans of up to Rb 20 mn. - October 30, 2011
Over 1,000 Special Offers for Uniastrum Bank Cardholders
Uniastrum Bank is launching an exclusive Privilege Program entitling cardholders to discounts of 5-22% with companies partnering the scheme. - October 30, 2011
Uniastrum Bank’s Access Loan Rated Best Deal on Consumer Credit Market
Ratings compiled by Sravni.ru web portal show the lender’s personal loan option Access to be this month’s market-beating choice. - October 22, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Opens Flagship Office in Omsk
The new outlet, at 7, Ordzhonikidze Street, stands in the heart of the city center - October 22, 2011
Cypriot Ambassador Sends Special Message to Sunny Island Competition Entrants
Cyprus’s Ambassador to Russia, Petros Kestoras, has sent a message of greeting to youngsters taking part in the nationwide children’s online drawing contest Sunny Island. - October 20, 2011
Uniastrum Gains Top-10 Ranking for SME Loan Portfolio
Figures released by RosBusinessConsulting news agency show Uniastrum placing 6th by portfolio value among the country’s financers of small and medium enterprises as of July 1, 2011. - October 14, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Branches Now Open Longer Hours
The lender has extended the opening hours of its neighborhood banking centers in Moscow and the Moscow region. Some Moscow outlets now work seven days a week. - October 08, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Launches U-Grace Credit Card with Interest-Free Period
The lender’s latest loan product offers borrowers a revolving credit line with a 55-day grace period. - October 05, 2011
Sunny Island Children’s Drawing Contest Gets Underway
Supported by the Cyprus Tourism Organization, Uniastrum Bank and web portal Banki.ru, are running an online competition for children called Sunny Island. - September 29, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Presents Its New Business Team
On September 22 Uniastrum held a press conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Moscow where the assembled audience was introduced to the Bank’s heads of business strategy and its new retail development plan. - September 28, 2011
Uniastrum Bank to Sponsor Revival of Sambo Wrestling for Russian Youth
After becoming title sponsor of the long-term social project Sambo for Kids earlier this year, the lender is now set on putting its weight behind the task of ensuring the regeneration of the patriotic sports movement Young Sambo Wrestler. - June 12, 2011
Uniastrum Bank First-Quarter SME Lending Tops Rb 6.5 Bn
Newly released figures for Q111 show Uniastrum placing 7th in small and medium business lender rankings compiled by Finance magazine. - June 05, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Launches Interactive Skype Consultation Service
As of May 3, customers can use Skype to discuss the Bank’s many products and services one-to-one with Bank specialists, and contact Uniastrum’s 24-hour Helpdesk or other departments from literally anywhere in the world. Anyone wishing to contact Uniastrum via Skype simply needs to find... - May 08, 2011
Uniastrum Inks Memorandum of Cooperation on Banking and Financial Activities Between Countries Represented by Business Associations in the ICIE
On April 27 the International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Committee for Cooperation in Financial and Credit Policy and the Banking Sector met with representatives of the banking, investment, and insurance sectors of member countries. - May 01, 2011
Uniastrum Bank's St. Petersburg Branch Grants Rb 400 mn Credit Line to West Bridge Hotel LLC
On April 7, 2011 officials from Uniastrum and West Bridge Hotel LCC signed a credit agreement in the Madrid-Berlin conference room of the Novotel St. Petersburg Centre Hotel. - April 15, 2011
Russian Families Hit by Summer Wildfires Enjoy a Week in Cyprus
As part of a charity initiative organized by Uniastrum Bank and the Bank of Cyprus, residents from the Volgograd region and Lukhovitsky district met with the Primate of the Cypriot Orthodox Church and Cyprus’s first lady. - March 26, 2011
Uniastrum Captures Top-20 Slot in 2010 Branch Network Rankings
New data released by RosBusinessConsulting show Uniastrum placing 20th relative to other multi-branch lenders. The Bank’s well ramified network currently numbers over 200 offices in 48 regions Russia-wide. - March 23, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Posts Net Income of Rb 476.3 mn
The lender’s FY2010 results drafted to RAS reveal a more than 5-fold jump in net income year-on-year, totaling Rb 476.3 mn as of January 1, 2011 (discounting operations falling outside the reporting year). - March 20, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Hosts Open Workshop for Small and Midsized Business Community
The workshop, entitled “Quick and Easy Credit: Financial Support for SME Business,” was held at Uniastrum’s banking center on Krasnodar Street, Moscow. Specialists from Uniastrum and Moscow’s Small Enterprise Credit Assistance Fund were on hand to answer questions. - February 20, 2011
Evgeny Romakov Appointed Deputy Chairman of Uniastrum Bank Management Board
After securing the necessary approvals from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Uniastrum’s Board of Directors has appointed Evgeny Romakov Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, simultaneously making him a member of the Bank’s Management Board. Mr. Romakov will be responsible for supervising the activities of Uniastrum’s Finance Division - February 18, 2011
Uniastrum Bank Internet Site Gains Top-5 Web Ranking
Russia’s North West Banking Association has compiled a list of the twenty best bank websites in the North West region. - February 17, 2011
The Bank of Cyprus and Uniastrum Bank Organize Charity Initiative for Russians Hit by Summer Fires
In March 2011 50 Russian families that suffered as a result of last year’s freak heat wave will holiday in Cyprus. - February 09, 2011
Uniastrum Reports 2-Fold Increase in Small Business Loans in 2010
Last year the Bank issued more than Rb 7.3 bn to Russia’s small business community, upsizing its SB credit portfolio by over 90%. - February 06, 2011