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{{Short description|Russian banking and financial services corporation}}
{{distinguish|Alpha Bank}} {{distinguish|Alpha Bank}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox company {{Infobox company
| name = Alfa Bank JSC | name = Alfa Bank JSC
| native_name = Альфа-банк АО
| logo = Alfa-Bank corporate logo en.svg
| logo = Alfa Bank RU logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px | logo_size = 250px
| type = ] | type = ]
| slogan = | slogan =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1990}} | foundation = {{start date and age|1990|12|20|df=y}}
| location_city = Moscow | location_city = Moscow
| location_country = ] | location_country = ]
| locations = 486 offices<ref name="corpro"/>
| locations = 723 offices in 7 countries<ref name="ataglance">{{cite web|url=http://alfabank.com/corporate/factsheet/|title=Fact Sheet|publisher=Alfa Bank|accessdate=2018-03-21}}</ref>
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| net_income = {{increase}} ] 798 ] <small>(2017)</small><ref name="finres18"> | net_income = {{increase}} ] 1.35 ] <small>(2020)</small><ref name="corpro" />
|assets = {{increase}} ] 61.85 ] <small>(2020)</small><ref name="corpro" />
{{cite web|author=ABH Financial Limited|url=https://alfabank.com/corporate/factsheet/|title=Fact Sheet|work=alfabank.com|publisher=ABH Financial Limited|accessdate=21 March 2018}}</ref>
|assets = {{increase}} ] 44.7 ] <small>(2017)</small><ref name="finres18"/> |equity = {{increase}} ] 8.67 ] <small>(2020)</small><ref name="corpro" />
|homepage = {{url|https://alfabank.ru|alfabank.ru}}
|equity = {{increase}} ] 6.3 ] <small>(2017)</small><ref name="finres18"/>
| rating = Ba2 (Moody's), BB+(S&P),<ref name="sprating">{{cite news|title=Credit Ratings - 2017|url=https://alfabank.com/corporate/ratings/|access-date=21 March 2018|work=alfabank.com|date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192800/https://alfabank.com/corporate/ratings/|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> BBB− (Fitch) (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?id=10944105|title=Fitch повысило Альфа-Банку рейтинг до "ВВВ-"|language=ru|date=2021-04-01|publisher=banki.ru}}</ref>
|homepage = {{url|alfabank.ru|AlfaBank.ru}}
| rating = Ba2 (Moody's), BB+(S&P),<ref name="sprating">{{cite news|title=Credit Ratings - 2017 |url=https://alfabank.com/corporate/ratings/|accessdate=21 March 2018|work=alfabank.com|date=21 March 2018}}</ref> BB+ (Fitch) (2017)<ref name="forbesrating">{{cite news|title=Рейтинг банков - 2017 (таблица)|url=http://www.forbes.ru/sp_data/2017/rating-bank/all.html?1&from_alt_domain=1|accessdate=1 May 2017|work=Forbes.ru|date=23 March 2017}}</ref>
}} }}
'''Alfa-Bank JSC'''<ref>{{citation|title=Central Bank of Russia|url=https://www.cbr.ru/banking_sector/credit/coinfo/?id=450000036|access-date=2021-10-07|work=cbr.ru}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|Альфа-банк АО}}) is the largest of the private banks in ].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Top Banks in Russia - Overview and Guide to Top 10 Russian Banks|journal=Corporate Finance Institute|url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/careers/companies/top-banks-in-russia/}}</ref> It was founded in 1990 by ]n businessman ], who remains the controlling owner. Headquartered in Moscow, it operates in seven countries, providing financial services to 22 million active corporate customers and over 1 million active retail clients as of 2021.<ref name="corpro">{{cite web|url=https://alfabank.com/app/uploads/2021/08/ab_21_105_ar2020_210830a.pdf|title=Annual Report 2020|publisher=Alfa-Bank|access-date=2021-09-16|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214105419/https://alfabank.com/app/uploads/2021/08/ab_21_105_ar2020_210830a.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 1 March 2022, Mikhail Fridman and ] left the bank's board of directors<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.ru/milliardery/457613-popavsij-pod-sankcii-fridman-pokinul-sovet-direktorov-krupnejsego-retejlera-rossii |title=Milliardery |work=Forbes.ru |date= |accessdate=2022-03-19}}</ref> after coming under EU sanctions imposed in response to the ]. For the same reason, the bank has been sanctioned by US and EU authorities beginning in February 2022 and 2023, respectively.
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'''Alfa Bank JSC''', the corporate treasury of the ], is one of the largest private commercial banks in ].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Russian Banks: In the shadow of giants|journal=The Economist|volume=398|issue=8721|pages=71|publisher=The Economist Newspaper Limited|date=19–25 February 2011|url=http://www.economist.com}}</ref> It was founded by ]n businessman ], who is still the controlling owner today. It is headquartered in Moscow. It operates in seven countries, providing financial services to over 381,600 active corporate customers and 14.2&nbsp;million retail clients.<ref name="corpro">{{cite web|url=http://alfabank.com/corporate/|title=Corporate Profile|publisher=Alfa Bank|accessdate=2011-03-20}}</ref> Alfa Bank is particularly active in Russia and ], ranking among top 10 largest banks in terms of capital in both countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bank.gov.ua/Bank_supervision/Finance_b/2011/01012011.xls |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-03-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220054144/http://www.bank.gov.ua/Bank_supervision/Finance_b/2011/01012011.xls |archivedate=20 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 200|url=http://www.profile.ru/admin/spaw2/uploads/images/Top200_1.jpg|website=Profile.ru|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001040147/http://www.profile.ru/admin/spaw2/uploads/images/Top200_1.jpg|archivedate=1 October 2011|language=Russian}}</ref><ref>, ] (9 October 2015)</ref> In the 2009 edition of the ''Top-1000 World Banks'', a survey by '']'' magazine, Alfa Bank was placed 270th.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top-1000 World Banks by The Banker magazine|url=http://eng.spb-venchur.ru/news/2221.htm|website=Venchur.ru|publisher=Russian Venture Investment Center|accessdate=12 April 2017|date=5 July 2010}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
'''Timeline:'''<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/|title=Bank's History|language=ru|publisher=Alfa-Bank |access-date=2011-03-20}}</ref><ref name="anre98">{{cite web|first=Alfa|last=Bank|date=31 December 1998|url=http://alfabank.com/f/1/investor/financial_reports/annual_reports-ifrs/ab_report1998.pdf|title=Alfa-Bank Annual Report 1998|work=alfabank.com|publisher=Alfa-Bank|access-date=21 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725042452/http://alfabank.com/f/1/investor/financial_reports/annual_reports-ifrs/ab_report1998.pdf|archive-date=25 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Timeline:'''<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/|title=Bank's History|language=Russian|publisher=Alfa Bank|accessdate=2011-03-20}}</ref><ref name="anre98">
{{cite web|first=Alfa|last=Bank|date=31 December 1998|url=http://alfabank.com/f/1/investor/financial_reports/annual_reports-ifrs/ab_report1998.pdf|title=Alfa Bank Annual Report 1998|work=alfabank.com|publisher=Alfa Bank|accessdate=21 March 2011}}</ref>


===1990s=== ===1990s===
*'''1990''' – Alfa-Bank founded as a partnership with ] by ] entrepreneur ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230115711/https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1990/ |date=30 December 2017 }} alfabank.ru</ref>

