# Ameriabank (Armenia)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ameriabank
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Ameriabank — official](https://ameriabank.am/)

## Overview

**Ameriabank (Armenia)** is **Armenia's largest commercial bank by assets** + **Bank of Georgia Group plc parent post-Mar 2024 ~$304M ~90% acquisition** + **delisted from AMX Armenia stock exchange Apr 2024** <sup>[1][1], [Armenia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AM)</sup>. **2025 baseline**: Ameriabank Armenia's largest commercial bank by assets + Bank of Georgia Group plc parent post-Mar 2024 ~$304M ~90% acquisition.

## History

**1992 — Armenian Industrial Bank ARMIA Bank founded** distinctive Armenian banking heritage (post-Armenian independence).

**2007 — Ameriabank CJSC rebranding** distinctive Armenian banking rebrand.

**2014 — Ameriabank Mobile Banking app launch** distinctive Armenian mobile banking strategy.

**Mar 28 2024 — Bank of Georgia Group plc (LSE: BGEO) acquires Ameriabank for ~$304M cash + Bank of Georgia ~90% controlling Ameriabank** distinctive Georgian-Armenian banking acquisition.

**Apr 2024 — Ameriabank delisted from AMX Armenia stock exchange post-Bank of Georgia acquisition**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Ameriabank CJSC** (Armenia's largest commercial bank by assets; Bank of Georgia Group plc parent post-2024 ~90% acquisition + delisted).

**Major shareholders**: **Bank of Georgia Group plc (LSE: BGEO; Georgian banking holding) ~90% controlling post-Mar 2024 $304M acquisition + Armenian retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **CBA (Central Bank of Armenia)**.

## Technical integration

Ameriabank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + ameriabank.am online + Ameriabank branch network across Armenia + Ameriabank Visa + Mastercard + ArCa cards; Armenia IBAN + Idram + ArCa (Armenian Card payment network).

## Implementations & partners

**Bank of Georgia Group ecosystem**: [Bank of Georgia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-georgia) (Bank of Georgia Group plc; LSE: BGEO; Georgian banking holding + Bank of Georgia JSC Georgia's largest commercial bank by assets + Ameriabank Armenia parent post-Mar 2024 ~90% acquisition).

**Major Armenian banking competitors**: ACBA Bank (ACBA Bank Armenia; Crédit Agricole French parent ~9% strategic shareholder) + Converse Bank (Converse Bank Armenian commercial bank; Eduardo Eurnekian Argentine-Armenian businessman ownership) + [Inecobank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/inecobank) (Inecobank Armenian commercial bank) + [Evocabank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/evocabank) (Evocabank Armenian commercial bank + digital-focused) + [Idram](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/idram) (Idram Armenian mobile wallet + payments processor).

**Regulator**: CBA.

## Status

**Active, Armenia's largest commercial bank by assets + Bank of Georgia Group plc parent post-Mar 2024 ~$304M ~90% acquisition + delisted from AMX Armenia stock exchange Apr 2024** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>:
- **Ameriabank CJSC (Armenia's largest commercial bank by assets)** since 1992 Armenian Industrial Bank ARMIA Bank founding + 2007 Ameriabank CJSC rebranding + 2014 Ameriabank Mobile Banking app launch + Mar 28 2024 Bank of Georgia Group plc acquires Ameriabank for ~$304M + Apr 2024 Ameriabank delisted from AMX Armenia stock exchange.
- **CBA regulated**.

## Sources

[1]: https://ameriabank.am/en "Ameriabank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameriabank "Ameriabank — Wikipedia"
[am-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AM

- [1] [Ameriabank — official][1]
- [2] [Ameriabank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Armenia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AM)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/AM-armenia.md`

## Source

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