# Evocabank

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

Specifications:
- [Evoca — official](https://www.evocabank.am/)

## Overview

**Evocabank** is **Armenian commercial bank** + **digital-first retail commercial bank** + **founded Sep 13 1990 in Yerevan Armenia as Prometey Bank then 2018 Evocabank rebrand as Armenia's first digital-first retail commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Armenia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/AM)</sup>.

## History

**Sep 13 1990 — Prometey Bank founded in Yerevan Armenia post-Soviet privatisation** distinctive Armenian banking heritage.

**2018 — Evocabank rebrand as Armenia's first digital-first retail commercial bank consolidating Prometey Bank legacy** distinctive Armenian digital banking pioneer.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Evocabank CJSC** (Armenian commercial bank; digital-first).

**Major shareholders**: **Armenian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

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

## Technical integration

Evoca mobile app (iOS + Android) + evocabank.am online + Evocabank limited branch network across Armenia + Evoca Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Armenian Dram AMD domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Armenian banking + payments competitors**: [Inecobank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/inecobank) (Inecobank CJSC; Armenian commercial bank; one of Armenia's largest commercial banks by assets) + [Ardshinbank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ardshinbank) (Ardshinbank CJSC; Armenian commercial bank) + [ArarBank (Ararat Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ararat-bank-armenia) (ArarBank Ararat Bank OJSC; Armenian commercial bank) + [Ameriabank (Armenia)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ameriabank) (Ameriabank CJSC; Armenian commercial bank; Bank of Georgia Group plc UK parent ~100%+ controlling).

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

## Status

**Active, Armenian commercial bank + digital-first retail commercial bank + founded Sep 13 1990 in Yerevan Armenia as Prometey Bank then 2018 Evocabank rebrand as Armenia's first digital-first retail commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

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

## Source

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