*'''1991''' – Licence to banking operations received from ] and first corporate accounts open.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1991/ |title=История банка |publisher=Alfabank.ru |date= |accessdate=2022-03-19 |archive-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230115646/https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1991/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*'''1990''' – Alfa Bank founded as a partnership with ] by ] entrepreneur ].
*'''1992''' – Central Bank grants more licences for broader activities. Alfa-Bank opens first ] in six foreign banks. First ] opens in ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230115623/https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1992/ |date=30 December 2017 }} alfabank.ru</ref>
*'''1991''' – Licence to banking operations received from ] and first corporate accounts open.
*'''1993''' – Alfa-Bank becomes a member of ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1993/ |title=История банка |publisher=Alfabank.ru |date= |accessdate=2022-03-19 |archive-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230115555/https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1993/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> General license to banking operations received from Central Bank. Alfa-Bank starts dealing in ]s (]).
*'''1992''' – Central Bank grants more licences for broader activities. Alfa Bank opens first ] in six foreign banks. First ] opens in ].
*'''1993''' – Alfa Bank becomes a member of ]. General license to banking operations received from Central Bank. Alfa Bank starts dealing in ]s (]). *'''1994''' – Alfa-Bank becomes a member of ]/] credit card system and joins the ]. ] appointed as bank's president. Alfa-Bank becomes the first Russian bank to open a ] in ], ].
*'''1995''' – '']'' ranks Alfa-Bank third in its category for "Best Russian Banks in 1995". Alfa-Bank joins ]. A ] opens in ], United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1995/ |title=История банка |publisher=Alfabank.ru |date= |accessdate=2022-03-19 |archive-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230115620/https://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1995/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*'''1994''' – Alfa Bank becomes a member of ]/] international credit card system and joins the ]. ] appointed as bank's President. Alfa Bank becomes the first Russian bank to open a ] in ], ].
*'''1996''' – Alfa-Bank joins ] and ]. It becomes one of the three participants in the first ]s issue by Russian government since the ]. Alfa-Bank opens a branch in ].
*'''1995''' – '']'' ranks Alfa Bank third in its category for "Best Russian Banks in 1995". Alfa Bank joins ]. A ] opens in ], United Kingdom.
*'''1997''' – Alfa-Bank draws a $40&nbsp;million ]. ''Euromoney'' declares Alfa-Bank "The Best Bank in Russia in 1997". First ]s received from ] and ] (S&P). Alfa-Bank places its first issue of $175&nbsp;million, 3-year Eurobonds, becoming the first privately owned Russian bank to issue Eurobonds.<ref>Лазин А. В. Краткий обзор выпусков еврооблигаций российскими эмитентами. // Финансовый менеджмент, № 3, 2004. Дата обращения: 11 апреля 2011. Архивировано 9 февраля 2012 года.</ref> Branches in ] and ] open. The value of ] passes $1&nbsp;billion.
*'''1996''' – Alfa Bank joins ] and ]. It becomes one of the three participants in the first ]s issue by Russian government since the ]. Alfa Bank opens branch in ].
*'''1997''' – Alfa Bank draws $40&nbsp;million ]. ''Euromoney'' declares Alfa Bank "The Best Bank in Russia in 1997". First ]s received from ] and ] (S&P). Alfa Bank places the first issue of $175&nbsp;million, 3-year Eurobonds, becoming the first privately owned Russian bank to issue Eurobonds. Branches in ] and ] open. The value of ] passes $1&nbsp;billion. *'''1998''' – Alfa-Bank is reorganized from a ] into an ]. ''Euromoney'' ranks Alfa-Bank "Best Bank in Russia" for the second consecutive year. Alfa-Bank ] with Alfa Capital, then a sister company of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alfabank.ru/about/awards/history/1998/ |title=История банка |publisher=Alfabank.ru |date= |accessdate=2022-03-19}}</ref> A subsidiary bank opens in ], Russia's third most populous city.
*'''1999''' – ''Euromoney'' and '']'' name Alfa-Bank "Best Russian Bank" despite the ]. Fourteen new retail branches and offices open across Russia.
*'''1998''' – Alfa Bank is reorganized from ] into ]. ''Euromoney'' ranks Alfa Bank "The Best Bank in Russia" for the second straight year. Alfa Bank ] with Alfa Capital, then a sister company of ]. A subsidiary bank opens in ], Russia's third most populous city.
*'''1999''' – ''Euromoney'' and '']'' name Alfa Bank "The Best Russian Bank" despite the ]. 14 new retail branches and offices open across Russia.


===2000s=== ===2000s===
*'''2000''' – Alfa-Bank acquires a 76% stake in ''Kyivinvestbank'' (later renamed "]"). '']'' and ''Global Finance'' magazine name Alfa-Bank "The Best Russian Bank". Alfa Securities, a broker and a subsidiary, opens in London.
*'''2001''' – By the end of first quarter, the bank's loan portfolio reaches $1&nbsp;billion; Alfa-Bank opens a subsidiary in ], Alfa Capital Markets, an NASD (now ] (FINRA)) regulated company set up to provide brokerage and investment services in North and South America. ''Emerging Markets Investor'' and ''Global Finance'' name it "Best Bank in Russia". Alfa-Bank becomes the 100 percent owner of ] and thereby acquires a full banking licence in the ].
*'''2002''' – ] and Alfa-Bank reach an agreement on strategic partnership. Together with ], Alfa-Bank wins financial consulting contract from ]. ] and S&P upgrade their credit rating on Alfa-Bank. Once again ''Global Finance'' magazine names Alfa-Bank "Best Russian Bank".
*'''2003''' – ] ]s reveal record high growth in profits in 2002 (the bank's loan portfolio increases 70% to $1.4&nbsp;billion, assets surge by 51%, while net income rises by more than a third). Alfa-Bank, in partnership with the ] of the ], establishes a new award for "Excellence in Foreign Investment", to be presented to foreign companies operating in Russia for weighty contribution to ] and successful business operations. Alfa-Bank draws an $82&nbsp;million ] syndicated loan, the biggest on record among private banks. S&P, Fitch, and Moody's upgrade Alfa-Bank's rating during the year.
*'''2004''' – Alfa-Bank tops the list of financial consultants by deals value, completing $8.9&nbsp;billion worth of transactions in 2003. Alfa-Bank's loan portfolio grows by 52% year-over-year, reaching $2.8&nbsp;billion. It wins a $10 million defamation settlement against the Russian newspaper '']'', which had published an article on financial difficulties at the bank, which suffered a substantial run on deposits and contributed to a mini banking crisis over the summer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jack|first1=Andrew|title=Russian newspaper faces $10m bill for defamation|url=https://www.ft.com/content/93567b14-22d9-11d9-b5b4-00000e2511c8|access-date=22 April 2018|work=]|date=20 October 2004}}</ref>
]
*'''2006''' – Alfa-Bank completes the country's first securitisation of diversified payment rights with a $350&nbsp;million deal. Unaudited first quarter management ] figures show total assets breaking the $10&nbsp;billion mark for the first time in the company's history.
*'''2007''' – Alfa-Bank is raided by Russian police in September in connection with the closure of ''Sodbiznesbank'' in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russian Police Search Alfa Bank, Seize Documents (Update2) |author=Hannah Gardner and Torrey Clark |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aiy2oswzQs5U |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |date=6 September 2007 |access-date=2 May 2012 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428194335/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive |archive-date=28 April 2012 }}</ref> Fitch upgrades Alfa-Bank's rating.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fitch Upgrades Russia's Alfa Bank to 'BB'; Outlook Stable |url=http://www.cbonds.info/cis/eng/news/index.phtml/params/id/386992|newspaper=CbondS Financial Information|date=11 December 2007|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>
*'''2008''' – Alfa-Bank seeks a $400 million government loan in October.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia's Alfa Bank asks $400 million from state |first=Nataliya|last=Vasilyeva|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-10-31-3248998640_x.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=31 October 2008|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref> It distributes 20,000 ] ] USB smartcard devices to its online customers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russian Bank Secures Online Banking With Aladdin Authentication|url=http://www.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=607199|publisher=IT Business Net|date=15 December 2008|access-date=2 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233733/http://www.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=607199|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The bank acquires ''Severnaya Kazna'', a major regional bank operating in the ] region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alfabank.com/investor/sk-integration/ |title=Severnaya Kazna integration |access-date=2012-12-17 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117025218/http://alfabank.com/investor/sk-integration/ |archive-date=17 November 2012 }} Severnaya Kazna integration</ref>
*'''2009''' – Fitch downgrades Alfa-Bank's rating.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fitch Downgrades Russia's MDM and Alfa; Other Banks on Negative Outlook|url=http://www.cbonds.info/cis/eng/news/index.phtml/params/id/427974|newspaper=CbondS Financial Information|date=27 March 2009|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>


