# Alpha Bank Cyprus

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/alpha-bank-cy
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Alpha CY — official](https://www.alphabank.com.cy/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Alpha Bank Cyprus** is **Cypriot commercial banking subsidiary of Alpha Bank Greek parent ATHEX: ALPHA** + **Greek commercial bank** + **one of Cyprus's mid-sized commercial banks by assets** <sup>[1][1], [Cyprus report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CY)</sup>.

## History

**1998 — Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd founded in Nicosia Cyprus as Cypriot commercial banking subsidiary of Alpha Bank Greek parent ATHEX: ALPHA** distinctive Cypriot-Greek banking heritage.

**2014 — Alpha Bank Cyprus mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd** (Cypriot commercial banking subsidiary of Alpha Bank Greek parent).

**Major shareholders**: **Alpha Bank Greek parent (ATHEX: ALPHA) ~100%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Cyprus CBC + ECB**.

## Technical integration

Alpha Bank Cyprus mobile app (iOS + Android) + alphabank.com.cy online + Alpha Bank Cyprus branch network across Cyprus + Alpha Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [Alpha Bank Greece](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/alpha-bank-gr) (Alpha Bank; ATHEX: ALPHA; Greek commercial bank; one of Greece's four largest commercial banks; UniCredit Italian parent ~9.6%+ strategic).

**Major Cypriot banking + payments competitors**: [Bank of Cyprus (BoC)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-cyprus) (Bank of Cyprus Holdings plc; LON: BOCH ATHEX: BOCH CSE: BOCH; one of Cyprus's two largest commercial banks by assets) + [Hellenic Bank (Cyprus)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hellenic-bank) (Hellenic Bank; CSE: HB; Cypriot commercial bank; Eurobank Greek parent ~55%+ controlling) + [Piraeus Bank Cyprus](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/piraeus-bank-cy) (Piraeus Bank Cyprus; Cypriot commercial banking subsidiary of Piraeus Bank Greek parent ATHEX: TPEIR).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Cyprus CBC + ECB.

## Status

**Active, Cypriot commercial banking subsidiary of Alpha Bank Greek parent ATHEX:ALPHA + Greek commercial bank + one of Cyprus's mid-sized commercial banks by assets** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.alphabank.com.cy/ "Alpha CY — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Bank "Alpha — Wikipedia"
[cy-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CY

- [1] [Alpha CY — official][1]
- [2] [Alpha — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Cyprus report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CY)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/CY-cyprus.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [alpha-bank-cy.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/alpha-bank-cy). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.