Bank Transportny is looking for an investor that will be able to increase its capital, a press release of this kind was posted on the lending institution's website on Thursday.
"The bank's management is presently in talks over the search of a new investor, but, in the meantime, the bank continues to operate, providing uninterruptible settlements and fulfillment of all its obligations to the customers and counterparties," the bank said.
The bank explained its decision to seek an investor by its intention "to raise its capitalization" and "thereby reach a new level of business conduct". For the record, on April 16 Bank Transportny ceased to open new deposit accounts and to accept additional contributions to already open deposit accounts. The bank received the Bank of Russia's relevant order to do so over the next six months.
The bank was cut off the Bank of Russia's Banking Electronic Speedy Payments system on April 21, which can be a sign that the bank lacks liquidity.
According to the data from the information & analytical service of Banki.ru, in January — March 2015 Bank Transportny took the lead in opening retail deposit accounts, boosting deposit accounts by Rub 19.6 bln (up 91.46%).
It should be noted that Banki.ru users complained that the bank stopped accepting additional payments, but there were no reports that Bank Transportny does not fulfill its obligations.