===2010s and 2020s===
*'''2000''' – Alfa Bank acquires a 76% stake in ''Kyivinvestbank'' (later renamed "Alfa Bank Ukraine"). '']'' and ''Global Finance'' magazine name Alfa Bank "The Best Russian Bank". Alfa Securities, a broker and a subsidiary, opens in London.
*'''2010''' – Alfa-Bank launches a $1&nbsp;billion 7-year Eurobond.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia Alfa Bank launches $1 bln Eurobond-sources |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/alfabank-eurobond-idINLDE68G1IP20100917|publisher=Reuters|date=17 September 2010|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>
*'''2001''' – By the end of first quarter, loan portfolio reaches $1&nbsp;billion; Alfa Bank opens a subsidiary in ], Alfa Capital Markets, a NASD (now ] (FINRA)) regulated company set up to provide brokerage and investment services in North and South America. ''Emerging Markets Investor'' and ''Global Finance'' name it "Best Bank in Russia". Alfa Bank becomes 100 percent owner of ] and thereby acquires a full banking licence in the ].
*'''2011''' – Alfa-Bank seeks to buy ],<ref>{{cite news|title=Alfa Bank Eyes Bank of Moscow Stake – report |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/alfabank-bankofmoscow-idUSLDE70N07L20110124|publisher=Reuters|date=24 January 2011|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref> but the sale goes to ].
*'''2002''' – ] and Alfa Bank reach an agreement on strategic partnership. Together with ], Alfa Bank wins financial consulting contract from ]. ] and S&P upgrade their credit rating on Alfa Bank. Once again ''Global Finance'' magazine declares Alfa Bank "The Best Russian Bank".
*'''2012''' – In cooperation with ], Alfa-Bank launches a loyalty card credit programme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Euroset, Alfa Bank Launch Loyalty Card Credit Programme |url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/euroset-alfa-bank-launch-loyalty-card-credit-programme|publisher=Telecom Paper|date=14 March 2012|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>
*'''2003''' – ] ]s reveal record high growth in profits in 2002 (loan portfolio increased 70% to $1.4&nbsp;billion, assets surged 51%, while net income rose by more than a third). Alfa Bank, in partnership with the ] of the ], establishes a new award for "Excellence in Foreign Investment", which would be presented to foreign companies operating in Russia for weighty contribution to the ] and successful business operations. Alfa Bank draws $82&nbsp;million ] syndicated loan, the biggest on record among private banks. S&P, Fitch, and Moody's upgrade Alfa Bank's rating during the year.
*'''2014''' – The "Alfa-Amway" Russian loyalty card programme is created when ] joined with Alfa-Bank.
*'''2004''' – Alfa Bank tops the list of financial consultants by deals value, completing $8.9&nbsp;billion worth of transactions in 2003. Alfa Bank's loan portfolio grows by 52% year-over-year, reaching $2.8&nbsp;billion. It wins a $10 million defamation settlement against the newspaper '']'', which had published an article on financial difficulties at the bank, which suffered a substantial run on deposits and contributed to a mini banking crisis over the summer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jack|first1=Andrew|title=Russian newspaper faces $10m bill for defamation|url=https://www.ft.com/content/93567b14-22d9-11d9-b5b4-00000e2511c8|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=]|date=20 October 2004}}</ref>
*'''2016–2017''' – It is reported in several media outlets that there had been activity between computer servers belonging to Alfa-Bank and the ],<ref name=Filkins2018.10.15>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/15/was-there-a-connection-between-a-russian-bank-and-the-trump-campaign |title=Was There a Connection Between a Russian Bank and the Trump Campaign? A team of computer scientists sifted through records of unusual Web traffic in search of answers |author=Dexter Filkins |author-link=Dexter Filkins |date=15 October 2018 |website=] |access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="slateoctober2016">{{cite news|last1=Foer|first1=Franklin|title=Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/10/was_a_server_registered_to_the_trump_organization_communicating_with_russia.html|access-date=6 April 2017|work=]|date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bertrand|first1=Natasha|author-link=Natasha Bertrand|date=10 March 2017|title=The FBI is reportedly examining why a Russian bank with ties to Putin wanted to reach the Trump Organization during the campaign|work=]|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-alfa-bank-trump-organization-servers-2017-3|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> an accusation that has been discredited.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Larson |first=Erik |date=2022-05-20 |title=Hillary Clinton Approved Trump-Russia Leak to Media, Her Campaign Manager Says |language=en |agency=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-20/clinton-approved-trump-russia-leak-her-campaign-manager-says |access-date=2022-05-21}}</ref> The FBI investigated the activity in the context of ] and concluded that this activity was not part of those links<ref>{{cite web |title=Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation|page=119|url=https://www.justice.gov/storage/120919-examination.pdf |publisher=Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice |access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> and that there might be "an innocuous explanation, like marketing email or spam".<ref name="Lichtblau_Myers_10/31/2016">{{cite news |last1=Lichtblau |first1=Eric |last2=Myers |first2=Steven Lee |title=Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia |website=] |date=October 31, 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/fbi-russia-election-donald-trump.html |access-date=October 18, 2021}}</ref> Through September 2021, U.S. government investigators had been unable to explain the activity, though a 2018 analysis had concluded there were "reasons to doubt that marketing emails were the cause". A Senate report accepted the FBI's assessment that the activity was "unlikely to have been a covert communications channel" but said there was no explanation for this "unusual activity."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/us/politics/trump-alfa-bank-indictment.html|title=Trump Server Mystery Produces Fresh Conflict|first1=Charlie|last1=Savage|first2=Adam|last2=Goldman|newspaper=The New York Times|date=30 September 2021}}</ref> In May 2022, Clinton's former campaign manager said that ] had approved of a plan to pitch the now-discredited accusation to the media.<ref name=":0" />
*'''2005''' – ] ranks Alfa Bank "9th strongest brand" in Russia. ] becomes the member of the ]. Alfa Bank issues $225&nbsp;million of ] unsecured Eurobonds. S&P, Fitch, and Moody's upgrade Alfa Bank's rating during the year.
], Ukraine (2012)]] ] (Zemlyanoy Val Street), Russia (2020)]]
*'''2017''' – In March, Alfa-Bank is the target of Ukrainian protests.<ref>{{YouTube|qMEOxF5kCJQ|Protesters in Kyiv Target Russian Bank And Oligarch Office}} ]</ref>
*'''2006''' – Alfa Bank completes the country’s first securitisation of diversified payment rights with a $350&nbsp;million deal. Unaudited first quarter management ] figures show total assets breaking the $10&nbsp;billion mark for the first time in company's history.
* In July, BuzzFeed News reports that, from December 2014 to the summer of 2017, numerous suspicious money transfers were made between ]'s accounts, including ] Bank accounts, an undisclosed law firm, the ],{{efn|The NRA reported spending a record $54,398,558 to support ] ($17 million) and oppose ] ($37 million) during the ] with $30 million directly supporting ]'s ] ]; however, ] and other organizations' investigations including the ], the ], the ], the ], and the ]'s ], which began in the spring of 2016 and later led to ], ]'s, ]'s, and ]'s ], ]'s ] and ], revealed that the NRA spent at least $70 million or more.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Peter |last2=Gordon |first2=Greg |url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article127231799.html |title=FBI, 5 other agencies probe possible covert Kremlin aid to Trump |work=] |date=24 January 2017 |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=McClatchy18012018>{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Peter |last2=Gordon |first2=Greg |url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html |title=FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump |work=] |date=January 18, 2018 |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cmte=National%20Rifle%20Assn&cycle=2016 |title=National Rifle Assn |publisher=] |date=8 April 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref> ] is the law firm that represents the NRA and also ]'s Alfa-Bank and ]'s ].<ref name=McClatchy18012018 />{{sfn|Unger|2018|pp=216-7}}}} ]'s son Alex and Abramoff's brother Robert's company Landfair Capital Consulting, which was founded in March 2017, and ]'s Alfa-Bank account.<ref name=BuzzFeed2018-07-31>{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/maria-butina-paul-erickson-suspicious-bank-money-russia|title=Here Is The Money Trail From The Russian "Agent" And Her Republican Partner: Federal investigators say some of the money went to Maria Butina's campaign to help Russia infiltrate American politics|date=31 July 2018|work=]|last1=Leopold|first1=Jason|last2=Cormier|first2=Anthony|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref> Investigators from ] reported these suspicious money transfers to the United States Treasury's ] (FinCEN) and to the FBI.<ref name=BuzzFeed2018-07-31 />
*'''2007''' – In connection with the closure of ''Sodbiznesbank'' in 2004, Alfa Bank is searched by Russian police in September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russian Police Search Alfa Bank, Seize Documents (Update2) |author=Hannah Gardner and Torrey Clark |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aiy2oswzQs5U |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |date=6 September 2007 |accessdate=2 May 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428194335/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive |archivedate=28 April 2012 }}</ref> Fitch upgrades Alfa Bank's rating.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fitch Upgrades Russia's Alfa Bank to 'BB’; Outlook Stable|url=http://www.cbonds.info/cis/eng/news/index.phtml/params/id/386992|newspaper=CbondS Financial Information|date=11 December 2007|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref>
* In December, Alfa-Bank's wholly owned Dutch subsidiary, ], is raided in connection with an investigation into possible ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dutch subsidiary of Russia's Alfa-Bank raided in money laundering investigation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/netherlands-russia-bank/corrected-dutch-subsidiary-of-russias-alfa-bank-raided-in-money-laundering-investigation-idUSL8N1OC4SM|access-date=31 March 2018|agency=]|date=12 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pieters|first1=Janene |title=Dutch Banks Accused of Aiding Russian Money Laundering Scheme |url=https://nltimes.nl/2017/03/21/dutch-banks-accused-aiding-russian-money-laundering-scheme |access-date=31 March 2018 |website=NLTimes.nl |date=21 March 2017}}</ref>
*'''2008''' – Alfa Bank seeks $400 million government loan in October.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia's Alfa Bank asks $400 million from state|first=Nataliya|last=Vasilyeva|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-10-31-3248998640_x.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=31 October 2008|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> It deploys 20,000 ] ] USB smartcard devices to its online customers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russian Bank Secures Online Banking With Aladdin Authentication|url=http://www.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=607199|publisher=IT Business Net|date=15 December 2008|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> The bank acquires ''Severnaya Kazna'', a major regional bank operating in the ] region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alfabank.com/investor/sk-integration/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-12-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117025218/http://alfabank.com/investor/sk-integration/ |archivedate=17 November 2012 }} Severnaya Kazna integration</ref>
*'''2019''' – According to IFRS Results for 2019, Alfa-Bank's total comprehensive income amounts to $1.03 billion. The bank's total equity increases to $8.1 billion. At the same time, net profit was only $704 million, almost half of 2018 – due to a radical increase in allowances for loan loss provisions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Литова|first=Екатерина|title=Чистая прибыль группы Альфа-банка упала впервые за пять лет|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/finance/articles/2020/02/20/823508-pribil-alfa-banka|publisher=]|date=20 February 2020}}</ref>
*'''2009''' – Fitch downgrades Alfa Bank's rating.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fitch Downgrades Russia’s MDM and Alfa; Other Banks on Negative Outlook|url=http://www.cbonds.info/cis/eng/news/index.phtml/params/id/427974|newspaper=CbondS Financial Information|date=27 March 2009|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref>
*'''2022''' – Alfa-Bank made a deal with the Kazakh bank "CenterCredit", on the sale of a subsidiary bank "Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan", which fell under anti-Russian sanctions in March this year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forbes.kz/process/alfa-bank_kazahstan_smenit_nazvanie/|title=Альфа-Банк Казахстан сменит название|date=6 May 2022|website=www.forbes.kz|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> In May, the Kazakh bank CenterCredit bought Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan (a subsidiary of the Russian Alfa-Bank, which at that time was under the sanctions of the UK, the EU and the USA). The new owner renamed the bank to Eco Center Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kapital.kz/finance/105500/dochka-banka-tsentrkredit-stala-eco-center-bank.html|title=Дочка Банка ЦентрКредит стала Eco Center Bank|website=kapital.kz|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> On May 18, 2022, Ruslan Vladimirov was appointed Chairman of the Board of Eco Center Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forbes.kz/process/appointments/novyiy_eco_center_bank_opredelil_sostav_pravleniya/|title=Назначен глава Eco Center Bank|first=Дарья|last=Андреева|date=18 May 2022|website=www.forbes.kz|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref>


