# Alpha Bank Greece

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/alpha-bank-gr
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Alpha Bank — official](https://www.alphabank.gr/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** John F Costopoulos in Kalamata Greece
- **Launch:** 1879

## Overview

**Alpha Bank Greece** is **ATHEX: ALPHA** + **Greek commercial bank** + **one of Greece's four largest commercial banks by assets** + **UniCredit Italian parent ~9.6%+ strategic post-Oct 2023 ~$300M investment + Greek retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **founded 1879 as Alpha Credit Bank by John F Costopoulos in Kalamata Greece** <sup>[1][1], [Greece report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/GR)</sup>.

## History

**1879 — Alpha Credit Bank founded by John F Costopoulos in Kalamata Greece** distinctive Greek banking heritage.

**Oct 2023 — UniCredit Italian parent acquires ~9.6%+ strategic stake in Alpha Bank for ~$300M** distinctive Greek-Italian banking strategic investment.

**2014 — myAlpha Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Alpha Bank** (Greek commercial bank; ATHEX: ALPHA).

**Major shareholders**: **UniCredit (BIT: UCG; Italian banking group) ~9.6%+ strategic + Hellenic Financial Stability Fund HFSF + Greek retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Bank of Greece BoG + ECB + national regulators across 5+ countries**.

## Technical integration

myAlpha Mobile app (iOS + Android) + alphabank.gr online + Alpha Bank branch network across Greece + Cyprus + Romania + Albania + UK + Alpha Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + IRIS QR (Greek national QR payment scheme) + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**UniCredit strategic investor**: [UniCredit + buddybank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/unicredit) (UniCredit Italy; BIT: UCG; Italian global banking group + 13+ CEE countries).

**Major Greek banking + payments competitors**: [Eurobank (v-Banking + EVA virtual assistant)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/eurobank) (Eurobank; ATHEX: EUROB; Greek commercial bank; one of Greece's four largest commercial banks) + [Piraeus Bank (Piraeus app + winbank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/piraeus-bank) (Piraeus Bank; ATHEX: TPEIR; Greek commercial bank; one of Greece's four largest commercial banks) + [NBG (National Bank of Greece) Mobile Banking](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbg-greece) (National Bank of Greece NBG; ATHEX: ETE; Greek commercial bank; Greece's oldest commercial bank since 1841) + [IRIS QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/iris-qr) (IRIS QR Greek national QR payment scheme; DIAS Greek interbank payment switch parent).

**Regulators**: Bank of Greece BoG + ECB + national regulators across 5+ countries.

## Status

**Active, ATHEX:ALPHA + Greek commercial bank + one of Greece's four largest commercial banks by assets + UniCredit Italian parent ~9.6%+ strategic post-Oct 2023 ~$300M investment + founded 1879 as Alpha Credit Bank by John F Costopoulos in Kalamata Greece** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

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

## Source

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