National Bank TRUST

National Bank TRUST is among Russia's largest banks (according to Russian Central Bank) and dates back to 1995. Bank TRUST offers the full range of retail banking services and all-inclusive support to its corporate customers and SMEs. The Bank’s current strategic priority is a qualitative development of retail banking. The Bank has a really vast regional network: TRUST enjoys presence in 160 cities located in 65 Russian regions while providing services to customers using its 253 offices spread all over the country from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. Bank TRUST has membership with the personal deposits state insurance scheme and is a full member of Visa International and MasterCard International payment systems. It is also among Russia’s largest international payment card issuers. The Bank pursues a very successful communications strategy, which includes an advertising campaign involving the Hollywood star Bruce Willis. In 2013, the RA Expert rating agency confirmed the Bank’s high level of lending capacity (level А) and risk management (level А.rm). In September 2013 RusRating rating agency confirmed the Bank’s rating level A- with a stable forecast. Up to late 2008 two financial structures, TRUST Investment Bank and National Bank TRUST were operating united under the same TRUST brand and forming a single bank holding group. In November 2008, the merger of the two financial institutions, scheduled by the bank group’s shareholders, was completed under the National Bank TRUST (NB TRUST) brand; a highly competent investment team was preserved within its structure. TRUST Investment Bank (TRUST IB) was one of the Russian oldest investment banks being the first to operate in the rouble debt market and to offer its customers the full range of investment services. Russian Central Bank’s General Licence No. 3279.