===2010s=== ==Charity==
Since 2004, Alfa-Bank has been assisting "Life Line", a charity programme for aiding seriously ill children. Alfa-Bank was the first company to organise a collection of private donations to the foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bankir.ru/novosti/20160331/alfa-bank-i-liniya-zhizni-zapustili-pervuyu-v-rossii-korporativnuyu-kartu-dlya-uchastiya-v-blagotvoritelnosti-10117043/|title=Альфа-Банк и "Линия жизни" запустили первую в России корпоративную карту для участия в благотворительности|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref> Since September 2008, bank customers have the opportunity to transfer cash donations to help children with the help of the Alfa-Click Internet Bank or a conventional bank transfer without a bank commission.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.life-line.ru/eng/issues/38| title=Альфа-Банк получил награду за активное участие в программе "Линия жизни"| publisher=// life-line.ru| access-date=2012-09-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726095348/http://www.life-line.ru/eng/issues/38| url-status=dead| archive-date=2014-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://alfabank.ru/murmansk/society/life-line/| title=Программа спасения тяжелобольных детей "Линия жизни"| publisher=// alfabank.ru| access-date=2012-09-07| archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6BTpxn8cO?url=http://alfabank.ru/murmansk/society/life-line/| url-status=live| archive-date=2012-10-17}}</ref> The bank also cooperates with ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banki.ru/news/daytheme/?id=6322116&r1=rss&r2=yandex.news|title=Карта Хранителя Земли|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref> supports most of its initiatives, and also invites its clients to provide financial support to the fund.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://alfabank.ru/society/wwf/| title=WWF – спасение тигров| publisher=// alfabank.ru| access-date=2012-09-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072732/http://alfabank.ru/society/wwf/| url-status=live| archive-date=2012-10-09}}</ref>
*'''2010''' – Alfa Bank launches a $1&nbsp;billion 7-year Eurobond.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia Alfa Bank launches $1 bln Eurobond-sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/17/alfabank-eurobond-idINLDE68G1IP20100917|publisher=Reuters|date=17 September 2010|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref>

*'''2011''' – Alfa Bank seeks to buy ],<ref>{{cite news|title=Alfa Bank Eyes Bank of Moscow Stake – report|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/24/alfabank-bankofmoscow-idUSLDE70N07L20110124|publisher=Reuters|date=24 January 2011|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> but the sale goes to ].
The bank operates a volunteer organization called "Give Kindness". The bank collects humanitarian aid for orphanages, boarding schools and social shelters, and also attracts employees as volunteers. Every year, the bank organizes charity events called "Children's Day", "Help Me Get Ready for School", and "Christmas Miracle".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://philanthropy.ru/analysis/2017/09/27/54938/|title=14 лучших акций бизнеса в #ЩедрыйВторник|date=27 September 2017|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
*'''2012''' – In cooperation with ], Alfa Bank launches a loyalty-card credit programme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Euroset, Alfa Bank Launch Loyalty Card Credit Programme|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/euroset-alfa-bank-launch-loyalty-card-credit-programme|publisher=Telecom Paper|date=14 March 2012|accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref>

*'''2016''' – On 31 October and 2 November, ] reported in '']'' that there had been unusual repeated activity from 4 May to 23 September 2016 between two computer servers registered to Alfa Bank in Moscow and a server owned by the ].<ref name="slateoctober2016">{{cite news|last1=Foer|first1=Franklin|title=Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/10/was_a_server_registered_to_the_trump_organization_communicating_with_russia.html|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=]|date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="slatenovember2016">{{cite news|last1=Foer|first1=Franklin|title=Trump’s Server, Revisited|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/11/the_trump_server_evaluating_new_evidence_and_countertheories.html|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=]|date=2 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=DuVall|first1=Eric|title=Donald Trump email server with ties to Russia's Alfa Bank questioned|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/11/01/Donald-Trump-email-server-with-ties-to-Russias-Alfa-Bank-questioned/7871478006055/|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=]|date=1 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=cnn2017>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Pamela|first2=Jose|last2=Pagliery|title=Sources: FBI investigation continues into 'odd' computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/politics/fbi-investigation-continues-into-odd-computer-link-between-russian-bank-and-trump-organization/|accessdate=11 April 2017|work=]|date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kristof|first1=Nicholas|title=Connecting Trump’s Dots to Russia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/opinion/connecting-trumps-dots-to-russia.html|accessdate=20 April 2017|work=]|date=9 March 2017}}</ref> The activity also included, to a much lesser extent, communications to a server at ], a medical facility chain led by ], the husband of ].<ref name="slateoctober2016"/><ref name=cnn2017/> From August through October 2016, the ] investigated the computer server activity between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bertrand|first1=Natasha|title=A timeline of events that unfolded during the election appears to support the FBI's investigation into Trump and Russia|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/updated-trump-russia-election-timeline-fbi-2017-3|accessdate=20 April 2017|work=]|date=26 March 2017}}</ref>
==Education==
*'''2017''' – In January, the ], prepared by former ] agent ]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/12/christopher-steele-ex-mi6-officer-named-as-author-of-trump-dossier|title=Trump dossier: Christopher Steele, ex-MI6 officer, named as author|date=12 January 2017|newspaper=]|language=en-GB|access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> and denoting various ties between Trump and Russia, was published in full in '']''; the dossier mentions Alfa Bank's parent company ] (spelled "Alpha Group" in the dossier).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Edward|first1=Jim|title=TIMELINE: That Russian Trump blackmail dossier has been making the rounds for months — here is how it finally came to light|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-russia-trump-sex-blackmail-golden-shower-dossier-2017-1|accessdate=20 April 2017|work=]|date=11 January 2017}}</ref> On 10 March, '']'' reported that the FBI was continuing to investigate the unusual computer activity between Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization which had occurred in the summer of 2016, and which had been reported in the media just before the U.S. presidential election.<ref name=cnn2017/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bertrand|first1=Natasha|title=The FBI is reportedly examining why a Russian bank with ties to Putin wanted to reach the Trump Organization during the campaign|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-alfa-bank-trump-organization-servers-2017-3|accessdate=20 April 2017|work=]|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> Also in March, Alfa Bank was the target of Ukrainian protests.<ref>{{YouTube|qMEOxF5kCJQ|Protesters In Kyiv Target Russian Bank And Oligarch Office}} ]</ref> In May, the owners of Alfa Bank filed a defamation lawsuit against '']'' for publishing the unverified Donald Trump–Russia dossier, which alleges financial ties and collusion between Putin, Trump, and Alfa Bank's owners.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Porter|first1=Tom|title=Russian Bankers Sue BuzzFeed Over Publication Of Unverified Trump Dossier|url=http://www.newsweek.com/alfa-bank-buzzfeed-trump-dossier-616763|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=]|date=27 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gerstein|first1=Josh|title=Russian bank owners sue BuzzFeed over Trump dossier publication|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/05/26/trump-dossier-russian-bank-owners-sue-buzzfeed-238876|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=]|date=26 May 2017}}</ref> In June, President Trump nominated ], the bank's former attorney, to be ] for the ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=]|last2=]|title=Justice Dept. Nominee Says He Once Represented Russian Bank|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/us/politics/brian-benczkowski-justice-alfa-bank.html|accessdate=26 July 2017|work=The New York Times|date=25 July 2017|page=A11}}</ref> In October the owners of Alfa Bank filed a libel suit against ] and ], for circulating the Trump-Russia dossier among journalists and allowing it to be published.<ref name="Gerstein_10/4/2017">{{cite news |last=Gerstein |first=Josh |title=3 Russians named in Trump dossier sue Fusion GPS for libel |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/10/04/trump-dossier-fusion-gps-russians-lawsuit-fridman-aven-khan-243461 |work=] |date=October 4, 2017 |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> In December, Alfa Bank's wholly owned Dutch subsidiary ] (ATB) was raided in connection to an investigation into possible money-laundering.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dutch subsidiary of Russia's Alfa Bank raided in money laundering investigation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/netherlands-russia-bank/corrected-dutch-subsidiary-of-russias-alfa-bank-raided-in-money-laundering-investigation-idUSL8N1OC4SM|accessdate=31 March 2018|work=]|date=12 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pieters|first1=Janene|title=Dutch Banks Accused of Aiding Russian Money Laundering Scheme|url=https://nltimes.nl/2017/03/21/dutch-banks-accused-aiding-russian-money-laundering-scheme|accessdate=31 March 2018|work=Netherlands Times|date=21 March 2017}}</ref>
Since 1995, the bank has run the "Alfa-Chance"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alfachance.com/|title=Alfa Chance|access-date=2023-08-31}}</ref> student scholarship programme, which gives school graduates from various regions of ] the opportunity to receive higher education at leading universities in the country. Since 2008, Alfa-Bank, in cooperation with ], has run a programme to provide nominal scholarships to first-year students from Russian regions (except ] and ]) who have won prizes at All-Russian School Olympiads and the HSE Multi-Profile Olympiad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hse.ru/scholarships/alfachance/|title=Стипендия Альфа-Шанс|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref> In total, the "Alfa-Chance" program involves about 17 higher education institutions. The bank operates the Alfa Fellowship Program, which enables young specialists from the ], ] and ] to undergo an internship in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alfabank.ru/f/1/about/annual_report/Social-Report_2016.pdf|title=Стратегия Умного Роста|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
*'''2018''' – In April, the owners of Alfa Bank, ], ], and ], filed a libel suit against ], creator of the Trump-Russia dossier<ref>{{cite news |last=Polantz |first=Katelyn |title=3 Russian oligarchs sue Christopher Steele |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/politics/oligarchs-lawsuit-christopher-steele/index.html |work=] |date=April 20, 2018 |accessdate=April 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name=oligarchs>{{cite news|last1=Polantz|first1=Katelyn|title=3 Russian oligarchs sue Christopher Steele|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/politics/oligarchs-lawsuit-christopher-steele/index.html|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=]|date=20 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=SteeleComplaint20180416>{{cite web|title=Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven, and German Khan v. Orbis Business Intelligence Limited and Christopher Steele|url=http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/04/20/complaint.from.fridman.against.steele.orbis.in.dc.superior.court.pdf|format=PDF|date=April 16, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2018|via=]}}</ref>, since the Trump dossier alleges financial ties and ] between Putin, Trump, and the three bank owners.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Geoffrey|title=Here's Why Russian Intelligence Bombshell on Donald Trump Might Be Believable|url=http://fortune.com/2017/01/11/donald-trump-intelligence-russian/|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=]|date=11 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sommer|first1=Allison Kaplan|title=Controversial Dossier on Trump Alleges That Russia Targets Jewish-American Businessmen|url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/leaked-trump-dossier-alleges-that-russia-targets-jewish-americans-1.5484596|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=]|date=11 January 2017}}</ref> The lawsuit was filed in the ]<ref name=oligarchs/><ref name=SteeleComplaint20180416 /> and then ] the following August.<ref>{{cite web|title=Russia's Alfa Bank fails in lawsuit over Steele's Trump dossier|url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russia-s-alfa-bank-fails-in-lawsuit-over-steele-s-trump-dossier-1303085635995|website=]|series=]|type=video|date=August 20, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Culture==
Alfa-Bank plays an active role in developing cultural and educational activities, primarily to support national art. On 7 June 2000, the ] and Alfa-Bank signed a cooperation agreement, under which the participants agreed to work together to organise joint cultural events and creative projects. Every year, exhibitions and concerts are held with the support of a bank in Russia. In addition, Alfa-Bank participates in the organisation of exhibitions and concerts by Russian cultural figures abroad. For example, on 18 February 2000, a concert by the Moscow Virtuosos Symphony Orchestra conducted by maestro ] was held in ]. It was the orchestra's first performance in London for 10 years. The presentation was sponsored by Alfa-Bank.
Alfa-Bank and the Moscow Literary Fund run a scholarship support programme for writers, aimed at motivating authors to create new works of literature: prose, poetry, drama, translations, and books for children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://znamlit.ru/publication.php?id=1322|title=Альфа-Банк помогает писателям|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>

The bank is also one of the co-founders of the "]" National Literary Award.

Alfa-Bank periodically sponsors or participates in the organisation of concerts by foreign stars in Russia, including ] (2010), ] (1995, 2001, and 2007), ] (2007), ] (1996, 2001, and 2006), ] (2004), and ] (2003 and 2004). Some of the singers invited were performing in Russia for the first time.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://finparty.ru/section/events/record/24/| title=Альфа-Банк привез в Москву U2| publisher=// finparty.ru| access-date=2012-09-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123133019/http://finparty.ru/section/events/15700/| url-status=dead| archive-date=2012-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bankinform.ru/news/SingleNews.aspx?newsid=12938| title=Альфа-Банк представляет концерты группы Aerosmith в Москве и Петербурге| publisher=// bankinform.ru| access-date=2012-09-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725042520/http://www.bankinform.ru/news/SingleNews.aspx?newsid=12938| url-status=live| archive-date=2014-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://vz.ru/news/2006/6/16/37804.html| title=Группа Jamiroquai впервые даст концерт в Москве| publisher=// vz.ru| access-date=2012-09-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726084747/http://vz.ru/news/2006/6/16/37804.html| url-status=live| archive-date=2014-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| date=2003-12-17| url=http://www.newsru.com/cinema/17dec2003/houston.html| title=Уитни Хьюстон даст два концерта в Москве| publisher=// newsru.com| access-date=2012-09-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725040331/http://www.newsru.com/cinema/17dec2003/houston.html| url-status=live| archive-date=2014-07-25}}</ref> Alfa-Bank also organises an electronic music and technology festival called ]. Headliners have included stars of the world electronic scene such as ], ], ], ], ], and ], among others.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://nn.rbc.ru/nn_topnews/05/06/2014/928867.shtml| title=Самая большая сцена в Европе будет построена в Нижнем Новгороде для фестиваля Alfa Future People| publisher=// nn.rbc.ru| access-date=2014-06-23| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609224910/http://nn.rbc.ru/nn_topnews/05/06/2014/928867.shtml| archive-date=9 June 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2497486| title="В России мне никогда не бывает скучно"| date=23 June 2014| publisher=// kommersant.ru| access-date=2014-06-23}}</ref>

In July 2014, Alfa-Bank announced the launch of the City Tours with Alfa social project. The Bank provides financial and organisational support to the country's best museums, as well as tour bureaus supporting the development of city tours in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sia.ru/?section=484&action=show_news&id=286375|title="Городские экскурсии с «Альфой": новый социальный проект представил Альфа-Банк|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>

In early 2021, Alfa-Bank hired the Russian rapper ] as a "youth director". This was preceded by the appearance of a scandalous video in which the ] found violations of Russian advertising law. The singer's task was to attract 100,000 young new clients. Some experts see this venture as a reputational risk.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://versia.ru/kogo-ottolknyot-morgenshtern-v-kachestve-top-menedzhera-alfa-banka|title=Рэп в руководство|language=ru|date=2021-03-19|publisher=versia.ru}}</ref> After an administrative case was initiated against Morgenshtern in April 2021 for drug propaganda, Alfa-Bank disavowed previous messages and called them an "advertising stunt".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/17/04/2021/607aabf19a79471689378d83|title= Альфа-банк отказался считать Моргенштерна своим сотрудником|language=ru|date=2021-04-17|publisher=]}}</ref>

==Technology==
* Alfa-Bank has joined forces with ] to launch the production of AlfaPay wristwatches with an integrated debit bank card, based on PayPass technology. Purchases can be made without entering a ] code or sign. The card shows its number and ] to pay for online purchases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vc.ru/9124-alfapay|title="Альфа-Банк" выпустил часы со встроенной банковской картой стоимостью 5 тысяч рублей|date=7 July 2015|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
* Alfa-Bank has developed the Alfa-Touch app. It allows users to create a non-personalised card for one year and pay for purchases using the PayPass system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vc.ru/9337-alfa-nfc|title="Альфа-банк" создал приложение для использования смартфона вместо кошелька|date=16 July 2015|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
* Contactless ] have operated in the bank's branches since December 2015. The installation of such ATMs was aimed primarily at improving security (preventing fraudsters from reading magnetic strip data), and also allows quicker interaction with the device.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banki.ru/news/daytheme/?id=8536438|title=Контакт не нужен|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
* Alfa-Bank has cooperated with prostheses manufacturer Motorika to develop bioelectric prostheses with a special mount for a PayPass contactless payment card. This development is aimed at reducing inconveniences for people with disabilities when making purchases. To pay for a product or service, it is sufficient to place the prosthesis near the terminal and confirm the operation with a PIN code if the total exceeds 1,000 rubles. In addition, this prosthesis works with other devices equipped with contactless card readers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vc.ru/27673-alfa-bank-predstavil-protez-s-vozmozhnostyu-beskontaktnoy-oplaty|title="Альфа-банк" представил протез с возможностью бесконтактной оплаты|date=18 October 2017|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
* At the end of 2016, Alfa-Bank's A-Club Private Banking topped the "Best Russian Bank for Millionaires" list compiled by ]. It was ranked 4th among non-state Russian banks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.ru/rating-photogallery/327129-reiting-forbes-luchshie-rossiiskie-banki-dlya-millionerov-2016?photo=4|title=А-Клуб Private Banking|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>

==Protection of business reputation==
On 21 January 2014, Alfa-Bank and ] filed a lawsuit for the protection of their business reputation against the chairman of the ], ], the editorial staff of the ] newspaper and a correspondent from the newspaper. They considered that statements made by Mitrokhin and Izvestia that "] is carrying out political orders from the Alfa Group" did not correspond to reality and discredited their business reputation.<ref> Ведомости</ref> However, the court refused to satisfy the company's claim against Mitrokhin.<ref>{{cite news|last=Михайлова|first=Анастасия|title=Альфа-банк проиграл суд Митрохину по делу о финансировании Навального|url=http://www.rbc.ru/economics/26/08/2014/570421429a794760d3d40fbf|publisher=]|date=2014-08-26}}</ref>

==Jones Day==
In the United States, the ] law firm represents numerous Russian entities, including Alfa-Bank and ].{{sfn|Unger|2018|pp=216-217}}

==Sanctions==
{{main|International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
{{See also|SWIFT ban against Russian banks|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}

On February 23, 2022, Russian President ] announced the beginning of military operations in ], launching an invasion. This prompted countries to impose severe ] on Russian individuals, companies, and banks in addition to those placed on Russia in response to the ]. On 24 February 2022, U.S. President ] announced sanctions on several Russian banks, including Alfa-Bank; the restrictions include "dealings in new debt of greater than 14 days maturity and new equity".<ref>{{cite web |title=FACT SHEET: Joined by Allies and Partners, the United States Imposes Devastating Costs on Russia |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/24/fact-sheet-joined-by-allies-and-partners-the-united-states-imposes-devastating-costs-on-russia/ |website=The White House |date=24 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> Alfa-Bank's press service made a statement in the Russian press that these sanctions would not affect the bank's operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/ekonomika/13850575|title= Альфа-банк сообщил об отсутствии влияния объявленных санкций на работу банка|language=ru|date=2022-02-25|publisher=]}}</ref>

In April, ] removed the Alfa-Bank application from its App Store. Already downloaded versions continued to work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?id=10964729|title=Приложение Альфа-Банка удалили из App Store|language=ru|date=2022-04-15|website=banki.ru}}</ref> In August, the “Деньги пришли” (Money Came) application appeared in the App Store, replicating the functionality of the official Alfa-Bank application, but developed by a third-party company. Other Russian banks have resorted to similar measures before, but "alternative" applications were cleared out in about a week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?id=10971041|title=В App Store появился аналог приложения Альфа-Банка|language=ru|date=2022-08-23|website=banki.ru}}</ref>

The ] adopted sanctions in its 10th package in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=EU adopts 10th package of sanctions against Russia |url=https://www.gard.no/web/news/article?p_document_id=35032041 |date=20 March 2023}}</ref> The UK first imposed sanctions on 24 March 2022, increased in March 2023 and in December 2023 increased them again to include a prohibition on correspondent banking relationships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Financial Sanctions Notice 15/12/2023 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/658057fa95bf65000d719226/Notice_Russia_151223.pdf |date=15 December 2023}}</ref>


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Russian banking and financial services corporation Not to be confused with Alpha Bank.

Alfa Bank JSC
Native nameАльфа-банк АО
Company typeJoint stock company
IndustryFinancial services
Founded20 December 1990; 34 years ago (1990-12-20)
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Number of locations486 offices
Products
Net incomeIncrease US$ 1.35 billion (2020)
Total assetsIncrease US$ 61.85 billion (2020)
Total equityIncrease US$ 8.67 billion (2020)
OwnerMikhail Fridman
Pyotr Aven
German Khan
Number of employees26,008 (2020)
RatingBa2 (Moody's), BB+(S&P), BBB− (Fitch) (2021)
Websitealfabank.ru

Alfa-Bank JSC (Russian: Альфа-банк АО) is the largest of the private banks in Russia. It was founded in 1990 by Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman, who remains the controlling owner. Headquartered in Moscow, it operates in seven countries, providing financial services to 22 million active corporate customers and over 1 million active retail clients as of 2021. On 1 March 2022, Mikhail Fridman and Pyotr Aven left the bank's board of directors after coming under EU sanctions imposed in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the same reason, the bank has been sanctioned by US and EU authorities beginning in February 2022 and 2023, respectively.

History

Timeline:

1990s

2000s

  • 2000 – Alfa-Bank acquires a 76% stake in Kyivinvestbank (later renamed "Alfa-Bank"). The Banker and Global Finance magazine name Alfa-Bank "The Best Russian Bank". Alfa Securities, a broker and a subsidiary, opens in London.
  • 2001 – By the end of first quarter, the bank's loan portfolio reaches $1 billion; Alfa-Bank opens a subsidiary in New York City, Alfa Capital Markets, an NASD (now Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)) regulated company set up to provide brokerage and investment services in North and South America. Emerging Markets Investor and Global Finance name it "Best Bank in Russia". Alfa-Bank becomes the 100 percent owner of Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V. and thereby acquires a full banking licence in the European Union.
  • 2002Gazprom and Alfa-Bank reach an agreement on strategic partnership. Together with Merrill Lynch, Alfa-Bank wins financial consulting contract from Unified Energy System. Fitch and S&P upgrade their credit rating on Alfa-Bank. Once again Global Finance magazine names Alfa-Bank "Best Russian Bank".
  • 2003Unaudited financial statements reveal record high growth in profits in 2002 (the bank's loan portfolio increases 70% to $1.4 billion, assets surge by 51%, while net income rises by more than a third). Alfa-Bank, in partnership with the Lauder Institute of the Wharton School of Business, establishes a new award for "Excellence in Foreign Investment", to be presented to foreign companies operating in Russia for weighty contribution to corporate governance and successful business operations. Alfa-Bank draws an $82 million unsecured syndicated loan, the biggest on record among private banks. S&P, Fitch, and Moody's upgrade Alfa-Bank's rating during the year.
  • 2004 – Alfa-Bank tops the list of financial consultants by deals value, completing $8.9 billion worth of transactions in 2003. Alfa-Bank's loan portfolio grows by 52% year-over-year, reaching $2.8 billion. It wins a $10 million defamation settlement against the Russian newspaper Kommersant, which had published an article on financial difficulties at the bank, which suffered a substantial run on deposits and contributed to a mini banking crisis over the summer.
Alfa-bank headquarters in Moscow (2021)
  • 2006 – Alfa-Bank completes the country's first securitisation of diversified payment rights with a $350 million deal. Unaudited first quarter management International Financial Reporting Standards figures show total assets breaking the $10 billion mark for the first time in the company's history.
  • 2007 – Alfa-Bank is raided by Russian police in September in connection with the closure of Sodbiznesbank in 2004. Fitch upgrades Alfa-Bank's rating.
  • 2008 – Alfa-Bank seeks a $400 million government loan in October. It distributes 20,000 Aladdin eToken USB smartcard devices to its online customers. The bank acquires Severnaya Kazna, a major regional bank operating in the Urals region.
  • 2009 – Fitch downgrades Alfa-Bank's rating.

2010s and 2020s

  • 2010 – Alfa-Bank launches a $1 billion 7-year Eurobond.
  • 2011 – Alfa-Bank seeks to buy Bank of Moscow, but the sale goes to VTB Bank.
  • 2012 – In cooperation with Euroset, Alfa-Bank launches a loyalty card credit programme.
  • 2014 – The "Alfa-Amway" Russian loyalty card programme is created when Amway joined with Alfa-Bank.
  • 2016–2017 – It is reported in several media outlets that there had been activity between computer servers belonging to Alfa-Bank and the Trump Organization, an accusation that has been discredited. The FBI investigated the activity in the context of links between Trump associates and Russian officials and concluded that this activity was not part of those links and that there might be "an innocuous explanation, like marketing email or spam". Through September 2021, U.S. government investigators had been unable to explain the activity, though a 2018 analysis had concluded there were "reasons to doubt that marketing emails were the cause". A Senate report accepted the FBI's assessment that the activity was "unlikely to have been a covert communications channel" but said there was no explanation for this "unusual activity." In May 2022, Clinton's former campaign manager said that Hillary Clinton had approved of a plan to pitch the now-discredited accusation to the media.
Alfa Bank branch in Moscow (Zemlyanoy Val Street), Russia (2020)
  • 2017 – In March, Alfa-Bank is the target of Ukrainian protests.
  • In July, BuzzFeed News reports that, from December 2014 to the summer of 2017, numerous suspicious money transfers were made between Paul Erickson's accounts, including Wells Fargo Bank accounts, an undisclosed law firm, the NRA of America, Jack Abramoff's son Alex and Abramoff's brother Robert's company Landfair Capital Consulting, which was founded in March 2017, and Maria Butina's Alfa-Bank account. Investigators from Wells Fargo reported these suspicious money transfers to the United States Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and to the FBI.
  • In December, Alfa-Bank's wholly owned Dutch subsidiary, Amsterdam Trade Bank, is raided in connection with an investigation into possible money laundering.
  • 2019 – According to IFRS Results for 2019, Alfa-Bank's total comprehensive income amounts to $1.03 billion. The bank's total equity increases to $8.1 billion. At the same time, net profit was only $704 million, almost half of 2018 – due to a radical increase in allowances for loan loss provisions.
  • 2022 – Alfa-Bank made a deal with the Kazakh bank "CenterCredit", on the sale of a subsidiary bank "Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan", which fell under anti-Russian sanctions in March this year. In May, the Kazakh bank CenterCredit bought Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan (a subsidiary of the Russian Alfa-Bank, which at that time was under the sanctions of the UK, the EU and the USA). The new owner renamed the bank to Eco Center Bank. On May 18, 2022, Ruslan Vladimirov was appointed Chairman of the Board of Eco Center Bank.

Charity

Since 2004, Alfa-Bank has been assisting "Life Line", a charity programme for aiding seriously ill children. Alfa-Bank was the first company to organise a collection of private donations to the foundation. Since September 2008, bank customers have the opportunity to transfer cash donations to help children with the help of the Alfa-Click Internet Bank or a conventional bank transfer without a bank commission. The bank also cooperates with WWF, supports most of its initiatives, and also invites its clients to provide financial support to the fund.

The bank operates a volunteer organization called "Give Kindness". The bank collects humanitarian aid for orphanages, boarding schools and social shelters, and also attracts employees as volunteers. Every year, the bank organizes charity events called "Children's Day", "Help Me Get Ready for School", and "Christmas Miracle".

Education

Since 1995, the bank has run the "Alfa-Chance" student scholarship programme, which gives school graduates from various regions of Russia the opportunity to receive higher education at leading universities in the country. Since 2008, Alfa-Bank, in cooperation with HSE, has run a programme to provide nominal scholarships to first-year students from Russian regions (except Moscow and St. Petersburg) who have won prizes at All-Russian School Olympiads and the HSE Multi-Profile Olympiad. In total, the "Alfa-Chance" program involves about 17 higher education institutions. The bank operates the Alfa Fellowship Program, which enables young specialists from the United States, Great Britain and Germany to undergo an internship in Russia.

Culture

Alfa-Bank plays an active role in developing cultural and educational activities, primarily to support national art. On 7 June 2000, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and Alfa-Bank signed a cooperation agreement, under which the participants agreed to work together to organise joint cultural events and creative projects. Every year, exhibitions and concerts are held with the support of a bank in Russia. In addition, Alfa-Bank participates in the organisation of exhibitions and concerts by Russian cultural figures abroad. For example, on 18 February 2000, a concert by the Moscow Virtuosos Symphony Orchestra conducted by maestro Vladimir Spivakov was held in London. It was the orchestra's first performance in London for 10 years. The presentation was sponsored by Alfa-Bank. Alfa-Bank and the Moscow Literary Fund run a scholarship support programme for writers, aimed at motivating authors to create new works of literature: prose, poetry, drama, translations, and books for children.

The bank is also one of the co-founders of the "Big Book" National Literary Award.

Alfa-Bank periodically sponsors or participates in the organisation of concerts by foreign stars in Russia, including Bono (2010), Elton John (1995, 2001, and 2007), Aerosmith (2007), Sting (1996, 2001, and 2006), Whitney Houston (2004), and Paul McCartney (2003 and 2004). Some of the singers invited were performing in Russia for the first time. Alfa-Bank also organises an electronic music and technology festival called Alfa Future People. Headliners have included stars of the world electronic scene such as Paul Oakenfold, Avicii, Skrillex, Pompeya, Tesla Boy, and Infected Mushroom, among others.

In July 2014, Alfa-Bank announced the launch of the City Tours with Alfa social project. The Bank provides financial and organisational support to the country's best museums, as well as tour bureaus supporting the development of city tours in Russia.

In early 2021, Alfa-Bank hired the Russian rapper Morgenshtern as a "youth director". This was preceded by the appearance of a scandalous video in which the Federal Antimonopoly Service found violations of Russian advertising law. The singer's task was to attract 100,000 young new clients. Some experts see this venture as a reputational risk. After an administrative case was initiated against Morgenshtern in April 2021 for drug propaganda, Alfa-Bank disavowed previous messages and called them an "advertising stunt".

Technology

  • Alfa-Bank has joined forces with MasterCard to launch the production of AlfaPay wristwatches with an integrated debit bank card, based on PayPass technology. Purchases can be made without entering a PIN code or sign. The card shows its number and CVC-code to pay for online purchases.
  • Alfa-Bank has developed the Alfa-Touch app. It allows users to create a non-personalised card for one year and pay for purchases using the PayPass system.
  • Contactless ATMs have operated in the bank's branches since December 2015. The installation of such ATMs was aimed primarily at improving security (preventing fraudsters from reading magnetic strip data), and also allows quicker interaction with the device.
  • Alfa-Bank has cooperated with prostheses manufacturer Motorika to develop bioelectric prostheses with a special mount for a PayPass contactless payment card. This development is aimed at reducing inconveniences for people with disabilities when making purchases. To pay for a product or service, it is sufficient to place the prosthesis near the terminal and confirm the operation with a PIN code if the total exceeds 1,000 rubles. In addition, this prosthesis works with other devices equipped with contactless card readers.
  • At the end of 2016, Alfa-Bank's A-Club Private Banking topped the "Best Russian Bank for Millionaires" list compiled by Forbes. It was ranked 4th among non-state Russian banks.

Protection of business reputation

On 21 January 2014, Alfa-Bank and Mikhail Fridman filed a lawsuit for the protection of their business reputation against the chairman of the Yabloko Party, Sergei Mitrokhin, the editorial staff of the Izvestia newspaper and a correspondent from the newspaper. They considered that statements made by Mitrokhin and Izvestia that "Aleksei Navalny is carrying out political orders from the Alfa Group" did not correspond to reality and discredited their business reputation. However, the court refused to satisfy the company's claim against Mitrokhin.

Jones Day

In the United States, the Jones Day law firm represents numerous Russian entities, including Alfa-Bank and Alfa Group.

Sanctions

Main article: International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine See also: SWIFT ban against Russian banks and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

On February 23, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of military operations in Ukraine, launching an invasion. This prompted countries to impose severe economic sanctions on Russian individuals, companies, and banks in addition to those placed on Russia in response to the 2021-2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. On 24 February 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden announced sanctions on several Russian banks, including Alfa-Bank; the restrictions include "dealings in new debt of greater than 14 days maturity and new equity". Alfa-Bank's press service made a statement in the Russian press that these sanctions would not affect the bank's operations.

In April, Apple removed the Alfa-Bank application from its App Store. Already downloaded versions continued to work. In August, the “Деньги пришли” (Money Came) application appeared in the App Store, replicating the functionality of the official Alfa-Bank application, but developed by a third-party company. Other Russian banks have resorted to similar measures before, but "alternative" applications were cleared out in about a week.

The EU adopted sanctions in its 10th package in February 2023. The UK first imposed sanctions on 24 March 2022, increased in March 2023 and in December 2023 increased them again to include a prohibition on correspondent banking relationships.

See also

Notes

  1. The NRA reported spending a record $54,398,558 to support Republicans ($17 million) and oppose Democrats ($37 million) during the 2016 United States elections with $30 million directly supporting Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign; however, FBI and other organizations' investigations including the NSA, the CIA, the DNI, the DOJ, and the Treasury Department's FinCen, which began in the spring of 2016 and later led to Crossfire Hurricane, James Clapper's, Michael Rogers's, and James Comey's January 2017 DNI findings, Mueller's special investigations and Senate Intelligence Committee investigations, revealed that the NRA spent at least $70 million or more. Jones Day is the law firm that represents the NRA and also Pyotr Aven's Alfa-Bank and Mikhail Fridman's Alfa Group.

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